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Famous people · Havana

3 famous people were born in Havana

Johnny Sain, the American baseball player and coach, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The American baseball player Jim Walkup ranks second, ahead of Jim Walkup. From Jim Walkup to Johnny Sain, the births on the list run from 1895 to 1917. In Arkansas, 244 towns have someone on the list.

#1 best knownJohnny SainSports · 1917–2006
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Johnny Sain
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Jim Walkup
Youngest
1917
Johnny Sain
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Havana

Johnny Sain, Jim Walkup and Jim Walkup are written about in 5, 2 and 2 languages.

Johnny Sain#1
Sports

Johnny Sain

1917–2006

American baseball player and coach

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JW#2
Sports

Jim Walkup

1895–1990

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JW#3
Sports

Jim Walkup

1909–1997

American MLB pitcher

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Havana 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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