#1Famous people · Franklin
From 1838 to 1976, Franklin was the birthplace of 5 famous people
James L. Robinson, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Close behind are Jim Roland and Shawn Bryson. The list’s best known name, James L. Robinson, dates from 1838. For every 10,000 residents there are 11.7 on the list, well above the typical North Carolina town’s 1.8.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
James L. Robinson
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1838
James L. Robinson
Youngest
1976
Shawn Bryson
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Franklin
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1JR#2
SB#3
Through the years
When Franklin’s famous people were born
The 1830s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Politics & LawSportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Franklin is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Franklin
Another 2, the earliest born in 1917.
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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 (1)
- James L. Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons