#1Famous people · Fort Carson
The 6 famous people born in Fort Carson, led by Khiry Shelton
The best known is the American soccer player Khiry Shelton, with articles in 12 languages. 5 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. From Michael Schraa to Kylee Shook, the births on the list run from 1961 to 1998. More are athletes than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Khiry Shelton
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1961
Michael Schraa
Youngest
1998
Kylee Shook
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Fort Carson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Fort Carson’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Fort Carson
Two of the three are athletes.
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#2
#3Known for
What Fort Carson is known for
Fort Carson has 1.4× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Fort Carson
Still to come: 3 more, from 1961 to 1986.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Carson 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 (4)
- Khiry Shelton: Arturo Pardavila III from Hoboken, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kylee Shook: YESNetwork, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Grimm: Fyunck(click), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Watts: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons