Famous people · Franklin
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Franklin
Edward E. Lyon, born in Hixton, 13 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Callista Gingrich, with articles in 18 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Franklin. Famous people are on record for 664 of the towns in Wisconsin.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Callista Gingrich
Best known
Callista Gingrich
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Franklin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Franklin
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Stanley R. Christianson
1925–1950United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Herman Ekern
1872–1954Lawyer, politician; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
Louise Erickson
1929–2016All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
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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. 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)
- Callista Gingrich: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman Ekern: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward E. Lyon: Sheppyhill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh H. Price: "The Los Angeles Times" (Los Angeles, CA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley R. Christianson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie Webb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest D. Nelson: scanned by Weatherman90, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons