C. W. E. Jennings
1877–1949American businessman and state legislator
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
C. W. E. Jennings, born in Bunker Hill, 15 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Lucas as a birthplace. The best known of them is John Kuck, with articles in 24 languages. Famous people are on record for 300 of the towns in Kansas.

They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
American businessman and state legislator

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lucas and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.