Born near Washington Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
No entry yet names Washington Township as a birthplace. Across the town line, Haskins lists one, Hazel Stiebeling. Closest of all is Hazel Stiebeling, from Haskins, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Anthony De La Torre, with articles in 9 languages.
What stands out about Washington Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Washington Township
Nobody born in Washington Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Jim Leyland
born 1944Hall of Fame American baseball player and manager






Henry Ware Lawton
1843–1899United States Army Medal of Honor recipient


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Famous people from the towns next door
One town around it has anyone on record.
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 (10)
- James W. Forsyth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Ware Lawton: Alden March, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Glanville: Jim Accordino at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyack205/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Gardner: Ohio General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Donnal: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Fraser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Beatty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucky Wright: Ghosts, Miscuts & Oddities, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cary Van Fleet: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dane Sanzenbacher: Mjglasgow, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons