Born near West Plains Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ron Ryckman, Jr., was born in Meade, 11 mi away. Tim Huelskamp is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. No entry yet names West Plains Township as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 324 of the towns in Kansas.
What stands out about West Plains Township’s famous people
Famous people born near West Plains Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Philip Isely
1915–2012Founder of WCPA & co-Founder of Natural Grocers


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Plains 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)
- Tim Huelskamp: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Rizley: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Otto Schnellbacher: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Spani: U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Trimpa: Scrotty123, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons