Famous people · Washington Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Washington Township
The nearest, Carole Lombard, was born in Fort Wayne, 4 mi away. No famous person on record lists Washington Township as their birthplace yet. Famous people are on record for 407 of the towns in Indiana. Of the towns next door, Fort Wayne lists the most: 52, with Carole Lombard first.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Carole Lombard
Best known
Carole Lombard
in 64 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Washington Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Washington Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bruce Nauman
born 1941American sculptor and performance artist
Dick York
1928–1992American radio, stage, film, and television actor
Lucy Fitch Perkins
1865–1937American children's book illustrator and writer
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Fort Wayne, at 52.
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 (10)
- Carole Lombard: Metro-Goldwy-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenna Fischer: TDKR Chicago 101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DaMarcus Beasley: Hefebreo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelley Long: TwinsofSedona, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick York: McDermott Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Gandy: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Fitch Perkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bubbles Hargrave: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Reichelderfer: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pinky Hargrave: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons