Beulah Poynter
1883–1960American actor, writer and playwright
Famous people · Washington Township
Born near Washington Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Beulah Poynter, born in Eagleville, 8 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Washington Township as a birthplace. The best known of them is Frank Buckles, with articles in 21 languages. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Frank Buckles
Best known
Frank Buckles
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Washington Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Washington Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jesse N. Funk
1888–1933United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
W. Wallace Smith
1900–1989Prophet-President of Community of Christ
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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)
- Frank Buckles: Gates-Buckles.jpg: Cherie A. Thurlby. soldiersmediacenter derivative work: ←fetchcomms, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beulah Poynter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil S. Gibson: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Watt: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Summa: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse N. Funk: See below, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Avery Kier: United States Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Murray: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons