#1Writing & Arts
John L. Allen Jr.
1965–2026American journalist and writer
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Famous people · Hays
Of the 13 famous people born in Hays, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is John L. Allen Jr., the American journalist and writer, with articles in 17 languages. Second place goes to the American basketball player Ron Baker, third to Jeff Colyer. J. Nort Atkinson (1877) and Alex Delton (1996) mark the two ends of the list. The list is still growing: 4 were born since 1970.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
John L. Allen Jr.
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
J. Nort Atkinson
Youngest
1996
Alex Delton
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Hays’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hays’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Hays is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.5 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Hays
The three are covered in 17, 17 and 16 languages: John L. Allen Jr., Ron Baker and Jeff Colyer.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hays 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 (8)
- John L. Allen Jr.: John Allen or an associate, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Baker: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlies Gipson: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles R. Middleton: User:Visviva, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael L. Cowan: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tysyn Hartman: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Nort Atkinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons