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3 famous people were born in Cuba

Most widely known is Harry K. Newburn, the American educator, with articles in 3 languages. Second and third on the list are Paul H. Landis and William Harrison Nebergall. The list runs from Paul H. Landis, born in 1901, to William Harrison Nebergall, born in 1914. Alton has the most of any town in Illinois: 65.

#1 best knownHarry K. NewburnNotable · 1906–1974
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Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Harry K. Newburn
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Paul H. Landis
Youngest
1914
William Harrison Nebergall
The best known

Born in Cuba

Ranked by languages covered: Harry K. Newburn with 3, then Paul H. Landis with 3 and William Harrison Nebergall with 1.

Harry K. Newburn#1
Notable

Harry K. Newburn

1906–1974

American educator

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
PL#2
Notable

Paul H. Landis

1901–1985

American sociologist

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
William Harrison Nebergall#3
Science & Medicine

William Harrison Nebergall

1914–1978

Chemist

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cuba 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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