15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sheridan Township
Jack Ryan, born in West Mineral, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is ZaSu Pitts, with articles in 28 languages. No famous person’s birth in Sheridan Township is on record yet. Across Kansas, 311 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Sheridan Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Sheridan Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Elizabeth W. Crandall
1914–2005American academic, home economist, author, environmentalist, women's rights activist, and feminist






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sheridan 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)
- ZaSu Pitts: Picture-Play Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Clayton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Anne Allman: B e y o n d 84 Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaun Hill: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. Claude Ryan: BatteryIncluded, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Richard Scott: Ryanjorr, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carson Robison: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons