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Famous people · Washington
8 famous people were born in Washington, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
The best known is the Catholic bishop William Donald Borders, with articles in 11 languages. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.5, while at least half the towns in Indiana list nobody born there. The biggest group are ministers and preachers: 2. Fewer than a quarter of the 386 towns in Indiana with famous people list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
William Donald Borders
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
Esther Gordon Frame
Youngest
1928
Dick McBride
Most common field
Faith
2 people
The best known
Born in Washington
First, William Donald Borders (11 languages), then Don C. Faith, Jr. (5) and Ruth Sherman Tolman (5).
#2Military
Don C. Faith, Jr.
1918–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Through the years
When Washington’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1890s come out on top, with 3 births.
FaithMilitaryScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Washington is known for
2 of them work in Faith, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Washington
Still to come: 5 more, from 1840 to 1928.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Washington and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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)
- Don C. Faith, Jr.: Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Simpson Hastings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clemence B. Horrall: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Esther Gordon Frame: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons