#1Famous people · Olean
Writers and artists stand out among the 26 famous people born in Olean
At the top of the list is the American actor Jeff Fahey, covered in 37 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 14 of them. The first birth on record is Augustus Barrows’, in 1838, and the last Bryan Hodgson’s, in 1987. Only 60 of the 1,258 towns in New York with anyone on record list more.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Jeff Fahey
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1838
Augustus Barrows
Youngest
1987
Bryan Hodgson
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
What stands out about Olean’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Olean is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 1.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Olean’s famous people were born
The 1930s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsFilm, TV & StageNotableScience & MedicineMusicFaithMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Olean
Counted by languages, Jeff Fahey is ahead of Louis Zamperini and Larry Trask: 37, 29 and 9.
#1
#2Sports
Louis Zamperini
1917–2014Italian-American middle distance runner and World War II veteran
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Everyone else born in Olean
Another 23, 8 of them leaders.
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Nearby, Portville has the most on record, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Olean 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 (14)
- Jeff Fahey: photo taken by flickr user photoren, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Zamperini: Floatjon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Johnston: Jamie Chapman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James F. Hastings: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward M. Gabriel: USDAgov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Serl: Alexandreggsb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Rinaldi: Jrr091784, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Hodgson: Keiteay, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brynja McDivitt Booth: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Davidson: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Holcomb: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- JG Faherty: JG Faherty, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Butts: U.S. Geological Survey taken in 1901, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Jacob Cole: Artist: Othmar J. Hoffler (1893-1954), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons