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Famous 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.

#1 best knownBarnum BrownScience & Medicine · 1873–1963
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Barnum Brown
in 34 Wikipedia languages
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1873
Barnum Brown
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Science & Medicine
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Barnum Brown#1
Science & Medicine

Barnum Brown

1873–1963

American paleontologist

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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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