#1Famous people · Carbondale
Of the 38 famous people born in Carbondale, an unusual share are musicians
Articles in 46 languages make the American actress Laurie Metcalf the best known. The next two names are Paul Gilbert and Agnes Ayres. Between 1920 and 1969, 15 were born, the most of any period. The list is still growing: 14 were born since 1970.
Born here
38
notable people
Best known
Laurie Metcalf
in 46 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
John Alexander Logan Jr.
Youngest
1998
Wan Kuzain
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Carbondale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Carbondale’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 7 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicineNotableMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Carbondale is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is musicians, at 1.9 times.
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 Carbondale
The three are covered in 46, 33 and 29 languages: Laurie Metcalf, Paul Gilbert and Agnes Ayres.
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Everyone else born in Carbondale
35 more, from 1865 to 1998.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Carbondale home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Carbondale, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carbondale 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 (15)
- Laurie Metcalf: LaurieMetcalfFeb08.jpg: John Harrison derivative work: Rossrs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Agnes Ayres: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Falcone: eva rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Dentmon: Augustas Didžgalvis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Trumbauer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Hudson: Kevin_garnett_free_throw.jpg: Bradley P. Johnson derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hala Alyan: Serine Ben Brahim, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sola Abolaji: The original uploader was Wjarrettc at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wan Kuzain: United States Embassy Kuala Lumpur, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Raff: Kmcrober, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Kim: UrbanPromise, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lansing Campbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Andrew Doyle: Sgt. Anna Pol, U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Coss: Bernard Pollack, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Berry: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons