Famous people · Washington Township
Born near Washington Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Jesse E. Hobson, born in Marshall, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Gordon Allport, with articles in 53 languages. 408 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person. So far, no famous person on record was born in Washington Township.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Gordon Allport
Best known
Gordon Allport
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Washington Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Washington Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Warder Clyde Allee
1885–1955American zoologist and ecologist
Pinky Spruhan
1890–1965American football, basketball and baseball coach
George Davis Herron
1862–1925American clergyman, writer and activist
Winfred Ethestal Wagoner
1888–1948American academic administrator
William E. Humphrey
1862–1934Member of the United States House of Representatives, 1903 to 1917
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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 (6)
- Warder Clyde Allee: National Academy of Sciences, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Humphrey: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Ellis: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Davis Herron: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark L. De Motte: From 1882's "Public Men of To-Day" by Phineas Camp Headley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Harvey Logan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons