14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Washington Township
Mary Roberts Coolidge, born in Kingsbury, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Harold Urey, with articles in 77 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Washington Township. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
#1 best knownHarold UreyScience & Medicine · 1893–1981+10more
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within 35 miles
Closest
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Harold Urey
Best known
Harold Urey
in 77 Wikipedia languages
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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.
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Harold Urey: Flickr: ENERGY.GOV - Unknown photographer. Restored by Creator:Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons