Famous people · Wheatland Township
Born near Wheatland Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Willie Cauley-Stein, born in Spearville, 8 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Wheatland Township as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Dennis Hopper, with articles in 81 languages. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Dennis Hopper
Best known
Dennis Hopper
in 81 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wheatland Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wheatland Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ray Pleasant
1928–2022American politician in the state of Minnesota born 1928
Bill Miller
1912–2008American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wheatland 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 (7)
- Dennis Hopper: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David A. R. White: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Cauley-Stein: Acdixon, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madge Blake: TV episode screenshot (CBS), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ricken: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Hall: Kansas State University; no copyright notice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons