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Famous people · Hennessey

The 4 famous people born in Hennessey, led by Nicki Aycox

The best known is the American actress Nicki Aycox, with articles in 30 languages. Homer Paine is second and Dutch Strauss third. The oldest name on the list belongs to Dutch Strauss, born in 1897, the newest to Nicki Aycox, born in 1975. Per head, the list is long: 15.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Oklahoma has 6.2.

#4 best knownLeon CrosswhiteSports · born 1951
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Nicki Aycox
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Dutch Strauss
Youngest
1975
Nicki Aycox
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Hennessey

Athletes take two of the three places.

NA#1
Film, TV & Stage

Nicki Aycox

1975–2022

American actress

30 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
HP#2
Sports

Homer Paine

1923–2010

American football player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DS#3
Sports

Dutch Strauss

1897–1969

American football player

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Hennessey’s famous people were born

The 1970s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Leon Crosswhite
SportsFilm, TV & Stage

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Hennessey is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.1 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Hennessey

1 more, best known first.

Leon Crosswhite

Leon Crosswhite

born 1951

American football player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hennessey 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.

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