
Born near Udall: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jesse Beams, from Belle Plaine, 9 mi away. Eugene Pallette is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. No famous person’s birth in Udall is on record yet. Across Kansas, the lists cover 294 towns.
What stands out about Udall’s famous people
Famous people born near Udall
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



George W. Hill
1895–1934American film director and cinematographer



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 Udall 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)
- Eugene Pallette: Photoplay Publishing Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phyllis Haver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Davenport: photographer of IOC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Hill: Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Beams: Donald Cooksey / Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary McCarty: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Durham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherrone Moore: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons