
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Washington Township
Curtis Scaparrotti, born in Logan, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Sarah Jessica Parker, with articles in 81 languages. No famous person on record lists Washington Township as their birthplace yet. The Ohio lists hold names for 715 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.







Jack Taylor
1874–1938Right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, active in 1900s
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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)
- Sarah Jessica Parker: Library of Congress Life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Scaparrotti: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pamela S. Soltis: Siobhan Leachman, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horatio C. Claypool: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Taylor: Fan Craze (National), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. Preston: SUNY Upstate Medical University Medical Photography Unit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert T. Oestreicher: Columbus Citizen-Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons