Robert Noyce
1927–1990American physicist, engineer and entrepreneur (1927–1990), co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel
Famous people · Carman
Born near Carman: 8 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Robert Noyce, from Burlington, 6 mi away. 775 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names. Champaign City Township has the second-longest list in Illinois, after Alton, with 64.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Robert Noyce
Best known
Robert Noyce
in 50 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Carman
Nobody born in Carman is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carman 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 (6)
- Robert Noyce: Intel Free Press, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Carothers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aldo Leopold: Howard Zahniser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Warner: John Trainor (Flickr profile), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Frawley: KTTV, Los Angeles. This was a publicity photo for a local KTTV program. In the 1950s and 1960s, television stations, networks, studios and program sponsors often used advertising or publicity agencies to distribute promotional material. In this case…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Kelly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons