Famous people · Franklin Township
Born near Franklin Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ben Edwin Perry, was born in Fayette, 4 mi away. Barney Oldfield is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54. After Warren, the next longest list in Ohio is Hamilton’s, with 51.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Barney Oldfield
Best known
Barney Oldfield
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Franklin Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Franklin Township
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Massey
1934–2013American information theorist and cryptologist
Richard Mourdock
born 1951Indiana Republican Party politician
John Henry Barrows
1847–1902American clergyman of First Presbyterian Church
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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)
- Barney Oldfield: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Massey: Unbekannt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Neff: BillCramer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Mourdock: IN.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank C. Kniffin: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Scheffler: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Charles Tarsney: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Barrows: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons