#1Famous people · Havana
Havana is the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known is the American politician Loren E. Wheeler, with articles in 5 languages. Fred Beck and Roy Hamey follow. For every 10,000 residents the town has 10, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Loren E. Wheeler
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1862
Loren E. Wheeler
Youngest
1902
Roy Hamey
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Havana
Athletes take two of the three places.
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What Havana is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
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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.
Photo credits (2)
- Loren E. Wheeler: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Beck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons