#1Hickory Hills, birthplace of the American basketball player Max Strus
Max Strus, the American basketball player, was born in 1996. Their name appears in articles in 17 languages. The nearest list is next door in Palos Hills: one name, T. J. McFarland. Across Illinois, 779 towns list someone born there.

Born in Hickory Hills
#1Who’s the most famous person from Hickory Hills?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Hickory Hills’ most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Palos Hills’: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hickory Hills 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 (2)
- Max Strus: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. J. McFarland: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
