Charles F. Kettering
1876–1958American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 140 patents
Famous people · Washington Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Washington Township
Charles F. Kettering, born in Loudonville, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Nashville has a list, with Thomas Weir. So far, no famous person on record was born in Washington Township. The longest list in Ohio is Warren’s, with 54 names.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Charles F. Kettering
Best known
Charles F. Kettering
in 32 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.
Charles Critchfield
1910–1994American mathematical physicist
William Henry Thompson
1853–1937American politician, Nebraska
Emma P. Carr
1880–1972American spectroscopist and chemical educator
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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)
- Charles F. Kettering: TIME Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Thompson: Distributed by Central Press Association (Cleveland, OH) when Thompson was appointed to the US Senate in 1933., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. McDowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Americus V. Rice: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Odell Lovett: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Fletcher Sapp: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Moore McCulloch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Weir: Cyrus Townsend Brady, author. Published in "Pearson's Magazine" (New York, NY)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons