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Famous people · Reading

2 famous people were born in Reading

Most widely known is Keith Lincoln, the player of American football, with articles in 3 languages. Sidney Haight is the only other name on the list. The earliest on the list is Sidney Haight, born in 1847, and the youngest Keith Lincoln, born in 1939. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Keith Lincoln
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1847
Sidney Haight
Youngest
1939
Keith Lincoln
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in Reading

KL#1
Sports

Keith Lincoln

1939–2019

Player of American football

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SH#2
Notable

Sidney Haight

1847–1918

American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor

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