Famous people · Franklin Township
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Franklin Township
Closest of all is James Dean, from Marion, 4 mi away. Across Indiana, 407 towns list someone born there. Not one famous person on record comes from Franklin Township yet. The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
James Dean
Best known
James Dean
in 112 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 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Willis Van Devanter
1859–1941Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
John Harvey Baldwin
1851–1924American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1915-22 (District 63)
Thomas Francis, Jr.
1900–1969American physician, virologist, and epidemiologist
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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 (11)
- James Dean: In-house publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Randolph: eric molina, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derrick Norman Lehmer: Konrad Jacobs, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Jane Ward: Bh5unhedu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis Van Devanter: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte Towe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Rush: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Wood: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Emrick: Centpacrr at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Knight: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Rusch: Aw1805, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons