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Famous people · Carthage
5 famous people were born in Carthage from 1858 to 1971
At the top of the list is the American football player Garry Cobb, covered in 4 languages. George W. McIver, the US Army general, comes second, with Cornelia Petty Jerman third. The list’s best known name, Garry Cobb, dates from 1957. For every 10,000 residents there are 17.3 on the list, well above the typical North Carolina town’s 1.8.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Garry Cobb
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
George W. McIver
Youngest
1971
Joey Abs
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about Carthage’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Carthage’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1870s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsMilitaryPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Carthage
By how many languages cover them, Garry Cobb comes first (4), then George W. McIver (4) and Cornelia Petty Jerman (2).
#2CJ#3
Politics & Law
Cornelia Petty Jerman
1874–1946American suffragist and Democratic Party official
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Carthage is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Southern Pines’, at 7 names.
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 (2)
- George W. McIver: U.S. Army Signal Corps (1917), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Armelia McQueen: NBC Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons