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Famous people · Osawatomie
3 famous people were born in Osawatomie
B. H. Born, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Second and third on the list are Lafayette Russell and William Herbert Carruth. Over 73 years of births, the list goes from William Herbert Carruth (1859) to B. H. Born (1932). Half or more of the towns in Kansas have no one on record, but this one has 7.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
B. H. Born
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
William Herbert Carruth
Youngest
1932
B. H. Born
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Osawatomie
Athletes take two of the three places.
#2
#3Writing & Arts
William Herbert Carruth
1859–1924American educator and poet
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Osawatomie and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Lafayette Russell: Willis Kent Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Herbert Carruth: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons