Famous people · South Franklin Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of South Franklin Township
Closest of all is Joseph Albert Walker, from Washington, 6 mi away. The nearest list is next door in Amwell Township: one name, Johnson C. Smith. No entry yet names South Franklin Township as a birthplace. 1,012 of the towns in Pennsylvania list at least one person.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Joseph Albert Walker
Best known
Joseph Albert Walker
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about South Franklin Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near South Franklin Township
Nobody born in South Franklin Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Bud Yorkin
1926–2015American producer, director, and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South 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)
- Joseph Albert Walker: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Goodrich Acheson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paige Spara: Warren Elgort, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Kerr Craig: Frontispiece of 1893's "Andrew K. Craig, Late a Representative from Pennsylvania" published by US Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Holmes McGuffey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Franklin Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnson C. Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Stout: Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons