14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hollenberg
Harvey L. Vanier, born in Diller, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Clair Armstrong Callan, with articles in 5 languages. No famous person’s birth in Hollenberg is on record yet. 300 towns across Kansas can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Hollenberg’s famous people
Famous people born near Hollenberg
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Fred Luehring
1882–1981American sports coach and college athletics administrator



C. Lowell Harriss
1912–2009American university professor and economist


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hollenberg 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)
- Clair Armstrong Callan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lulu Grace Graves: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Hausman: Melissa from St. Paul, MN, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Wesch: Neoteny1963, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doyle Lade: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron McCandless: Doubleday, Page, & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons