Sometimes ODELLs become famous! (At the moment this list is limited to posthumous tributes)

• Allan Odell - A tribute to the originator of the Burma-Shave shave signs, the inspirational messages that flanked many US highways before the 2WW.
• Benjamin Baker Odell Jr. - Short official note about this congressman and twice-elected governor of New York who (rumour has it) nearly became vice-president. (d. 1926)
• George Washington Odell, John Henry Odell and Caleb Sherwood Odell - A story of three organ enthusiasts and the business they founded. (Caleb d. 1944, William d.1979)
• Jack Odell - A small piece about the last surviving passenger of the Titanic. (d. 1995)
• Jonathan Odell (Rev Dr.) - Note about this minister, author and spy, who became the first provincial secretary of New Brunswick, Canada (d. 1818) and is the Odell behind Odell park in Fredericton.
• Noel Odell - The geologist and mountain climber who was on Everest with Mallory and Irving and produced an account of their last moments. (d. ?)
• Scott O'Dell - Just one of many pages about this author who received the Newbery Medal, the Hans Christian Anderson Award for lifetime achievement, and gave his own name to a new award.

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