Famous people · Carlton
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Carlton
The nearest, Dustin Lind, was born in Florence, 4 mi away. The list for Carlton is empty for now. David Lynch is the most widely known, written about in 105 languages. The longest list of any town in Montana belongs to Missoula, with 70.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
David Lynch
Best known
David Lynch
in 105 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Carlton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Carlton
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Brian Schmidt
born 1967American-born Australian astrophysicist
Jeannette Rankin
1880–1973American congresswoman for Montana
Steve Bullock
born 1966American politician, lawyer, and the 24th Governor of Montana
Edward M. Catich
1906–1979American Roman Catholic priest, teacher, and calligrapher
Fred Thomas
born 1958American politician; member of the Montana Senate
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carlton 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 (12)
- David Lynch: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Schmidt: Tim Wetherell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeannette Rankin: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Carvey: TAS-C, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Bullock: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Allred: Lance Allred, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Metcalf: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William McPherson Allen: SDASM Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lee Gilbertson: Myceliamia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael D. Stevens: United States Army Multimedia and Visual Information Directorate, Pentagon Portrait Studio, Sgt. Justin Wagoner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward M. Catich: Rochester Institute of Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons