Famous people · Franklin Township
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Franklin Township
Closest of all is Don Galloway, from Augusta, 6 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Franklin Township. Across the town line, Chilo lists one, Sam Woodruff. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Don Galloway
Best known
Don Galloway
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Franklin Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Franklin Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert A. Kehoe
1893–1992American occupational medicine specialist who advocated the use of tetraethyllead in gasoline
Billy Taylor
1870–1905Baseball third baseman for the Louisville Colonels in 1898
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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 (8)
- Don Galloway: Wjwalrus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Stivers: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Walker: Stuart Walker; no photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruby Lafayette: Bluebird Photoplays Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William J. Bulow: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckner Stith Morris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chilton A. White: presidentusgrant.com * Merrymeeting Archives LLC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac N. Morris: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons