Famous people · West Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Township
Closest of all is Charles Erwin Wilson, from Minerva, 5 mi away. Minerva’s list, next door, has 5 names, Charles Erwin Wilson first among them. The list for West Township is empty for now. The best known of them is Perry King, with articles in 37 languages.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Perry King
Best known
Perry King
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Corwin Mendenhall
1841–1924American physicist and meteorologist
Rose Mary Woods
1917–2005Personal secretary to the President of the United States
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The most names next door are in Minerva: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West 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)
- Perry King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yuri Lowenthal: Warlordcubs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Erwin Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Corwin Mendenhall: Hell&Fischer Philadelphia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rose Mary Woods: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Newton Vail: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons