Famous people · Franklin Township
Born near Franklin Township: 28 famous people within 35 miles
William Jordan, born in Milan, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Paul Bragg, with articles in 11 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Franklin Township yet. 418 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Paul Bragg
Best known
Paul Bragg
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Franklin Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Franklin Township
Nobody born in Franklin Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Sherrill Cheda
1936–2008American-Canadian librarian, writer, and feminist
Morton C. Hunter
1825–1896Union Army general, lawyer, politician
Richard Harbert Smith
1894–1957Professor and researcher of aeronautical engineering
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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 (16)
- Paul Bragg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald G. Douglas: Schmid, Renate, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason B. Brown: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morton C. Hunter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grover Hartley: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Tihen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton S. Robinson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry C. Canfield: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Harbert Smith: Prof. Richard Harbert Smith (MIT) (Life time: July 6, 1957), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Leising: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Justis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy McCool: Cincinnati Reds, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Plump: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dyar Miller: NawlinWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius Wayland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Hopkins Struever: Connor Lanman, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons