RD#1
Film, TV & Stage
Russell S. Doughten
1927–2013American Christian filmmaker
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4 famous people call Carlisle their birthplace
Most widely known is Russell S. Doughten, the American Christian filmmaker, with articles in 5 languages. Close behind are Forrest Shaklee and Les Deaton. Fewer than a quarter of the 472 towns in Iowa with famous people list more. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 9.4, close to the 11.1 of the typical Iowa town.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Russell S. Doughten
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Forrest Shaklee
Youngest
1927
Russell S. Doughten
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Carlisle
The three are covered in 5, 3 and 3 languages: Russell S. Doughten, Forrest Shaklee and Les Deaton.
FS#2
Business
Forrest Shaklee
1894–1985American chiropractor, philosopher and entrepreneur
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
LD#3
Through the years
When Carlisle’s famous people were born
Most were born between 1920 and 1969 (3); the busiest decade is the 1920s (3).
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What Carlisle is known for
Film, TV & Stage leads the fields, with 1 people.
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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.