#1Famous people · New Haven
New Haven is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Bubbles Hargrave, the major League Baseball catcher, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The other is Pinky Hargrave, the American baseball player. Born in 1892, Bubbles Hargrave is the first name on record, and Pinky Hargrave, born in 1896, the most recent. Across the town line, Fort Wayne lists 52, Carole Lombard first.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Bubbles Hargrave
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Bubbles Hargrave
Youngest
1896
Pinky Hargrave
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in New Haven
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The neighbour with the most names is Fort Wayne, at 52.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Haven 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 (3)
- Bubbles Hargrave: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pinky Hargrave: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carole Lombard: Metro-Goldwy-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons