Famous people · Franklin Township
Born near Franklin Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Haldan Keffer Hartline is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages. Closest of all is Bobby Rhawn, from Catawissa, 3 mi away. No entry yet names Franklin Township as a birthplace. In Pennsylvania, 1,012 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Haldan Keffer Hartline
Best known
Haldan Keffer Hartline
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Franklin Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Franklin Township
Nobody born in Franklin Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Haldan Keffer Hartline
1903–1983American neuroscientist
Peter Markle
born 1952Film director, television director, screenwriter
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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)
- Haldan Keffer Hartline: Bell Telephone Company Uploaded by Simtropolitan at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Krysten Ritter: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Markle: Ion Mihăică, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Eugene Lutz: Dwhitten009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. J. Bleday: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Robert Kehler: U. S. Stratcom, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Hynoski: Marianne O'Leary, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Balog: Greenland2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons