#1Famous people · Franklin Square
Franklin Square counts 3 famous people, first among them Shane Pinto
The best known is the American ice hockey player Shane Pinto, with articles in 12 languages. The next two names are Al Weis and Joseph Duszak. Across the town line, Garden City lists 17, Telly Savalas first. The earliest on the list is Al Weis, born in 1938, and the youngest Shane Pinto, born in 2000.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Shane Pinto
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1938
Al Weis
Youngest
2000
Shane Pinto
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Franklin Square
All three are athletes.
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Close by, the fullest list is Garden City’s, at 17 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Franklin Square 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 (4)
- Shane Pinto: Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Telly Savalas: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kalomira: Daniel Aragay from Terrassa, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willow Nightingale: grenwail, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons