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Photo: bogdanstepniak · CC BY 3.0Famous people · Carol Stream
2 famous people were born in Carol Stream
Austin Gomez, the Mexican-American wrestler, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The other is Randy Merkel, the American soccer player. Births span 1976 to 1998, from Randy Merkel to Austin Gomez. Next door, Wheaton lists 25, led by Grote Reber.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Austin Gomez
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1976
Randy Merkel
Youngest
1998
Austin Gomez
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Carol Stream
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Around it, Wheaton has the most people on record, 25 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carol Stream 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)
- Grote Reber: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Dunham: Phyllis Twachtman, New York World Telegram & Sun, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Kumerow: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quinn Priester: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons