
Donald K. Ross
1910–1992United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Jessa Crispin is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The nearest, Donald K. Ross, was born in Beverly, 10 mi away. The list for Franklin Township is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient

American literary critic, editor of Bookslut
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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.