
Born near Washington Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Of the famous people on record, none was born in Washington Township. Closest of all is Jesse Altenburg, from Ashley, 4 mi away. The nearest list is next door in Greenbush Township: 2 names, starting with Myrtelle Canavan. Daniel Henney is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages.
What stands out about Washington Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Washington Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







Robert Asprin
1946–2008American science fiction and fantasy author



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Famous people from the towns next door
1 towns around it have someone on record.
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 (11)
- Daniel Henney: 디스패치, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo Burnett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Asprin: Sharon72015, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Patrick: 49ers_intro_2009.jpg: John Martinez Pavliga derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Kavanagh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Swift: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Oberlin: Piedmont and Sweet Caporal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Altenburg: The Pittsburgh Post, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard J. Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Simon: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Myrtelle Canavan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
