#1Famous people · Hollis
14 famous people were born in Hollis, more of them athletes than in most towns
Lindy McDaniel, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 12 of them. From Gordon Nell in 1907 to Carl Henry in 1960, the births cover 53 years. Fewer than a quarter of the 304 towns in Oklahoma with famous people list more.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Lindy McDaniel
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Gordon Nell
Youngest
1960
Carl Henry
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Hollis’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hollis is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Hollis
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Hollis’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 7 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Hollis
Here are 11 more, born from 1907 to 1939.
Darrell Royal
1924–2012American college football player, college football coach, College Football Hall of Fame member
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hollis 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 (5)
- Lindy McDaniel: New York Yankees / Dexter Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrell Royal: ABC Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Heath: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Von McDaniel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Nell: Jword919, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons