
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Starr Township
The nearest, Patrice Wymore, was born in Miltonvale, 1 mi away. No entry yet names Starr Township as a birthplace. Across Kansas, 291 towns list someone born there. Lawrence’s 48 names make the longest list in Kansas.
What stands out about Starr Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Starr Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Jerry Lambert
1940–2015Jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing
Roland Cowell
1895–1953American football, basketball, and baseball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Starr 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)
- Patrice Wymore: Seawell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alwyn Howard Gentry: Hugh Iltis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tenney Frank: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Docking: Kansas State University; no copyright notice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Cain: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don W. Wilson: National Archives and Records Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons