Born near Mound City: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Burt McKinnie, from Pleasanton, 11 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Mound City yet. Across Kansas, 341 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
What stands out about Mound City’s famous people
Famous people born near Mound City
Nobody born in Mound City is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Enoch J. Mills
1878–1935American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mound City 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 (4)
- Brody Eldridge: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Enoch J. Mills: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh McMullen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Clapper: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons