
Born near Wildcat Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Charles Bachman, born in Manhattan, 6 mi away, is the closest. Over the border in Manhattan, 34 names are on record, led by Charles Bachman. The list for Wildcat Township is empty for now. No town in Kansas lists more than Lawrence, with 48.
What stands out about Wildcat Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Wildcat Township
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Dean Griffing
1913–1998Gridiron football player, coach, and executive
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Manhattan: 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wildcat 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)
- Charles Bachman: Hamilton_and_Bachman_at_ACM_Turing_Centenary_Celebration.jpg: Dennis Hamilton derivative work: YMS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Babcock: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Damon Runyon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Damon: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bridget Everett: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howie Shannon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cherry Ann Murray: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
