Famous people · Franklin
Born near Franklin: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Across the town line, Spring Green lists 5, Brandon Gilbeck first. Closest of all is Brandon Gilbeck, from Spring Green, 8 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Franklin. Skylar Grey is the most widely known, written about in 44 languages.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Skylar Grey
Best known
Skylar Grey
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Franklin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Franklin
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jerry L. O'Connor
born 195321st century American politician
Alexander Wetmore
1886–1978American ornithologist and avian paleontologist
August Derleth
1909–1971American novelist, short story writer, poet, editor, and anthologist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Spring Green has the longest list next door: 5.
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)
- Skylar Grey: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- August Derleth: Ephraim Burt Trimpey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Weaver: Donald Cooksey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marissa Bode: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Briggs: Copyrighted to Underwood & Underwood in 1922., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Gilbeck: Basketinside il basket a 360°, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Weston: Violetwood, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons