
Born near Carlton: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Franklin’s list, next door, has one name: John E. Cashman. The nearest, Alvin Edward O'Konski, was born in Kewaunee, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Zack Snyder, with articles in 58 languages. No famous person’s birth in Carlton is on record yet.
What stands out about Carlton’s famous people
Famous people born near Carlton
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Lary J. Swoboda
1939–2012Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; schoolteacher




James L. Perry
born 1948American professor of public and environmental affairs



Charles Francis Laseron
1887–1959Australian malacologist, stamp dealer and philatelist of American origin







Curly Lambeau
1898–1965American football player, coach, and executive
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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carlton 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 (15)
- Zack Snyder: Elen Nivrae at https://www.flickr.com/photos/nivrae/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Shalhoub: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin MacLeod: Kevin MacLeod, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay DeMerit: Djdannyp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mona Simpson: Rodrigo Fernández, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Clarke: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Walsh: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curly Lambeau: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merta Sterling: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Francis Laseron: Frank Hurley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guila Bustabo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Wojta: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Edward O'Konski: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Lee: Rafael Rezende from BHZ, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Frank Aldrich: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons