Photo: Kevin Zollman Kzollman 22:00, 4 May 2006 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0No one from Manhattan Township is on the famous people list yet
330 towns across Kansas can name a famous person born there. Lawrence’s 48 names make the longest list in Kansas. After Lawrence, the next longest list in Kansas is Kansas City’s, with 47. The best known born in Manhattan is Charles Bachman.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Manhattan Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Manhattan Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Manhattan Township
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manhattan Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Charles Bachman: Hamilton_and_Bachman_at_ACM_Turing_Centenary_Celebration.jpg: Dennis Hamilton derivative work: YMS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Tobias Fulton: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons