Famous people · Monument
Born near Monument: 6 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Samuel Ramey, from Colby, 19 mi away. No entry yet names Monument as a birthplace. In Kansas, 334 towns have someone on the list. Lawrence’s 48 names make the longest list in Kansas.
Born nearby
6
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Samuel Ramey
Best known
Samuel Ramey
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Monument’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Monument
Nobody born in Monument is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Hazel Marguerite Schmoll
1890–1990American botanist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monument 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)
- Samuel Ramey: Olivia Lazalde Valdez, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheila Frahm: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hazel Marguerite Schmoll: Hauberg, John H. (John Henry), 1869-1955, 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