#1Famous people · Franklin
19 famous people were born in Franklin, more of them performers than in most towns
Most widely known is Jon Schaffer, the American guitarist, with articles in 21 languages. In the age of mills and railroads, 8 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 7.3, while at least half the towns in Indiana list nobody born there. Marcellus M. Crocker (1830) and Max Clark (2004) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Jon Schaffer
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1830
Marcellus M. Crocker
Youngest
2004
Max Clark
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Franklin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Franklin is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Franklin
Three names lead: Jon Schaffer (21 languages), Steve Alford (20) and Andrew Duggan (16).
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When Franklin’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1960s, with 3 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicMilitaryScience & Medicine
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Everyone else born in Franklin
16 more, from 1830 to 2004.
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Whiteland leads the towns around it, with 4 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Franklin and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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)
- Jon Schaffer: Markus Felix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Alford: Dirk Hansen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Duggan: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maude Turner Gordon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Bone: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger D. Branigin: Office of the Governor of Indiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gregg Utterback: Photo Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Hardwick: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Overstreet: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neith Boyce: Frances Benjamin Johnston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcellus M. Crocker: Charles Aldrich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Clark: Bryan Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Glidden: Jack Pine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons