Famous people · Sherman Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sherman Township
The nearest, Steve Bever, was born in Farlington, 2 mi away. Gordon Parks is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Sherman Township. In Kansas, 301 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Gordon Parks
Best known
Gordon Parks
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sherman Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sherman Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Andy Pilney
1913–1996American football player and coach, baseball player
Gordon Parks
1912–2006American photographer, musician, writer and film director
Charles Hatfield
1875–1958(1875-1958) American cloud seeder
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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)
- Gordon Parks: Rowland Scherman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Samuel Johnson: Photo credit: O. J. Jordan.Published in Time magazine., 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
- Dennis Hayden: JasonB, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons