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Famous people · McKenzie

6 famous people were born in McKenzie, more of them athletes than in most towns

Grailey Berryhill is the best known, with articles in 3 languages. Second and third on the list are Les Bingaman and Drew Hayes. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 4 of them. Over 111 years of births, the list goes from H. T. Collier (1876) to Drew Hayes (1987).

#1 best knownGrailey BerryhillPolitics & Law · 1896–1976
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Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Grailey Berryhill
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
H. T. Collier
Youngest
1987
Drew Hayes
Most common field
Sports
5 people

What stands out about McKenzie’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What McKenzie is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.3 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 McKenzie

Athletes take two of the three places.

Grailey Berryhill#1
Politics & Law

Grailey Berryhill

1896–1976

American politician and gridiron football player

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Les Bingaman#2
Sports

Les Bingaman

1926–1970

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Drew Hayes#3
Sports

Drew Hayes

born 1987

American baseball player

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Through the years

When McKenzie’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1890s, at 1.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Drew HayesSam CostenTom WinsettLes Bingaman
SportsPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in McKenzie

Another 3, 3 of them athletes.

HC

H. T. Collier

1876–1935

American football player and coach, baseball player

Sam Costen

Sam Costen

1882–1955

Head college football coach for The Citadel Bulldogs

Tom Winsett

Tom Winsett

1909–1987

American baseball player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McKenzie 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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