Bill Tobin
1941–2024American football player and executive
Famous people · Atchison Township
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Atchison Township
Bill Tobin, born in Burlington Junction, 7 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Atchison Township. The best known of them is Dale Carnegie, with articles in 98 languages. The Missouri lists hold names for 389 towns.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Dale Carnegie
Best known
Dale Carnegie
in 98 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Atchison Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Atchison Township
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Harley Race
1943–2019American professional wrestler, promoter and trainer
Sarah Caldwell
1924–2006American opera conductor, impresario, and stage director
Charles Roy Henderson
1911–1989American biostatistician and pioneer in animal breeding
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Atchison 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)
- Dale Carnegie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Maxwell: ABC Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harley Race: Chrysaor, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Caldwell: Lynn Gilbert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynne Overman: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest C. Donnell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons