
Born near Washington Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Joseph Warren Fordney, was born in Hartford City, 4 mi away. Thomas Francis, Jr. is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. In all of Indiana, the famous people on record come from 426 towns. No entry yet names Washington Township as a birthplace.
What stands out about Washington Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Washington Township
Nobody born in Washington Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


David Clayton Ford
1949–2008American lawyer and politician

Annetta R. Chipp
1866–1961American temperance leader and prison evangelist
Charles Wesley Shilling
1901–1994American physician and United States Navy officer
Thomas Francis, Jr.
1900–1969American physician, virologist, and epidemiologist

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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 (4)
- Joseph Warren Fordney: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Stocksdale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emerson Hammer: Rogers, A.D. .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Monroe: Ave Bonar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons