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Famous people · Caro
6 famous people were born in Caro
The best known is the American basketball player Josh Asselin, with articles in 8 languages. The American historian Bessie Louise Pierce ranks second, ahead of Maynard Harrison Smith. In the age of mills and railroads, 3 were born, the most of any period. Nehemiah Kish, born in 1980, is the youngest, and Bessie Louise Pierce, born in 1888, the first on record.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Josh Asselin
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Bessie Louise Pierce
Youngest
1980
Nehemiah Kish
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Caro
The three are covered in 8, 5 and 4 languages: Josh Asselin, Bessie Louise Pierce and Maynard Harrison Smith.
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Maynard Harrison Smith
1911–1984Air Force Medal of Honor recipient
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Caro’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 2 births.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryFilm, TV & Stage
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What Caro is known for
Share of Caro’s famous people in each field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Caro 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.
Photo credits (2)
- Maynard Harrison Smith: The original uploader was Cfpresley at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Snowmanradio at en.wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allison Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons