5 famous people were born in Hastings
Articles in 4 languages make the American football player Derrick Ramsey the best known. Ron Waller is second and Zack Bryant third. 2 were born in 1970 or later. Athletes make up the largest group, 5 of them.
What stands out about Hastings’ famous people
When Hastings’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Hastings
All three are athletes.
#3Everyone else born in Hastings
2 more, 2 of them athletes.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hastings 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)
- Zack Bryant: Savvasg21, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Harvey Jr.: David, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons