Famous people · Franklin Township
Born near Franklin Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Anna Case, born in Clinton, 5 mi away, is the closest. One notable person lived here: Erik Peterson. Next door, Clinton lists 4, led by Anna Case. The best known of them is Dick Foran, with articles in 20 languages.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Dick Foran
Best known
Dick Foran
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Franklin Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Franklin Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Parker II
1776–1868United States Representative from New Jersey
A chosen home
Also called Franklin Township home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Franklin Township, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
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 (10)
- Erik Peterson: New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Foran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Federici: Wasted Time R at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian White: Elopez76, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Jennings: James Forbes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson Price Hunt: Joseph Gaston, George H. Himes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Case: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Opdyke: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Walton: TheMattWalton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnston Cornish: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons