#1Writing & Arts
Ida B. Wells
1862–1931American journalist and civil rights activist
49 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Holly Springs
15 famous people come from Holly Springs, Ida B. Wells the best known
The best known is the American journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells, with articles in 49 languages. The next two names are Syl Johnson and Shepard Smith. Ida B. Wells (1862) and Elise Jordan (1990) mark the two ends of the list. Between 1920 and 1969, 6 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Ida B. Wells
in 49 Wikipedia languages
First
1862
Ida B. Wells
Youngest
1990
Elise Jordan
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
What stands out about Holly Springs’ famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Holly Springs
Ranked by languages covered: Ida B. Wells with 49, then Syl Johnson with 14 and Shepard Smith with 11.
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#2Music
Syl Johnson
1936–2022American blues and soul singer and record producer
14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Film, TV & Stage
Shepard Smith
born 1964American television news anchor for Fox News and CNBC
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Holly Springs’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 3.
Writing & ArtsMusicPolitics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Holly Springs is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 3.7 times.
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The other 12 span the years 1874 to 1990.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Holly Springs 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)
- Ida B. Wells: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Syl Johnson: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shepard Smith: Leon County Sheriff's Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cassi Davis: wbls1075nyc, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wall Doxey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. H. Crump: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Freeman Clark: William Merritt Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Fitch: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons