Benjamin Harrison
1833–1901President of the United States, 1889-1893
Famous people · Francisville
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Francisville
Closest of all is Benjamin Harrison, from North Bend, 3 mi away. No entry yet names Francisville as a birthplace. Next door, the list for Hebron holds 2, Pat O'Brien first. 235 towns in Kentucky have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Benjamin Harrison
Best known
Benjamin Harrison
in 136 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Francisville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Francisville
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mamie Claflin
1867–1929American temperance and woman-suffrage leader
James Henry Lane
1814–1866American Senator and Union Army general
Nate Dusing
born 1978American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion
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Around it, Hebron has the most people on record, 2 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Francisville 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 (8)
- Benjamin Harrison: Pach Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat O'Brien: Alexandre Cardoso, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Buchanan Eads: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Schoenefeld: Governor Eric Holcomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Lane: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry G. Blasdel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Coit Spooner: J. J. Cade, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lexis King: Damian Lynch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons