Famous people · Franklin Township
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Franklin Township
Closest of all is Josh Boyer, from Heath, 5 mi away. Edward James Roye is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Franklin Township. Over the border in Heath, one name is on record: Josh Boyer.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Edward James Roye
Best known
Edward James Roye
in 21 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 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edward James Roye
1815–1872First member of Liberia's True Whig Party to serve as President
Jon Hendricks
1921–2017American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian
Dick Shrider
1923–2014American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Walter Leckrone
1897–1964George Amos Dorsey
1868–1931Ethnographer of North American Indians, especially the Mandan tribe
Hubert Howe Bancroft
1832–1918American historian and ethnologist
Marie Harf
born 1981American liberal political commentator for Fox News
Ellen Hayes
1851–1930American mathematician and astronomer
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Heath leads the towns around it, with one name.
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 (15)
- Edward James Roye: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerrie Mock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Hendricks: Atael Weissman @ ataelw, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert Howe Bancroft: Bradley & Rulofson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Harf: US State Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James F. Wilson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Hayes: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Warner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Griffin: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelius Springer Hamilton: unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William M. Morgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Shrider: Ohio University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Clay Van Voorhis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton I. Southard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garnett Wikoff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons