Famous people · Franklin Township
Born near Franklin Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Courtland C. Gillen, from Roachdale, 3 mi away. Howie Williams is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Franklin Township. 407 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Howie Williams
Best known
Howie Williams
in 16 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 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Adrian Marks
1917–1998Joshua Harrison Bruce, Sr.
1833–1891American politician – Minnesota -- "J.H." House 1885-86 (District 40)
Pinky Spruhan
1890–1965American football, basketball and baseball coach
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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 (3)
- William R. Ellis: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elijah Voorhees Brookshire: Chandos Fulton, author. P. F. Collier (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Gill: Tacoma Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons