Famous people · Carroll
Born near Carroll: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, William Stokoe, was born in Lancaster, 12 mi away. Next door, the list for Whitefield holds 4, John G. Foster first. The best known of them is Bode Miller, with articles in 46 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Carroll.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Bode Miller
Best known
Bode Miller
in 46 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Carroll’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Carroll
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gaston Allaire
1916–2011Canadian musicologist, organist, pianist, composer, and music educator of American birth
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Famous people from the towns next door
Whitefield has the longest list next door: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carroll 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 (9)
- Bode Miller: Christian Jansky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor H. Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solon Irving Bailey: National Academy of Sciences – Annie J. Cannon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Stokoe: The original uploader was BrianRiley at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Weeks: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Durant: (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan Neely), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clement Calhoun Young: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Foster: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thaddeus S. C. Lowe: Pierce, C. C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons