21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Spring Creek Township
The nearest, Artie L. Metcalf, was born in Dexter, 9 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Spring Creek Township yet. The best known of them is Ben Johnson, with articles in 45 languages. In Kansas, 359 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Spring Creek Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Spring Creek Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Frank Marshall Davis
1905–1987United States writer, political and labor movement activist




Ira Davenport
1887–1941American track athlete, baseball player, American football player and coach

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spring Creek 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 (6)
- Ben Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Pallette: Photoplay Publishing Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Davenport: photographer of IOC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lionel Hollins: Wilson Wong (Wikipedia user: Wwongbc), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary McCarty: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Sothern: White, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons