Famous people · East Washington
Born near East Washington: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Joseph Albert Walker, from Washington, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Perry Como, with articles in 52 languages. No famous person’s birth in East Washington is on record yet. 1,012 towns in Pennsylvania have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Perry Como
Best known
Perry Como
in 52 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about East Washington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near East Washington
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bud Yorkin
1926–2015American producer, director, and screenwriter
Jonathan Letterman
1824–1872United States Army officer and surgeon
Elva Lawton
1896–1993American botanist and bryologist
Thomas E. Morgan
1906–1995American politician, Pennsylvania
Ray Anthony
born 1922American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and actor
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Around it, Washington has the most people on record, 26 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Washington 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 (14)
- Perry Como: Walter Albertin, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Vinton: William Morris Agency (managment), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Anthony: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Albert Walker: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Goodrich Acheson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paige Spara: Warren Elgort, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Schottenheimer: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodosius (Lazor): Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Morgan: Oil on canvas, Victor L’Allier, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Irvine Dungan: unidentified sketch artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Letterman: USG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Kerr Craig: Frontispiece of 1893's "Andrew K. Craig, Late a Representative from Pennsylvania" published by US Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Holmes McGuffey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Franklin Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons