
Everett Shelton
1898–1974American football player, basketball coach, college athletics administrator
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The nearest, Everett Shelton, was born in Cunningham, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Eugene John Gerber, with articles in 8 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Penalosa. Famous people are on record for 313 of the towns in Kansas.

Nobody born in Penalosa is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

American football player, basketball coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Penalosa 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.