#1Famous people · Rolla
Rolla is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Articles in 8 languages make the American lawyer and politician Allen I. Olson the best known. The next two names are Craig Disher and Kevin Kakela. Allen I. Olson (1938) and Kevin Kakela (1960) mark the two ends of the list. Fewer than a quarter of the 130 towns in North Dakota with famous people list more.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Allen I. Olson
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1938
Allen I. Olson
Youngest
1960
Kevin Kakela
The best known
Born in Rolla
The three are covered in 8, 2 and 2 languages: Allen I. Olson, Craig Disher and Kevin Kakela.
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What Rolla is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rolla 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 (1)
- Allen I. Olson: North Dakota. Dept. of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons