Famous people · Franklin Township
33 famous people were born within 35 miles of Franklin Township
The best known of them is Robert B. Wilson, with articles in 44 languages. The nearest, Eddie Brown, was born in Milligan, 8 mi away. No famous person on record lists Franklin Township as their birthplace yet. In Nebraska, 254 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Robert B. Wilson
Best known
Robert B. Wilson
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Franklin Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Franklin Township
They were born in 14 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert B. Wilson
born 1937American economist and Nobel laureate
John E. Nelson
born 1935Attorney and member of the Nebraska Legislature
Beverly Deepe Keever
born 1935American journalist, correspondent, author, professor
Glenn Presnell
1905–2004American football player, coach, and administrator
H.H. Kemper
1882–1964Original MLA of Saskatchewan's Farmer-Labour Group, later the CCF
Elvin C. Drake
1903–1988Head coach of the University of California, Los Angeles track and field team
C. Lowell Harriss
1912–2009American university professor and economist
Howard Bradley Smith
born 1894American author, lecturer, and memory expert
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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.
Photo credits (14)
- Anna Louise Strong: Tim Davenport, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Barnard: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxine Gates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Zeleny: Dywseow, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lulu Grace Graves: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Wesch: Neoteny1963, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Hitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beverly Deepe Keever: BDKeever, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doyle Lade: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Presnell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret E. Haughawout: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Witte: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard A. Dier: United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons