Born near Rural Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Bill Schaake, born in Perry, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Erin Brockovich, with articles in 43 languages. The list for Rural Township is empty for now. In Kansas, 301 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Rural Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Rural Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Delbert Mann
1920–2007American television and film director




James Reynolds
born 1946American dramatic television actor

Andrew McDonald
1898–1988American football and college basketball player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rural 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 (7)
- Erin Brockovich: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Delbert Mann: Jack Metzger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bart D. Ehrman: Dan Sears, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Carey: Drmrsdad, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvan Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Beaumont: Bureau of Industrial Standards for ABC-TV. The Pat McDermott press release also seen at back is a later issue and appears to have been pasted on the back of this earlier photo by the newsroom., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dummy Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons