Famous people · Washington Township
Born near Washington Township: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Jamie Feick, born in Lexington, 4 mi away, is the closest. Across the town line, Mansfield lists 43, Luke Perry first. The best known of them is Luke Perry, with articles in 57 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Washington Township.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Luke Perry
Best known
Luke Perry
in 57 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 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William C. Grimes
1857–1931American politician and businessman
R. C. Chambers
1832–1901American politician, silver mine owner, and capitalist
Royal D. Suttkus
1920–2009Ichthyologist, founder of a fish collection
Louis Bromfield
1896–1956American author and conservationist
Michael L. Gernhardt
born 1956NASA astronaut and manager of Environmental Physiology Laboratory
William Henry Thompson
1853–1937American politician, Nebraska
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The longest list nearby is Mansfield’s, with 43.
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 (16)
- Luke Perry: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherrod Brown: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Bromfield: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Mainzer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael L. Gernhardt: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert F. Simon: TV episode screenshot (Syndication), 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
- Americus V. Rice: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Celeste Le Blond: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. Grimes: User Basti-stuttgart on de.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Wilson: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Sites: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive San Louie Anderson: Not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- R. C. Chambers: The state of Utah, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles F. Wishart: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levitt Ellsworth Custer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons