
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Morganville
The nearest, Alwyn Howard Gentry, was born in Clay Center, 7 mi away. Patrice Wymore is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. No entry yet names Morganville as a birthplace. In all of Kansas, the famous people on record come from 338 towns.
What stands out about Morganville’s famous people
Famous people born near Morganville
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Jerry Lambert
1940–2015Jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing
Roland Cowell
1895–1953American football, basketball, and baseball coach

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morganville 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 (5)
- Patrice Wymore: Seawell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alwyn Howard Gentry: Hugh Iltis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tenney Frank: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Docking: Kansas State University; no copyright notice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don W. Wilson: National Archives and Records Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons