Photo: Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0Carthage has yet to put a famous person on the list
Champion, which borders it, has 4 on its list, the best known George E. Spencer. Across New York, the lists cover 1,278 towns. The longest list in New York is New York City’s, with 99 names. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Carthage), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Carthage has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Carthage
Around it, Champion has the most people on record, 4 of them.
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 (4)
- George E. Spencer: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Homan: CBP Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Hazen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zeboim Cartter Patten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons