#1Famous people · Olyphant
9 famous people from Olyphant, many of them athletes
Most widely known is Pat Crowley, the American actress, with articles in 23 languages. Behind the leader come Nestor Chylak and Danny Smick. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 6 in all. The list runs from Mike Gazella, born in 1895, to Edward Staback, born in 1937.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Pat Crowley
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Mike Gazella
Youngest
1937
Edward Staback
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Olyphant’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Olyphant is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.6 times.
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 Olyphant
Two of the three are athletes.
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#2Sports
Nestor Chylak
1922–1982American umpire in Major League Baseball
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Through the years
When Olyphant’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1920s, at 4.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Olyphant
Of the other 6, 3 are athletes.
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The longest list nearby is Jessup’s, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Olyphant 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)
- Pat Crowley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nestor Chylak: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Kotys: Cleveland News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Gazella: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Arthur Watres: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Carl Rowinski: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Minish: The Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons