Born near Mission Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Bernard W. Rogers is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Next door, the list for Horton holds 6, John Joseph Sullivan first. The nearest, John Joseph Sullivan, was born in Horton, 4 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Mission Township is on record yet.
What stands out about Mission Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Mission Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Bernard W. Rogers
1921–2008Former Chief of Staff of the United States Army

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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Horton: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mission 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)
- Bernard W. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Tinker: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin E. Trapp: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Lambertson: The Olathe Mirror", (Olathe, KS)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny J. Petersen: The original uploader was Kumioko at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Floyd Breeding: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons