Born near Franklin Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Bob Schul, with articles in 25 languages. Pete Susko, born in Laura, 5 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Franklin Township as a birthplace. The longest list in Ohio is Warren’s, with 54 names.
What stands out about Franklin Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Franklin Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

William W. Ullery
1897–1989American football player and football/basketball coach

Harry Willis Miller
1879–1977American physician and Seventh-day Adventist missionary
Samuel Kinsey
1832–1883Christian minister and leader of the reactionary wing of the German Baptist Brethren





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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 (7)
- Bob Schul: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clayton Murphy: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Light: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jena Powell: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachary Lansdowne: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bertha Jaques: E.D. Waters, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Martin: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons