Gordon Parks
1912–2006American photographer, musician, writer and film director
Famous people · Scott Township
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Scott Township
Gordon Parks, born in Fort Scott, 1 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Scott Township as their birthplace yet. Across Kansas, the lists cover 293 towns. The longest list in Kansas is Lawrence’s, with 48 names.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Gordon Parks
Best known
Gordon Parks
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Scott Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Scott Township
Nobody born in Scott Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Charles Hatfield
1875–1958(1875-1958) American cloud seeder
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scott 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)
- Gordon Parks: Rowland Scherman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clark Clifford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer McCollum: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Christy: leyla.a from Chicago, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Hart: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hatfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Nichols: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Dennis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons