Famous people · Franklin Township
Born near Franklin Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Larry Siegfried, from Shelby, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Luke Perry, with articles in 57 languages. Next door, Mansfield lists 43, led by Luke Perry. No famous person’s birth in Franklin Township is on record yet.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Luke Perry
Best known
Luke Perry
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Franklin Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Franklin Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Louis Bromfield
1896–1956American author and conservationist
Michael L. Gernhardt
born 1956NASA astronaut and manager of Environmental Physiology Laboratory
Ernest Cline
born 1972American novelist, slam poet, and screenwriter
Milton L. Haney
1825–1922United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Mansfield has the most on record: 43.
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)
- Luke Perry: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherrod Brown: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Cline: Fuzheado, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Bromfield: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Mainzer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael L. Gernhardt: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund G. Ross: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert F. Simon: TV episode screenshot (Syndication), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons