#1Famous people · Washington Township
From 1864 to 1992, Washington Township was the birthplace of 3 famous people
Most widely known is Austin Czarnik, the American ice hockey player, with articles in 7 languages. Howard Wiest and John Lomakoski follow. Next door, Oakland Township lists 3, led by William Wallace Phelps. The list’s best known name, Austin Czarnik, dates from 1992.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Austin Czarnik
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Howard Wiest
Youngest
1992
Austin Czarnik
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Washington Township
Two of the three are athletes.
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Known for
What Washington Township is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
A chosen home
Also called Washington Township home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Washington Township, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Oakland Township leads the towns around it, with 3 names.
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. 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)
- Austin Czarnik: Heather Rose, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Wiest: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Austin Burt: Tuttle, Charles Richard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wallace Phelps: Vannerson, Julian, 1827-, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons