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Famous people · Hayneville

2 famous people call Hayneville their birthplace

Ruth Reese leads the list, covered in 7 languages. The list has one more: the American baseball player Billy Parker. Births span 1921 to 1942, from Ruth Reese to Billy Parker. Across Alabama, 297 towns list someone born there.

#1 best knownRuth ReeseMusic · 1921–1990
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ruth Reese
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1921
Ruth Reese
Youngest
1942
Billy Parker
Most common field
Music
1 people
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Born in Hayneville

Ruth Reese#1
Music

Ruth Reese

1921–1990

American-Norwegian singer, poet, and civil rights activist

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Billy Parker#2
Sports

Billy Parker

1942–2003

American baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hayneville 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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