#1Famous people · Olney
Athletes stand out among the 8 famous people born in Olney
Most widely known is Bob Lilly, the American football player, with articles in 10 languages. Bill W. Clayton is second and Bob Oliver third. Between 1920 and 1969, 7 were born, the most of any period. Over 45 years of births, the list goes from George D. Keathley (1917) to Kyle Clifton (1962).
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Bob Lilly
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
George D. Keathley
Youngest
1962
Kyle Clifton
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Olney’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Olney is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 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 Olney
Two of the three are athletes.
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Politics & Law
Bill W. Clayton
1928–2007Texas politician, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Through the years
When Olney’s famous people were born
The 1930s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Olney 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 (2)
- Bob Lilly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George D. Keathley: Buffs at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons