Famous people · Washington Township
Born near Washington Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Strother M. Stockslager, born in Mauckport, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Pee Wee Reese, with articles in 13 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Washington Township. Famous people are on record for 402 of the towns in Indiana.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Pee Wee Reese
Best known
Pee Wee Reese
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Washington Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Washington Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Catharine Merrill
1824–1900American Civil War nurse and professor
William Henry Steward
1847–1935American civil rights activist
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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 (12)
- Pee Wee Reese: Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Self Ridley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William T. Zenor: The Neale Company (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Theopilus Jones: H.B. Hall & Sons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catharine Merrill: Theodore Clement Steele, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Lucas: Stuart Rowlands, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strother M. Stockslager: unidentified illustrator, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard W. Thompson: Culp, Daniel Wallace (Life time: 1923), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Steward: Simmons, William J., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Audrey Call: Vakdad, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pinky May: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Embry Wrather: USGS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons