#1Writing & Arts
Mary Hunter Austin
1868–1934Memoirist, novelist, poet, essayist, critic, playwright
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Famous people · Carlinville
Of the 11 famous people born in Carlinville, an unusual share are writers and artists
With articles in 16 languages, Mary Hunter Austin is the most widely known. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 6 in all. Only 103 of the 775 towns in Illinois with anyone on record list more. Charles Robertson, born in 1858, is the earliest name and Mark Juergensmeyer, born in 1940, the latest.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Mary Hunter Austin
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Charles Robertson
Youngest
1940
Mark Juergensmeyer
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Carlinville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Carlinville is known for
Carlinville has 7.6× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
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 Carlinville
Two of the three are writers and artists.
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#3Through the years
When Carlinville’s famous people were born
The 1850s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Carlinville
The rest number 8, with 3 soldiers and sailors among them.
Robert Bledsoe Mayfield
1869–1934Artist in late 19th century and early 20th century
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A chosen home
Also called Carlinville home
Born elsewhere, Deanna Demuzio lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carlinville 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 (11)
- Mary Hunter Austin: Charles F. Lummis Uploader Telrúnya 16:02, 16 May 2008 (UTC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Juergensmeyer: Fred B. Worley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter F. Mack, Jr.: Campaign card (detail), 1950-1962, Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred R. Page: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McAuley Palmer: U. S. Army Signal Corps., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Robertson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Stratton Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Boring: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Howland Sargent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Bledsoe Mayfield: Robert Bledsoe Mayfield, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Mounts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons