Andrew Carl Bennett
1889–1971United States Navy rear admiral (upper half) and United States Naval Submariner
Famous people · McPherson Township
Born near McPherson Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Andrew Carl Bennett, from Goodland, 17 mi away. The best known of them is Hazel Marguerite Schmoll, with articles in 8 languages. No famous person’s birth in McPherson Township is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Hazel Marguerite Schmoll
Best known
Hazel Marguerite Schmoll
in 8 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about McPherson Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near McPherson Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert P. Kerr
1892–1960Film director, Actor, Screenwriter
Hazel Marguerite Schmoll
1890–1990American botanist
Nellie M. Payne
1900–1990American entomologist and agricultural chemist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McPherson 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)
- Hazel Marguerite Schmoll: Hauberg, John H. (John Henry), 1869-1955, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert P. Kerr: Fox Film Corp., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Carl Bennett: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deanell Reece Tacha: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wayne Delehant: United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lola Spradley: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons