
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oak Valley Township
Closest of all is Harry Hines Woodring, from Elk City, 8 mi away. The best known of them is William Inge, with articles in 32 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Oak Valley Township yet. Across Kansas, 306 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Oak Valley Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Oak Valley Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oak Valley 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 (7)
- William Inge: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerry Bamman: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Hines Woodring: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Schmidt: Ike Hayman, House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Malone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Foster: Willis Kent Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Emerson Saffels: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons