
Born near Township 7: 9 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Bill Farmer, was born in Pratt, 4 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Township 7 is on record yet. Next door, the list for Pratt holds 9, Bill Farmer first. Famous people are on record for 332 of the towns in Kansas.
What stands out about Township 7’s famous people
Famous people born near Township 7
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Everett Shelton
1898–1974American football player, basketball coach, college athletics administrator
Mildred Bertha Thurow Tate
1904–1996American rural sociologist and university dean
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Pratt: 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Township 7 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)
- Bill Farmer: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Ziegler: Cakeordeath34 on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett Shelton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Hantla: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Marriott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
