Born near Payne Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ralph Winegarner, was born in Benton, 5 mi away. The best known of them is MrBeast, with articles in 70 languages. The list for Payne Township is empty for now. Of the bordering towns, Wichita has the longest list: 34, with MrBeast at the top.
What stands out about Payne Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Payne Township
The 10 best known born 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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Famous people from the towns next door
Wichita has the longest list next door: 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Payne 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)
- 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
- Garner E. Shriver: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
