Famous people · Carbon Hill
Born near Carbon Hill: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Greg Washburn, from Coal City, 2 mi away. Doug Pinnick is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Next door, the list for Coal City holds 3, Greg Washburn first. No entry yet names Carbon Hill as a birthplace.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Doug Pinnick
Best known
Doug Pinnick
in 7 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Carbon Hill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Carbon Hill
Nobody born in Carbon Hill is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
John Mitchell
1870–1919(1870-1919) American labor leader
Dutch Lonborg
1898–1985American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
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The best known from each town bordering Carbon Hill.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carbon Hill 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 (4)
- Doug Pinnick: opethpainter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis M. Long: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mitchell: James E. Purdy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adelbert Althouse: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons