Folger

Article summary

Folger is an English and German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Abiah Folger (1667–1752), mother of Benjamin Franklin * Abigail Folger (1943–1969), American civil rights activist * Alonzo Dillard Folger (1888–1941), American politician * Charles J. Folger (1818–1884), American politician * Dan Folger (1943–2006), American singer and songwriter * Emily Jordan Folger (1858–1936), Shakespeare scholar * Henry Clay Folger (1857–1930), founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library * J. A. Folger (1835–1889), founder of the Folgers Coffee Company * John Clifford Folger (1893–1981), United States Ambassador to Belgium (1957-59) * John Hamlin Folger (1880–1963), American politician and lawyer, United States Secretary of the Treasury * Jonas Folger (born 1993), German motorbike racer * Joseph P. Folger (21st century), American professor of communication * Mary Morrell Folger, grandmother of Benjamin Franklin, referenced in Moby Dick * Mayhew Folger (1774–1828), American whaler and grandfather of William M. Folger * Peter Folger (1905–1980), American businessperson * Peter Folger (Nantucket settler) (1617–1690), Baptist missionary, teacher, and surveyor, grandfather of Benjamin Franklin * Walter Folger Jr. (1765–1849), American politician * William M. Folger (1844–1928), United States Navy rear admiral and grandson of Mayhew Folger

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1. date of birth: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1145618790