Famous people · Marion Township
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Marion Township
Alexander Marble, born in Troy, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Eminem, with articles in 175 languages. The list for Marion Township is empty for now. 343 towns in Kansas have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Eminem
Best known
Eminem
in 175 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Marion Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Marion Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jim Webb
born 1946American politician, military officer and author
Betty Garrett
1919–2011American actress, comedian, singer, and dancer
Amelia Earhart
1897–1939American aviation pioneer and author
Jesse Stone
1901–1999American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
Ollie C. Thomas
1899–1989Merican sports coach, athletics administrator, educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marion 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 (8)
- Eminem: Brendan_linden, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amelia Earhart: NBC Photo-NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Wyman: Eiga no Tomo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Cronkite: Rob Bogaerts for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Coleman Hawkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Webb: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Garrett: Bob Beerman [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester L. Mize: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons