Born near Franklin Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Arda Green, was born in Prospect, 3 mi away. Next door, the list for Prospect holds Arda Green. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Franklin Township. Kitty McHugh is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages.
What stands out about Franklin Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Franklin Township
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Cory Mazzoni
born 1989American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB)


Frederick William Holls
1857–1903Diplomat and statesman, 1857-1903
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Prospect: one.
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 (6)
- Kitty McHugh: First Division Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cory Mazzoni: slgckgc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alfred Passavant: Passavant Hospital Archives (dead blogspot link), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Glenn: Rentschler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick William Holls: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ebenezer McJunkin: From 1883's "History of Butler County Pennsylvania", published by Waterman, Watkins, & Co., Chicago., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
