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Famous people · Onida

Onida is the birthplace of 3 famous people

Curt Byrum, the professional golfer, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The next two names are Ray Jennison and Tom Byrum. From Ray Jennison in 1910 to Tom Byrum in 1960, the births cover 50 years. The longest list of any town in South Dakota belongs to Sioux Falls, with 54.

#2 best knownRay JennisonSports · 1910–1990
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Curt Byrum
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
Ray Jennison
Youngest
1960
Tom Byrum
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Onida

Counted by languages, Curt Byrum is ahead of Ray Jennison and Tom Byrum: 3, 3 and 2.

CB#1
Sports

Curt Byrum

born 1958

Professional golfer

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Ray Jennison#2
Sports

Ray Jennison

1910–1990

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
TB#3
Sports

Tom Byrum

born 1960

Professional golfer

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Onida 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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