
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Osage Township
Closest of all is Louise Brooks, from Cherryvale, 7 mi away. Across the town line, Parsons lists 17, ZaSu Pitts first. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Osage Township. In Kansas, 312 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Osage Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Osage Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Erv Pitts
1920–1999South Dakota football, basketball, and baseball coach



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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Parsons counts 17 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Osage 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)
- Louise Brooks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Inge: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- ZaSu Pitts: Picture-Play Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vivian Vance: Maurice Seymour, Chicago, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerry Bamman: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Clayton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Schmidt: Ike Hayman, House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Anne Allman: B e y o n d 84 Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
