Famous people · Sherman Township
Born near Sherman Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Brun Campbell, from Oberlin, 11 mi away. Ben Nelson is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. No famous person’s birth in Sherman Township is on record yet. 359 towns across Kansas can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Ben Nelson
Best known
Ben Nelson
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sherman Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sherman Township
Nobody born in Sherman Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Cora E. Simpson
1880–1960American nurse and nursing educator
Gil Dodds
1918–1977American middle distance runner and former world record holder
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sherman 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)
- Ben Nelson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gil Dodds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elden Auker: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudy Wendelin: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Dean Rogers: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cora E. Simpson: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Budig: Illinois State University, Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Archives, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pegeen Fitzgerald: NBC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons