Famous people · Franklin Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Franklin Township
The nearest, Nemo Leibold, was born in Butler, 4 mi away. Lurene Tuttle is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Franklin Township. Famous people are on record for 416 of the towns in Indiana.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Lurene Tuttle
Best known
Lurene Tuttle
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Franklin Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Franklin Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Owen Ray Skelton
1886–1969American automotive engineer, automobile designer, businessman
Lois Irene Kimsey
1873–195828th Second Lady of the United States
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Franklin 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)
- Lurene Tuttle: CBS Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Cuppy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois Irene Kimsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond E. Willis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Dodd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- MaChelle Joseph: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nemo Leibold: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Owen Ray Skelton: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry J. Hendrix: Gina K Morrissette, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons