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William F. Dean
1899–1981United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people · Carlyle
The 7 famous people born in Carlyle, led by William F. Dean
At the top of the list is the united States Army Medal of Honor recipient William F. Dean, covered in 14 languages. James Donnewald is second and Edwin Ramsey third. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 4 of them. For every 10,000 residents the town has 23.5, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
William F. Dean
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1831
Joseph Alfred Slade
Youngest
1941
Pat Jarvis
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Carlyle
Three names lead: William F. Dean (14 languages), James Donnewald (4) and Edwin Ramsey (3).
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Through the years
When Carlyle’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1890s come out on top, with 1 births.
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What Carlyle is known for
3 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carlyle 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 (4)
- William F. Dean: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Donnewald: Illinois State Library: Illinois Blue Books (Illinois Digital Archives), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Alfred Slade: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patsy McGaffigan: Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons