Famous people · Franklin Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Franklin Township
Closest of all is Matthew Quay, from Dillsburg, 3 mi away. The nearest list is next door in Latimore Township: one name, Francis Worley. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Franklin Township. Bethlehem has the most of any town in Pennsylvania: 78.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Matthew Quay
Best known
Matthew Quay
in 13 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.
David S. Kaufman
1813–1851U.S. Representative from Texas
Charles Elmer Resser
1889–1943American paleontologist
Ethaline Hartge Cortelyou
1909–1997American chemist and scientific technical writer
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Of the towns nearby, only Latimore Township has a name on its list.
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 (6)
- Matthew Quay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rikki Rockett: PHOTO BY MATT BECKER www.melodicrockconcerts.com [email protected], CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Gillis: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Howard: Ronalfy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Warshaw: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David S. Kaufman: Dudley Goodall Wooten, author. The Texas History Company (Dallas, TX), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons