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Famous people · Carlisle

2 famous people call Carlisle their birthplace

The best known is the united States Army Medal of Honor recipient Maurice Britt, with articles in 7 languages. The other is Mitch Petrus, the American football player. The list runs from Maurice Britt, born in 1919, to Mitch Petrus, born in 1987. No town in Arkansas lists more than Fort Smith, with 69.

#2 best knownMitch PetrusSports · 1987–2019
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Maurice Britt
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1919
Maurice Britt
Youngest
1987
Mitch Petrus
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known

Born in Carlisle

MB#1
Military

Maurice Britt

1919–1995

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Mitch Petrus#2
Sports

Mitch Petrus

1987–2019

American football player

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carlisle 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.

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