C. W. E. Jennings
1877–1949American businessman and state legislator
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The nearest, C. W. E. Jennings, was born in Bunker Hill, 17 mi away. The best known of them is Mary Nicholas Arnoldy, with articles in 4 languages. The list for Luray is empty for now. Famous people are on record for 304 of the towns in Kansas.

The 2 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
American businessman and state legislator

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Luray 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.