#1Famous people · Franklin
3 famous people were born in Franklin
The best known is the American ice hockey player Kenny Ryan, with articles in 5 languages. Second place goes to the American film producer and comic book author Jeff Katz, third to Jeff Teague. Half or more of the towns in Michigan have no one on record, but this one has 11.7 for every 10,000 residents. Selma Blair leads the 23 names listed next door in Southfield.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Kenny Ryan
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1956
Jeff Teague
Youngest
1991
Kenny Ryan
Most common field
Sports
1 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Franklin
Kenny Ryan has articles in 5 languages, Jeff Katz in 2 and Jeff Teague in 1.
#1JK#2
Film, TV & Stage
Jeff Katz
American film producer and comic book author
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JT#3
Known for
What Franklin is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
A chosen home
Also called Franklin home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Dan Gilbert the best known.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Southfield has the most on record, with 23.
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 (4)
- Kenny Ryan: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Gilbert: Cleveland Cavaliers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Selma Blair: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Reaser: Tara Kerwin - https://www.flickr.com/photos/tararebeka/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons