Fay Moulton
1876–1945Athletics and American football competitor
Famous people · Wilson Township
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wilson Township
The nearest, Fay Moulton, was born in Marion, 6 mi away. Shirley Knight is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Wilson Township. Across Kansas, the lists cover 322 towns.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Shirley Knight
Best known
Shirley Knight
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wilson Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wilson Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Martha Wall
1910–2000American Christian medical missionary, philosopher, nurse, and author
Horace B. Griffen
1894–1972Republican nominee for Governor of Arizona - 1956
George R. Fox
1880–1963American amateur archaeologist and author
Emil Kapaun
1916–1951Korean War US Army chaplain, POW, Medal of Honor recipient and Venerable
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilson 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 (6)
- Shirley Knight: Frank Driggs Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emil Kapaun: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randolph Carpenter: Mrs. John H. Alexander, Mrs. Elbert R. Dean, compilers and publishers., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Hoch: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Faust: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duane D. Thiessen: US Marine Corp photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons