#1Famous people · Carrollton
15 famous people were born in Carrollton, more of them athletes than in most towns
Articles in 8 languages make the American basketball player Corey Crowder the best known. Close behind are Jonathan Jones and Dontavius Russell. Between 1920 and 1969, 7 were born, the most of any period. Births since 1970 account for 6 of the names.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Corey Crowder
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Julian Hoke Harris
Youngest
1999
Dylan Parham
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Carrollton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Carrollton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1990s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Carrollton is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Carrollton
All three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Carrollton
Here are 12 more, born from 1906 to 1999.
Hollis L. Harris
1931–2016President of Delta Air Lines, CEO of Continental Airlines, CEO of Air Canada, CEO of World Airways
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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 (4)
- Corey Crowder: René Hourdry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Jones: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dontavius Russell: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hollis L. Harris: Dsdugan, CC0, Wikimedia Commons