Emil Kapaun
1916–1951Korean War US Army chaplain, POW, Medal of Honor recipient and Venerable
Famous people · Tampa
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Tampa
Closest of all is Emil Kapaun, from Pilsen, 9 mi away. 312 towns across Kansas can name a famous person born there. The list for Tampa is empty for now. Lawrence’s 48 names make the longest list in Kansas.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Emil Kapaun
Best known
Emil Kapaun
in 15 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Tampa
Nobody born in Tampa is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
David L. Holmes
1887–1960American college sports coach and athletics administrator
Martha Wall
1910–2000American Christian medical missionary, philosopher, nurse, and author
Horace B. Griffen
1894–1972Republican nominee for Governor of Arizona - 1956
Fay Moulton
1876–1945Athletics and American football competitor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tampa 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 (5)
- Emil Kapaun: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randolph Carpenter: Mrs. John H. Alexander, Mrs. Elbert R. Dean, compilers and publishers., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Hoch: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Metzler: Margiemetz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Faust: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons