Famous people · Washington Township
Born near Washington Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Leith Stevens, was born in Mount Moriah, 8 mi away. Calamity Jane is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Washington Township yet. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Calamity Jane
Best known
Calamity Jane
in 39 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.
Duck Dowell
1912–2003American basketball and football player and coach, college athletics administrator
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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 (8)
- Calamity Jane: H. R. Locke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur M. Hyde: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Ovey: George Ovey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leith Stevens: David Bransby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mervin Joe Kelly: Internet Archive Book Images, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Enoch Herbert Crowder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Emerson Bailey: Charles U. Becker, Missouri Secretary of State, author and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duck Dowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons