Famous people · Washington Township
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Washington Township
Charlie Johnson, born in Slatington, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jane Jensen, with articles in 15 languages. Of the towns next door, Slatington lists the most: 4, with Anne Burlak first. 983 towns in Pennsylvania have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Jane Jensen
Best known
Jane Jensen
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Washington Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Washington Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas P. Shoesmith
1922–2007Diplomat; US Ambassador to Malaysia, 1983-87
Andrew O. Apple
1845–1890United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Slatington lists the most people: 4.
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. 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 (9)
- Jane Jensen: Guywelch2000, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Page: Charles E. Rubino (1896-1973), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Hackenberg: Walker Kinsler, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel A. Dailey: U.S. Army photo by Monica King / Released, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Harhart: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Vathis: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward C. Kalbfus: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meredith Marakovits: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Burlak: Communist Party USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons