#1Athletes stand out among the 6 famous people born in Holly Hill
Articles in 15 languages make the American baseball player Brett Gardner the best known. Births since 1970 account for 3 of the names. Jimmie Coker, born in 1936, is the earliest name and Alex Brown, born in 1996, the latest. The longest list of any town in South Carolina belongs to Florence, with 54.
What stands out about Holly Hill’s famous people
What Holly Hill is known for
Holly Hill has 2.3× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
When Holly Hill’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Holly Hill
Languages with an article: 15 for Brett Gardner, 9 for Willie Randolph, 3 for Jimmie Coker.
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#2Everyone else born in Holly Hill
3 more names, born between 1939 and 1996.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Holly Hill 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 (3)
- Brett Gardner: User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Randolph: Marylandstater, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Sweat: Carl D. Harris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons