Famous people · Washington Township
Born near Washington Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Chris Wood, born in Dublin, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Maggie Grace, with articles in 58 languages. Next door, Columbus lists 26, led by Simone Biles. So far, no famous person on record was born in Washington Township.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Maggie Grace
Best known
Maggie Grace
in 58 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 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Aaron John Sharp
1904–1997American botanist and bryologist
Karen Waldbillig Kasich
born 1963American business executive and wife of Government of Ohio
Charles W. Fairbanks
1852–1918American politician; Vice President of the United States from 1905 to 1909
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The neighbour with the most names is Columbus, at 26.
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 (7)
- Maggie Grace: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Fairbanks: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachael Harris: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Wood: vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newton W. Gilbert: C. M. Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roswell S. Ripley: Civil War Glass Negatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simone Biles: Ocoudis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons