Walter Quintin Gresham
1832–1895US Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Union Army general
Famous people · Franklin Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Franklin Township
The nearest, Walter Quintin Gresham, was born in Lanesville, 1 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Franklin Township. Gary’s 68 names make the longest list in Indiana. After Gary, the next longest list in Indiana is Muncie’s, with 68.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Walter Quintin Gresham
Best known
Walter Quintin Gresham
in 27 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.
Catharine Merrill
1824–1900American Civil War nurse and professor
Donna Schaibley
born 1953American politician from Indiana
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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 (10)
- Walter Quintin Gresham: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Self Ridley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William T. Zenor: The Neale Company (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Theopilus Jones: H.B. Hall & Sons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catharine Merrill: Theodore Clement Steele, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Lucas: Stuart Rowlands, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickie Knuckles: Randy K. Youmans, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Kimmel: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ostis Otto Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons