
Born near Carney: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Kimmie Meissner, was born in Towson, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Frank Zappa, with articles in 110 languages. No famous person’s birth in Carney is on record yet. Next door, the list for Perry Hall holds 2, Pete Caringi first.
What stands out about Carney’s famous people
Famous people born near Carney
Nobody born in Carney is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





John Rawls
1921–2002American philosopher, philosophy teacher


Chris Robinson
born 2000American film director and music video director

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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Perry Hall: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carney 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 (8)
- Michael Phelps: Agência Brasil Fotografias, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rawls: Published by the Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Photograph taken by Alec Rawls, John's son. The portrait was uncredited on the original dust jacket, but Alec is identified as its photographer on the copyright page of the 1994 German-lang…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Clancy: Gary Wayne Gilbert, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Ruth: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimmie Meissner: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bosley Crowther: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luigi Mangione: Surveillance camera in a subway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Kalisz: Oleg Bkhambri (Voltmetro), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons