Famous people · Franklin Township
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Franklin Township
Closest of all is Orus Jones, from Jackson, 4 mi away. Fred Olen Ray is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. Across the town line, Jackson lists 7, Orus Jones first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Franklin Township.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Fred Olen Ray
Best known
Fred Olen Ray
in 17 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 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Isham Jones
1894–1956American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Jackson lists the most people: 7.
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)
- Fred Olen Ray: Retromedia TV; filmed by Gary Graver and Jillian Kesner, produced by Fred Olen Ray, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isham Jones: Uncredited Bain News Service photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orus Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Rhodes: Fremont News Messenger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob E. Davis: The Logan Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Albert Jenkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Veach: Kbriney, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons