#1Film, TV & Stage
Travis Knight
born 1973American animator, producer, director, and former rapper
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Famous people · Hillsboro
16 famous people from Hillsboro, many of them musicians
Best known of all is Travis Knight, written about in 21 languages. Close behind are Savannah Outen and Kelly AuCoin. Between 1920 and 1969, 7 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1904, Mary Kirkwood is the first name on record, and Kris Crummett, born in 2000, the most recent.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Travis Knight
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Mary Kirkwood
Youngest
2000
Kris Crummett
Most common field
Music
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Hillsboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hillsboro is known for
Hillsboro has 4.6× the usual share of musicians.
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 Hillsboro’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 3.
MusicSportsFilm, TV & StageBusinessWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hillsboro
Travis Knight, Savannah Outen and Kelly AuCoin are written about in 21, 15 and 13 languages.
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Everyone else born in Hillsboro
Another 13, the earliest born in 1904.
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A chosen home
Also called Hillsboro home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Hillsboro, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Aloha’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hillsboro 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 (7)
- Travis Knight: Thierry Sollerot from Vernon (Eure, Hte Normandie), FRANCE, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Savannah Outen: Steven Kona Simao, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly AuCoin: Lesaucoin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Fisher: BlueCornPie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sydney Collins: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tinker Hatfield: Jimmka89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Backman: slgckgc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons