Famous people · Lyon Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lyon Township
Closest of all is Galen Wahlmeier, from Jennings, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Norman Malcolm, with articles in 18 languages. No famous person on record lists Lyon Township as their birthplace yet. 344 of the towns in Kansas list at least one person.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Norman Malcolm
Best known
Norman Malcolm
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lyon Township’s famous people
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Famous people born near Lyon Township
Nobody born in Lyon Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Gil Dodds
1918–1977American middle distance runner and former world record holder
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lyon Township 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.
Photo credits (6)
- Gil Dodds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elden Auker: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Lambert: Stanton49, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dirk Johnson: Jeff_Garcia_warms_up_to_pass.jpg: Darrin derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pegeen Fitzgerald: NBC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Sloan: Oregon Secretary of State, distributed to voters without a copyright notice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons