Born near Oaklawn-Sunview: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is David Rickels, from Derby, 4 mi away. The best known of them is MrBeast, with articles in 70 languages. No town in Kansas lists more than Lawrence, with 48. Kansas City has the second-longest list in Kansas, after Lawrence, with 47.
What stands out about Oaklawn-Sunview’s famous people
Famous people born near Oaklawn-Sunview
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

MrBeast
born 1998American YouTuber, media personality and businessman



Robert Gates
born 1943CIA director, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and university president



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oaklawn-Sunview 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)
- MrBeast: Tyren Redd, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirstie Alley: Kirstie Alley 1994.jpg: Photo by Alan Light derivative work: Bad Randolph, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hattie McDaniel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gates: Monica King, United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon L. Smith: Dstringer71, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Koch: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Schmidt: Germar Derron, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons