
Born near Washington Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Grace MacGowan Cooke, was born in Grand Rapids, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Erik Palmer-Brown, with articles in 20 languages. No entry yet names Washington Township as a birthplace. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 745 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.





James Massey
1934–2013American information theorist and cryptologist


Richard Mourdock
born 1951Indiana Republican Party politician
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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 (7)
- Erik Palmer-Brown: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barney Oldfield: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Massey: Unbekannt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Neff: BillCramer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Mourdock: IN.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Haubiel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace MacGowan Cooke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons