John Henry Kinkead
1826–19043rd Governor of Nevada and 1st Governor of the District of Alaska
Famous people · Georges Township
Born near Georges Township: 31 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, John Henry Kinkead, was born in Smithfield, 3 mi away. The best known of them is George Marshall, with articles in 105 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Georges Township. Next door, the list for German Township holds William E. Crow.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
George Marshall
Best known
George Marshall
in 105 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Georges Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Georges Township
The 31 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bob Cowell
1924–1960American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, U.S. Navy officer
Philander C. Knox
1853–1921American lawyer, banker, and politician
John Brashear
1840–1920American astronomer and instrument builder
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Of the towns nearby, only German Township has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Georges 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)
- James G. Blaine: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark T. Esper: Monica King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philander C. Knox: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vinnie Colaiuta: Mandy Hall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Brashear: John Brashear, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel J. R. McMillan: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Foster Sterling: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cary J. Kolat: Gerry D, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred L. Wilson: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Llewellyn Bowman: Underwood and Underwood (Washington, DC), photographers. Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Millikin: C. Freighan, Dayton, Ohio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Park Ramsey: United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Lancaster: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas S. Crago: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Crow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons