
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Washington Township
Closest of all is George N. Beamer, from Bowling Green, 1 mi away. Bobby Grim is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. The list for Washington Township is empty for now. 406 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Washington Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Washington Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Robert Judson Aley
1863–1935American professor of mathematics






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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 (11)
- Stuart Randall: Film screenshot (C.G.K. Productions), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Davis: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dugan: Brother87, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George N. Craig: Office of the Governor of Indiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orville Redenbacher: Hunt-Wesson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George N. Beamer: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph W. Moss: New Berne Weekly Journal (New Berne, NC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Heaton: Clayton Odom Jr., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Stephens Ell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Judson Aley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edison E. Oberholtzer: University of Houston Photography Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons