Famous people · Carney
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Carney
Closest of all is Mike Preaseau, from Powers, 7 mi away. Lyle Mays is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. No entry yet names Carney as a birthplace. The longest list in Michigan is Dearborn’s, with 63 names.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Lyle Mays
Best known
Lyle Mays
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Carney’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Carney
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Deb Baker
born 1953American mystery writer from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
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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 (7)
- Lyle Mays: Carlo "Granchius" Bonini, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Van Damme: The original uploader was Alaman at German Wikipedia. (Original text: Alaman), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Bissell: Dominic "Count3D" Dobrzensky, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger H. Zion: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albin Walter Norblad Jr.: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Luecke: "Detroit Free Press" (Detroit, MI)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deb Baker: =Sheila Connolly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons