#1Famous people · Carmel
Athletes stand out among the 13 famous people born in Carmel
The best known is the American artist Franklin Booth, with articles in 9 languages. Behind the leader come Zach Trotman and Cameron Schilling. The largest group, 9, was born since 1970. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 1.3 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Franklin Booth
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
Franklin Booth
Youngest
2001
Trey Galloway
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
7
notable residents
What stands out about Carmel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Carmel’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Carmel is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 2.3 times the usual share.
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 Carmel
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Carmel
10 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Carmel home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 7 in all, led by Rajeev Ram.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Indianapolis’, with 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carmel 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 (14)
- Franklin Booth: Alman & Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Trotman: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Schilling: Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keeley Dowling: Johnmaxmena2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Fetter: Dirk DBQ, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rajeev Ram: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scot Pollard: Original uploader was 8-Hype at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Allen: Tom Britt, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Irsay: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Vonnegut: Bernard Gotfryd / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Stout: Jill Krementz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Williamson: Scott Ellis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Harris: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eriq Zavaleta: Scott Calleja, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons