Famous people · Franklin Township
Born near Franklin Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Coleman Scott, was born in Waynesburg, 2 mi away. Ron Nyswaner is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. Next door, the list for Whiteley Township holds Art Goodwin. Not one famous person on record comes from Franklin Township yet.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Ron Nyswaner
Best known
Ron Nyswaner
in 16 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.
Ron Nyswaner
born 1956American film director and writer
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The longest list nearby is Whiteley Township’s, with 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 (8)
- Ron Nyswaner: larry-411, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur I. Boreman: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Koscheck: Original uploader was East718 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill George: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Foster Sterling: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cary J. Kolat: Gerry D, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Llewellyn Bowman: Underwood and Underwood (Washington, DC), photographers. Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas S. Crago: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons