#1Famous people · Carmi
4 famous people were born in Carmi from 1850 to 1980
Most widely known is James R. Williams, the American politician, with articles in 5 languages. Second place goes to the American singer Anita Boyer, third to Josh Elder. More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all. James R. Williams, the best known, was born in 1850.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
James R. Williams
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
James R. Williams
Youngest
1980
Josh Elder
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Carmi
First, James R. Williams (5 languages), then Anita Boyer (3) and Josh Elder (3).
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#3Through the years
When Carmi’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1850s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Politics & LawMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Carmi is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Carmi
1 more, best known first.
Tony Brown
born 1961Former Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carmi 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 (2)
- James R. Williams: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Elder: Greg Edwards, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons