Famous people · Carey
Born near Carey: 21 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Paul Alfonsi, was born in Pence, 6 mi away. Next door, Hurley lists 5, led by Frank Olson. The best known of them is Al Rossi, with articles in 13 languages. 654 of the towns in Wisconsin list at least one person.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Al Rossi
Best known
Al Rossi
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Carey’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Carey
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Renee Ellmers
born 1964Former U.S. Representative from North Carolina
Raymond Joseph Cannon
1894–1951Politician, lawyer, baseball pitcher
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Hurley: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carey 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 (7)
- Frank Olson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Renee Ellmers: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lise Anne Couture: Alex Cao, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Joseph Cannon: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library, compiler. Democrat Printing Company (Madison, WI), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Ave: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. Gribble, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Alfonsi: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons