#1Famous people · Franklin
Uriah Tracy tops a list of 4 famous people born in Franklin
The best known is the American politician Uriah Tracy, with articles in 11 languages. The American politician Lafayette S. Foster ranks second, ahead of Orsamus H. Marshall. Over 88 years of births, the list goes from Uriah Tracy (1755) to John Comfort Fillmore (1843). No town in Connecticut lists more than New Britain, with 65.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Uriah Tracy
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1755
Uriah Tracy
Youngest
1843
John Comfort Fillmore
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Franklin
The three are covered in 11, 10 and 3 languages: Uriah Tracy, Lafayette S. Foster and Orsamus H. Marshall.
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#3Politics & Law
Orsamus H. Marshall
1813–1884Lawyer, educator, historian
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Franklin’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1750s, at 1.
Politics & LawMusic
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Known for
What Franklin is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3.6 times the usual share.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Norwich lists the most people: 45.
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.
Photo credits (8)
- Uriah Tracy: Ralph Earl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lafayette S. Foster: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orsamus H. Marshall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Proulx: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Trumbull: John Trumbull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Huntington: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuben H. Walworth: most probably Mathew Brady, but the name is not given in the source, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Buchanan: Henry Morland Gore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons