#1Famous people · Carthage
Performers stand out among the 27 famous people born in Carthage
Articles in 31 languages make the American astronaut Janet L. Kavandi the best known. 15 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 17.3 on the list, well above the typical Missouri town’s 1.2. Fewer than a quarter of the 385 towns in Missouri with famous people list more.
Born here
27
notable people
Best known
Janet L. Kavandi
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1871
Linnaeus N. Hines
Youngest
1999
Arkell Smith
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Carthage’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Carthage is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Carthage
The three are covered in 31, 14 and 11 languages: Janet L. Kavandi, Preston Lacy and Carl Hubbell.
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#3Through the years
When Carthage’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Carthage
The other 24 span the years 1871 to 1999.
Stewart Ferguson
1900–1955Basketball and American-football coach of the early 20th century
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carthage 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 (12)
- Janet L. Kavandi: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Lacy: Thomas Love Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Hubbell: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Celia Kaye: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Newell: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Hackett: Monogram Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Crowe: Bones Donovan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe J. Manlove: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Livingstone: U.S. Navy photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Felix Wright: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arkell Smith: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linnaeus N. Hines: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons