17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Goshen Township
Paul Stamets, born in Salem, 5 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Smith Township has a list, with Jonas H. McGowan. The best known of them is Perry King, with articles in 37 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Goshen Township yet.
What stands out about Goshen Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Goshen Township
Nobody born in Goshen Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Rose Mary Woods
1917–2005Personal secretary to the President of the United States



Charles Burleigh Galbreath
1858–1934American author, historian, librarian

John W. Cavanaugh
1870–1935American priest and academic administrator



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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Smith Township counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Goshen 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 (12)
- Perry King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yuri Lowenthal: Warlordcubs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rose Mary Woods: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerri Nielsen: United States National Science Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Allen Campbell: . The original uploader was Lost Fugitive at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Viktor Schreckengost: Paul Morse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Hamblin: Canyonconnections, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Burleigh Galbreath: Baker's Art Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgio Poullas: GOhioCasts, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Socks Seybold: Oscar Winter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonas H. McGowan: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
