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
With articles in 4 languages, Hiram Cronk is the most widely known. The list has one more: the American television writer Rich Talarico. Hiram Cronk was born in 1800. The nearest list is next door in Schuyler: one name, Kirkland C. Barker.
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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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 (1)
- Kirkland C. Barker: F. A. Barnard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons