William David Blakeslee Ainey
1864–1932American politician
Famous people · Franklin Township
Born near Franklin Township: 25 famous people within 35 miles
William David Blakeslee Ainey, born in New Milford, 5 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Silver Lake Township lists one, Jeremiah F. Shanahan. The best known of them is B.F. Skinner, with articles in 89 languages. No famous person’s birth in Franklin Township is on record yet.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
B.F. Skinner
Best known
B.F. Skinner
in 89 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Franklin Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Franklin Township
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Albert Leisenring Watson
1876–1960United States federal judge
Ruth deForest Lamb
1896–1978FDA's First Chief Educational Officer and author of ''American Chamber of Horrors"
Chris Wedge
born 1957American animator, director, producer, and writer
Rick Baker
born 1950American special makeup effects artist
Amos J. Cummings
1838–1902United States Army Medal of Honor recipient, politician
Charles Pickering
1805–1878American anthropologist, botanist, and physician
Clarissa Tucker Tracy
1818–1905American botanist
Jedediah Hotchkiss
1828–1898Confederate Army officer cartographer, and topographer
Ralph Hungerford
1896–1977Naval officer and 33rd Governor of American Samoa
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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 (16)
- B.F. Skinner: Silly rabbit, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bridget Moynahan: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas H. Wheelock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Baker: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Sharkey: Svetys, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Pickering: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos J. Cummings: Bell, Washington D. C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarissa Tucker Tracy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedediah Hotchkiss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Whitney: Randall - Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Kellogg: NBC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William David Blakeslee Ainey: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis S. Edwards: John Manley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Hungerford: USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wallace McCredie: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah F. Shanahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons