Famous people · Prairie Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Prairie Township
Closest of all is George W. Malone, from Fredonia, 5 mi away. Oren E. Long is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Prairie Township yet. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Oren E. Long
Best known
Oren E. Long
in 15 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Prairie Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prairie 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 (6)
- Oren E. Long: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Malone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Morgan: Nancy Newhall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Milburn G. Apt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Stokes: Washington State Digital Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus B. Bell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons