11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Menlo
Closest of all is Norman Malcolm, from Selden, 15 mi away. Samuel Ramey is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. No famous person’s birth in Menlo is on record yet. Across Kansas, 297 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Menlo’s famous people
Famous people born near Menlo
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Menlo 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 (7)
- Samuel Ramey: Olivia Lazalde Valdez, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheila Frahm: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Hayden: Tami Heilemann/United States Fish and Wildlife Service, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Hawk: First Infantry Division U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Munn: Chicago Daily News, Inc., 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