#1Famous people · Franklin
Franklin is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Clarence Mitchell, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The American evangelical and missionary Archie E. Mitchell ranks second, ahead of Frank William Cyr. More are athletes than anything else, 2 in all. From Paul N. MacEachron to Archie E. Mitchell, the births on the list run from 1889 to 1918.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Clarence Mitchell
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Paul N. MacEachron
Youngest
1918
Archie E. Mitchell
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Franklin
Counted by languages, Clarence Mitchell is ahead of Archie E. Mitchell and Frank William Cyr: 4, 3 and 2.
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Through the years
When Franklin’s famous people were born
4 were born in the age of mills and railroads, and the 1890s alone saw 1.
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What Franklin is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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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 (2)
- Clarence Mitchell: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul N. MacEachron: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons