Famous people · Franklin Township
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Franklin Township
Mills Gardner, born in Russellville, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Steve Stivers, with articles in 13 languages. No famous person on record lists Franklin Township as their birthplace yet. In Ohio, 745 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Steve Stivers
Best known
Steve Stivers
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Franklin Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Franklin Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert A. Kehoe
1893–1992American occupational medicine specialist who advocated the use of tetraethyllead in gasoline
Electra Collins Doren
1861–1927Suffragette and library scientist
George Bare
1899–1981American military officer and modern pentathlete
Archelaus D. Marsh
1844–1904Politician from Celina, Ohio, United States
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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 (12)
- Steve Stivers: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chilton A. White: presidentusgrant.com * Merrymeeting Archives LLC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mills Gardner: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles L. Swain: Baker's Art Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archelaus D. Marsh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carr Van Anda: Joe Ondreicka, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Electra Collins Doren: Dayton Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Bare: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Pelfrey: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Slim Sallee: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) Original uploader was Redvers at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Q. Adams: File:Margaret Queen Phillips Adams at work.jpg: Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department derivative work: Begoon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Franklin Martin: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons