Famous people · Franklin Township
Born near Franklin Township: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Art Watson, was born in Jefferson Township, 7 mi away. Across the town line, Jefferson Township lists 3, Art Watson first. The Ultimate Warrior is the most widely known, written about in 34 languages. No famous person’s birth in Franklin Township is on record yet.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
The Ultimate Warrior
Best known
The Ultimate Warrior
in 34 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 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
The Ultimate Warrior
1959–2014American professional wrestler and bodybuilder
William W. Rogers
1893–1976
William V. Rinehart
1835–1918American soldier who served as a Union Army officer
Adrian Marks
1917–1998Joshua Harrison Bruce, Sr.
1833–1891American politician – Minnesota -- "J.H." House 1885-86 (District 40)
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Nearby, Jefferson Township has the most on record, with 3.
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 (14)
- The Ultimate Warrior: Megan Elice Meadows, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph P. Allen: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Lambert: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howdy Wilcox: Marvin Dement Boland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur de Paris: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anson Mills: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jefferson Hudson: Standard Publishing Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William La Follette: "Leavenworth Echo" (Leavenworth, WA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elijah Voorhees Brookshire: Chandos Fulton, author. P. F. Collier (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Killgore Wertman: Willard, Frances Elizabeth, 1839-1898; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice, 1820-1905, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Gill: Tacoma Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Summers: Detroit Free Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Rinehart: Photo not credited in any obvious way, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons