Famous people · Meridian Township
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Meridian Township
Shirley Knight, born in Goessel, 5 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Meridian Township. The Kansas lists hold names for 306 towns. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Shirley Knight
Best known
Shirley Knight
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Meridian Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Meridian Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Guy Ballard
1878–1939American mining engineer, founder of the "I AM" movement
Eleanor Carothers
1882–1957American zoologist, geneticist, and cytologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Meridian 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)
- Shirley Knight: Frank Driggs Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan Riley: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Ballard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth P. Hoisington: U.S. Army Signal Corps, circa 1967, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Sowers: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duane D. Thiessen: US Marine Corp photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons