Famous people · Shawnee Township
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Shawnee Township
The nearest, Jake LaTurner, was born in Galena, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Langston Hughes, with articles in 88 languages. In all of Kansas, the famous people on record come from 325 towns. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Shawnee Township.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Langston Hughes
Best known
Langston Hughes
in 88 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Shawnee Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Shawnee Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Elizabeth W. Crandall
1914–2005American academic, home economist, author, environmentalist, women's rights activist, and feminist
Darrell C. Richardson
1918–2006American bibliographer and speculative fiction fan; Baptist minister
Cheryl Najafi
Emerging multi-media leader in the lifestyle industry, curator of resources for women and an author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shawnee 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)
- Langston Hughes: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Cummings: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Weaver: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Starke: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie McMurray: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake LaTurner: US House of Representattives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Corman: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons