#1Famous people · Paola
7 famous people from Paola, many of them athletes
Lynn Dickey, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The first birth on record is Henry Salem Hubbell’s, in 1870, and the last Brian Shay’s, in 1977. Half or more of the towns in Kansas have no one on record, but this one has 12.1 for every 10,000 residents. Only 48 of the 330 towns in Kansas with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Lynn Dickey
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
Henry Salem Hubbell
Youngest
1977
Brian Shay
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Paola’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Paola is known for
Paola has 1.6× the usual share of athletes.
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 Paola
Lynn Dickey, Earl Eugene O'Connor and Henry Salem Hubbell are written about in 5, 4 and 4 languages.
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#2Politics & Law
Earl Eugene O'Connor
1922–1998United States federal judge
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#3Through the years
When Paola’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 1 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
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Everyone else born in Paola
A further 4 follow, born between 1897 and 1977.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paola 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 (5)
- Lynn Dickey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Eugene O'Connor: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Salem Hubbell: Henry Salem Hubbell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred O. Adams: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Wattelet: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons