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Franklin AlabamaPhoto: SaveRivers · Public domain
Famous people · Franklin

No one from Franklin is on the famous people list yet

Famous people are on record for 288 of the towns in Alabama. Selma has the most of any town in Alabama: 70. After Selma, the next longest list in Alabama is Tuscaloosa’s, with 65.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Franklin), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Franklin has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Franklin

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Franklin 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.