Photo: Hshuvaeva · CC BY-SA 3.0No famous person yet from Washington Township
Bechtelsville’s list, next door, has one name: Carl Mathias. Across Pennsylvania, the lists cover 999 towns. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Washington Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Washington Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Washington Township
The best known from each town bordering Washington Township.
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. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Carl Mathias: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons