William Gladstone Steel
1854–1934Crater Lake promoter and mail carrier
Famous people · Franklin Township
Born near Franklin Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is William Gladstone Steel, from Stafford, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Melvin Clark George, with articles in 8 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Franklin Township. The Ohio lists hold names for 745 towns.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Melvin Clark George
Best known
Melvin Clark George
in 8 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 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
James M. Tuttle
1823–1892United States Army general during American Civil War
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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)
- Melvin Clark George: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Dorr: Neale Publishing Company (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Gladstone Steel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sad Sam Jones: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophie Naylor Grubb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Gwinn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Okey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Tuttle: Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons