Famous people · Franklin Township
Born near Franklin Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is William Penn Nixon, from Fountain City, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Mary Haas, with articles in 23 languages. No famous person on record lists Franklin Township as their birthplace yet. Gary’s 68 names make the longest list in Indiana.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Mary Haas
Best known
Mary Haas
in 23 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 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary Haas
1910–1996American linguist; studied historical linguistics
George Washington Julian
1817–1899American politician and lawyer
Joseph Henry Kibbey
1853–1924American politician and jurist
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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 (13)
- Desmond Bane: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned Rorem: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Mooney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rich Mullins: Sprigit at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Julian: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Browne: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Arthur: The Indianapolis News, Jun. 9, 1900, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Henry Kibbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecil Duane Crabb: Ragtimedorianhenry2010 Crabb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel H. Elliott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Penn Nixon: Allen & Ginter, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Reynolds: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons