Famous people · McCracken
5 famous people were born within 35 miles of McCracken
The nearest, Elon Hogsett, was born in Brownell, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Ruth Riley, with articles in 19 languages. In Kansas, 301 towns have someone on the list. Lawrence has the most of any town in Kansas: 48.
Born nearby
5
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Ruth Riley
Best known
Ruth Riley
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about McCracken’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near McCracken
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Henry White Edgerton
1888–1970United States federal judge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McCracken 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 (3)
- Ruth Riley: Dave Hogg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry White Edgerton: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Beck: Corkythehornetfan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons