Famous people · Carbon
Born near Carbon: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Johnny Carson, born in Corning, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Henry A. Wallace, with articles in 71 languages. Famous people are on record for 453 of the towns in Iowa. No famous person on record lists Carbon as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Henry A. Wallace
Best known
Henry A. Wallace
in 71 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Carbon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Carbon
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Henry A. Wallace
1888–1965American politician (1888–1965); Vice President of the United States from 1941 to 1945
Marcia Wallace Peams
1942–2013American actress and comedian
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carbon and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Henry A. Wallace: Photo copyrighted by D.N. Townsend; no renewal in the U.S. Copyright Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Carson: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcia Wallace Peams: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Lawrence Whipple: UCLA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joni Ernst: United States Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Maxwell: ABC Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julee Cruise: Bertrand from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons