#1Famous people · Franklin
Franklin’s famous people span 169 years: 16 births from 1819 to 1988
At the top of the list is the union Army general Alexander Hays, covered in 6 languages. 6 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 26.7 for every 10,000 residents. Only 87 of the 996 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Alexander Hays
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1819
Alexander Hays
Youngest
1988
Nate Byham
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
The best known
Born in Franklin
First, Alexander Hays (6 languages), then Alexander McDowell (6) and Lawrence Leo Graner (5).
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#3Through the years
When Franklin’s famous people were born
The 1840s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawSportsMilitaryFaithWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Franklin is known for
Soldiers and sailors stand out most, at 5.2 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Franklin
Of the other 13, 5 are athletes.
John D. Thompson
1917–1992Nurse and professor at the Yale School of Public Health
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Franklin and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (10)
- Alexander Hays: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander McDowell: U. S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Leo Graner: Notre Dame College, Dhaka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Marchibroda: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George R. Snowden: Captain C. A. Booth, 7th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Karns: dbking on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orrin Dubbs Bleakley: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Calvin Tate Dodd: Ida Tarbell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Evans: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kid Butler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons