HC#1
Notable
Hiram Cronk
1800–1905Last surviving U.S. veteran of the War of 1812
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Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Frankfort
From 1800 to 1973, Frankfort was the birthplace of 2 famous people
Best known of all is Hiram Cronk, written about in 4 languages. The list has one more: the American television writer Rich Talarico. Of the towns next door, New Hartford lists the most: 14, with Joe Bonamassa first. Hiram Cronk was born in 1800.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Hiram Cronk
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1800
Hiram Cronk
Youngest
1973
Rich Talarico
The best known
Born in Frankfort
RT#2
Known for
What Frankfort is known for
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The best known from each town bordering Frankfort.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Frankfort 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 (6)
- Joe Bonamassa: Florian Stangl from Bayern, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chick Vennera: Chick vennera, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald J. Mitchell: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis E. Spinner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philo Remington: Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Company, New York, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkland C. Barker: F. A. Barnard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons