Famous people · Washington Township
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Washington Township
The nearest, Wayne King, was born in Savanna, 4 mi away. Fred Schule is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Washington Township. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Fred Schule
Best known
Fred Schule
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Washington Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Washington Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Benjamin F. Fowler
1860–1900Third Attorney General of Wyoming
Robert D. Gaylor
1930–2024Chief Master Sergeant of the US Air Force
Albert N. Jorgensen
1899–19787th President of the University of Connecticut
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Washington 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 (12)
- Fred Schule: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Feuerbach: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. McKenzie: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo E. Allen: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne King: The Gillimas Service, New York (probably a publicity outlet for Lucky Strike, the radio show's sponsor), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert F. Dawson: Staff of First National Bank (Davenport, IA), authors. Rand McNally & Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S. Lobingier: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Maguire: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony McCombie: VOA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Oldis: Brock Fleeger on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Lister: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert D. Gaylor: USGov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons