Born near Valley Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Fay Thomas, from Holyrood, 2 mi away. Wally Hickel is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. No famous person on record lists Valley Township as their birthplace yet. Across Kansas, 332 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Valley Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Valley Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Wally Hickel
1919–2010Governor of Alaska, United States Secretary of the Interior


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Valley 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 (5)
- Clarence R. Huebner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelvin Droegemeier: National Science Board, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brent Maher: Eagledj, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Gibson, Jr.: Rick Browne, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Dressen: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons