#1Famous people · Carthage
6 famous people come from Carthage, James Comer the best known
James Comer, the American politician in Kentucky, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. Behind the leader come Kristin Gore and Robert L. Caruthers. From Robert L. Caruthers in 1800 to Kristin Gore in 1977, the births cover 177 years. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
James Comer
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1800
Robert L. Caruthers
Youngest
1977
Kristin Gore
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Carthage’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Carthage’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Carthage
Counted by languages, James Comer is ahead of Kristin Gore and Robert L. Caruthers: 15, 7 and 5.
#1KG#2
Writing & Arts
Kristin Gore
born 1977American writer; daughter of Al and Tipper Gore
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Carthage is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.4 times.
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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 (3)
- James Comer: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert L. Caruthers: Washington Bogart Cooper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn S. Anderson: Jkin50221, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons