Famous people · Franklin Township
Born near Franklin Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
William L. Dill, born in Freeburg, 7 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Franklin Township as a birthplace. The best known of them is Cummings C. Chesney, with articles in 8 languages. In Pennsylvania, 996 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Cummings C. Chesney
Best known
Cummings C. Chesney
in 8 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Franklin Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Franklin Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ralph Mitterling
1890–1956American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach
Cummings C. Chesney
1863–1947American electrical engineer
Lillian Estelle Fisher
1891–198820th-century American historian and author
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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 (7)
- Charles Marley Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob S. Coxey Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laird Howard Barber: Frederick Gutekunst (Philadelphia, PA), photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Merrill: Adolph W. Rothengatter, 1328 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac M. Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey Harman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Mitterling: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons