#1Ruth Reese
1921–1990American-Norwegian singer, poet, and civil rights activist
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
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.


#1American-Norwegian singer, poet, and civil rights activist
#2Musicians are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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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.