
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Carroll Township
Coolio is the most widely known, written about in 63 languages. Closest of all is Mitch Daniels, from Monongahela, 1 mi away. Next door, Monessen lists 23, led by Coolio. No famous person on record lists Carroll Township as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Carroll Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Carroll Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Monessen lists the most people: 23.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carroll Township 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)
- Coolio: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian B. Anfinsen: Hubbard, Edward A.; National Institutes of Health, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shirley Jones: ABC Television Network., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Montana: photo taken by flcikr user Phil Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Griffey Jr.: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Daniels: White House., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Thomas: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig McCracken: Rfaust76, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Necciai: Stephen V. Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons




