#1Famous people · Hollister
12 famous people come from Hollister, Donald Blessing the best known
Most widely known is Donald Blessing, the American rower, with articles in 19 languages. Wes Hart, the American soccer player, comes second, with Bill Carey third. 5 were born in 1970 or later. The biggest group are athletes: 6.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Donald Blessing
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1875
Robert E. Swain
Youngest
1995
Conner Menez
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Hollister’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hollister’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hollister
First, Donald Blessing (19 languages), then Wes Hart (6) and Bill Carey (5).
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Known for
What Hollister is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hollister
9 more, 4 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Hollister home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Hollister, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hollister 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 (7)
- Donald Blessing: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Hart: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conner Menez: Orixbaseballclub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Aaron Bress: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald S. Bryan: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice T. Dooling Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert E. Swain: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons