
Born near Wilroads Gardens: 11 famous people within 35 miles
No famous person on record lists Wilroads Gardens as their birthplace yet. Dennis Hopper, born in Dodge City, 6 mi away, is the closest. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48. After Lawrence, the next longest list in Kansas is Kansas City’s, with 47.
What stands out about Wilroads Gardens’ famous people
Famous people born near Wilroads Gardens
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Bill Miller
1912–2008American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault


Ray Pleasant
1928–2022American politician in the state of Minnesota born 1928
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilroads Gardens 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)
- 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
- 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