Famous people · Wayne Township
Born near Wayne Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Smithfield Township’s list, next door, has one name: William Sharon. Closest of all is William Sharon, from Smithfield Township, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Clark Gable, with articles in 106 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Wayne Township.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Clark Gable
Best known
Clark Gable
in 106 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wayne Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wayne Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dean Martin
1917–1995American singer, actor, comedian and film producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wayne 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 (12)
- Clark Gable: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Martin: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin M. Stanton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel DiNardo: Moded at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Stanton Ogle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Sharon: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Crew: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David P. Thompson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Crozier: Kansas Historical Society?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Tipton: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S. Dewey: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Harvey Gibson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons