#1Famous people · Carrollton
Carrollton’s famous people span 144 years: 6 births from 1840 to 1984
The best known is the confederate Army general John H. Kelly, with articles in 7 languages. Courtney Taylor is second and Homer H. Norton third. The largest group, 3, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The list’s best known name, John H. Kelly, dates from 1840.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
John H. Kelly
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
John H. Kelly
Youngest
1984
Courtney Taylor
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Carrollton
Two of the three are athletes.
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Sports
Homer H. Norton
1896–1965American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach
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Through the years
When Carrollton’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1840s, with 1 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Carrollton is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Carrollton
3 more, from 1862 to 1931.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carrollton and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- John H. Kelly: Original uploaded by Lordoliver (Transfered by Place Clichy), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons