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Famous people · Franklin
Most of the 12 famous people born in Franklin came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
Most widely known is Kenneth French, the American economist, with articles in 12 languages. The American politician Robert M. Leach ranks second, ahead of Frank Jones Sulloway. Per head, the list is long: 13.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Hampshire has 5.8. The first birth on record is Katherine Call Simonds’, in 1865, and the last Kenneth French’s, in 1954.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Kenneth French
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
Katherine Call Simonds
Youngest
1954
Kenneth French
Most common field
Science & Medicine
3 people
The best known
Born in Franklin
Ranked by languages covered: Kenneth French with 12, then Robert M. Leach with 6 and Frank Jones Sulloway with 4.
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Frank Jones Sulloway
1883–1981American tennis player and lawyer
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Through the years
When Franklin’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1870s, at 2.
Science & MedicinePolitics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Franklin is known for
Compared with the usual town, scientists and doctors are the most over-represented field, at 4.2 times.
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
Of the other 9, 2 are athletes.
Katherine Call Simonds
1865–1946American musician, dramatic soprano, author, composer, social reformer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Boscawen has the longest list next door: 11.
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 (10)
- Robert M. Leach: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Jones Sulloway: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marian Cannon Schlesinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vaughn Blanchard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedh Colby Barker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Enos K. Sawyer: The original uploader was AmyLagata at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Call Simonds: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Adams Dix: Napoleon Sarony, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Webster: Francis Alexander, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irving Widmer Bailey: The Notman Studio, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons