13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Neosho Township
ZaSu Pitts is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. The nearest, Herald Piper, was born in McCune, 5 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Neosho Township. 335 of the towns in Kansas list at least one person.
What stands out about Neosho Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Neosho Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Neosho 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 (8)
- ZaSu Pitts: Picture-Play Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Clayton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Anne Allman: B e y o n d 84 Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaun Hill: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. Claude Ryan: BatteryIncluded, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Richard Scott: Ryanjorr, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carson Robison: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred McMullin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons