Famous people · Washington Township
Born near Washington Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is James Dean, from Marion, 5 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Washington Township yet. 403 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person. Gary has the most of any town in Indiana: 68.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
James Dean
Best known
James Dean
in 112 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Washington Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Washington Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Willis Van Devanter
1859–1941Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Thomas Francis, Jr.
1900–1969American physician, virologist, and epidemiologist
John Harvey Baldwin
1851–1924American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1915-22 (District 63)
Charles Wesley Shilling
1901–1994American physician and United States Navy officer
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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)
- James Dean: In-house publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Randolph: eric molina, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derrick Norman Lehmer: Konrad Jacobs, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis Van Devanter: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons