#1Famous people · Holly Springs
3 famous people call Holly Springs their birthplace
Most widely known is C. J. Leslie, the American basketball player, with articles in 7 languages. Second place goes to the American basketball player Kiara Leslie, third to Hoke Norris. Cary’s list, next door, has 18 names, Claire Curzan first among them. The earliest on the list is Hoke Norris, born in 1913, and the youngest Kiara Leslie, born in 1995.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
C. J. Leslie
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Hoke Norris
Youngest
1995
Kiara Leslie
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Holly Springs
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Known for
What Holly Springs is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
A chosen home
Also called Holly Springs home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Holly Springs, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Cary has the longest list next door: 18.
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 (3)
- C. J. Leslie: Verse Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire Curzan: Tanis Coralee Leonhardi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conor Donovan: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons