Famous people · Carrsville
Born near Carrsville: 29 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is William Augustus Ayres, from Elizabethtown, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Oscar Micheaux, with articles in 21 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Carrsville. The longest list in Kentucky is Covington’s, with 54 names.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Oscar Micheaux
Best known
Oscar Micheaux
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Carrsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Carrsville
The 29 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Green Berry Raum
1829–1909Union United States Army general and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carrsville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (21)
- Oscar Micheaux: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mason Ramsey: Cornberd, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Hodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Wilson: Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James L. Alcorn: Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ollie Murray James: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Cruce: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel H. Piles: University of Washington Libraries, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Steele: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Malone: Souvenir booklet about Poro College Company, St. Louis (1920-1927)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Walker: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel S. Marshall: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Augustus Ayres: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank C. Millspaugh: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Wampler: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Green Berry Raum: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Dickey Henderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard W. Johnson: Alden Finney Brooks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Wilshire: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Given Campbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rip Wheeler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons