Born near Viola Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Harvey H. Nininger, was born in Conway Springs, 8 mi away. No famous person on record lists Viola Township as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Derek Norris, with articles in 9 languages. Across Kansas, the lists cover 306 towns.
What stands out about Viola Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Viola Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Viola 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)
- Derek Norris: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernie Maun: New York Evening Post, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Berry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Siever: Breisch-Williams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Goertz: Argonne National Laboratory, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons