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Luther Johnson
1939–2022American Chicago blues singer and guitarist
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Famous people · Itta Bena
4 famous people call Itta Bena their birthplace
Most widely known is Luther Johnson, the American Chicago blues singer and guitarist, with articles in 8 languages. Pervis Spann is second and Andre Allen third. The earliest on the list is Pervis Spann, born in 1932, and the youngest Andre Allen, born in 1973. The biggest group are musicians: 2.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Luther Johnson
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1932
Pervis Spann
Youngest
1973
Andre Allen
Most common field
Music
2 people
The best known
Born in Itta Bena
Three names lead: Luther Johnson (8 languages), Pervis Spann (4) and Andre Allen (1).
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Through the years
When Itta Bena’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
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What Itta Bena is known for
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Everyone else born in Itta Bena
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Itta Bena 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 (1)
- Luther Johnson: Lioneldecoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons