#1Famous people · Carbondale
Carbondale has just one famous person to its name: Barnum Brown
Barnum Brown, the American paleontologist, was born in 1873. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 34 languages. 332 of the towns in Kansas list at least one person.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Barnum Brown
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Barnum Brown
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Carbondale
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carbondale 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.
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- Barnum Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons