
Born near Washington Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Charles L. Swain, born in Sardinia, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Chilton A. White, with articles in 7 languages. No famous person’s birth in Washington Township is on record yet. The Ohio lists hold names for 742 towns.
What stands out about Washington Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Washington Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


George Bare
1899–1981American military officer and modern pentathlete

Archelaus D. Marsh
1844–1904Politician from Celina, Ohio, United States


Robert A. Kehoe
1893–1992American occupational medicine specialist who advocated the use of tetraethyllead in gasoline



Dion Williams
1869–1952Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
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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)
- Chilton A. White: presidentusgrant.com * Merrymeeting Archives LLC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mills Gardner: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randolph Sinks Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles L. Swain: Baker's Art Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dion Williams: U.S. Marine Corps photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archelaus D. Marsh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carr Van Anda: Joe Ondreicka, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Bare: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons