
8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Carter
The nearest, Merrill Bradshaw, was born in Lyman, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Dana Perino, with articles in 24 languages. No famous person on record lists Carter as their birthplace yet. Cheyenne has the most of any town in Wyoming: 68.
What stands out about Carter’s famous people
Famous people born near Carter
Nobody born in Carter is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



John Buck
born 1980American baseball player, 2004-2014 major league catcher

Dana Perino
born 1972American conservative political commentator and the 24th White House Press Secretary


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carter 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 (6)
- Dana Perino: AndyHemmerCincinnati, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Herschler: Paul J. Harrington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Buck: slgckgc on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brady Poppinga: Ryan_Grant_handoff.jpg: Paul Kehrer derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merrill Bradshaw: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Poppinga: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons