#1Famous people · Carrollton
11 famous people from Carrollton, many of them athletes
Most widely known is Katie Meili, the American swimmer, with articles in 20 languages. More than half were born since 1970, 10 in all. The list comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Texas, at 0.7. The earliest on the list is Tom Vandergriff, born in 1926, and the youngest Beni Redzic, born in 2002.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Katie Meili
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1926
Tom Vandergriff
Youngest
2002
Beni Redzic
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Carrollton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Carrollton’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 4.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Carrollton is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Carrollton
Katie Meili leads with articles in 20 languages, ahead of Anthony Ampaipitakwong (10) and Tom Vandergriff (8).
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Everyone else born in Carrollton
The other 8 span the years 1984 to 2002.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Carrollton home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Carrollton, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Plano’s, at 33 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carrollton 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 (11)
- Katie Meili: Sgt. James K. McCann, U.S. Army, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Gonzalez: Tennessee Titans (4:36), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Garza: Noah Salzman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cherami Leigh: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Marchant: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rafael Bienvenido Cruz: Michael Vadon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin McHale: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Wariner: Thomas Faivre-Duboz, cropped by MachoCarioca from File:Wariner Paris 2006.jpg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannah Bilka: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamont Smith: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hanna Barker: Ozzeon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons