David M. Shoup
1904–1983United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Famous people · Washington Township
Born near Washington Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
David M. Shoup, born in Battle Ground, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Sydney Pollack, with articles in 77 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Washington Township. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Sydney Pollack
Best known
Sydney Pollack
in 77 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Washington Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Washington Township
Nobody born in Washington Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Sydney Pollack
1934–2008American film director, producer and actor
Brian Binnie
1953–2022United States naval aviator and commercial astronaut
Cleve Jones
born 1954American LGBT rights and AIDS activist
Earl C. Slipher
1883–1964American astronomer and politician
Ralph Canine
1895–1969First director of the United States' National Security Agency
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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 (13)
- Sydney Pollack: Arthur from Westchester County north of NYC, USA, at [email protected], CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Axl Rose: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Izzy Stradlin: Dineshraj Goomany from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Embeth Davidtz: Fileman67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Ewry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald E. Williams: As stated on the alt text at http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/williams-de.html: NASA photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Plumlee: Bryan Horowitz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Binnie: Don Ramey Logan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleve Jones: Pax Ahimsa Gethen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses E. Clapp: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David M. Shoup: United States Marine corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Lucas: William Vincent Lucas (1835-1921)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Canine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons