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Famous people · Washington Township

Born near Washington Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles

Shawn Kemp, born in Elkhart, 7 mi away, is the closest. Over the border in Elkhart, 53 names are on record, led by Shawn Kemp. No famous person on record lists Washington Township as their birthplace yet. 422 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person.

#1 best knownShawn KempSports · born 1969
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Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Shawn Kemp
Best known
Shawn Kemp
in 31 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Washington Township’s famous people

Close to homeThe 13 names on this page were all born no farther than 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Washington Township

They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miElkhart · 6Goshen · 6Mottville Township · 1Washington Township
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Lindsay Benko

born 1976

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder

SportsElkhart · 7 miWikipedia ↗
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The neighbour with the most names is Elkhart, at 53.

Shawn KempElkhartShawn Kemp & 52 more

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.

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