Famous people · Franklin Township
Born near Franklin Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Hay, from Salem, 8 mi away. Harland Sanders is the most widely known, written about in 52 languages. No entry yet names Franklin Township as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Indiana belongs to Gary, with 68.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Harland Sanders
Best known
Harland Sanders
in 52 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Franklin Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Franklin Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Jackson Rodman
1816–1871American artillerist, inventor, ordnance specialist, and career United States Army officer
Harland Sanders
1890–1980American entrepreneur (1890-1980) who founded KFC
Albert E. Wiggam
1871–1957American psychologist and eugenicist
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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 (7)
- John Hay: Copyrighted by Hollinger & Rockey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Newton Booth: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erin Houchin: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Pickler: George Washington Kingsbury, (1837-1925)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Cleveland: Eric Frommer from Everett, WA, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Milroy: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jackson Rodman: NPS.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons