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Famous people · Ravenna

2 famous people call Ravenna their birthplace

At the top of the list is the united States federal judge John Coleman Pickett, covered in 4 languages. The only other name is the American professional wrestler and dog breeder John Pesek. The list runs from John Pesek, born in 1894, to John Coleman Pickett, born in 1896. In all of Nebraska, the famous people on record come from 246 towns.

#1 best knownJohn Coleman PickettPolitics & Law · 1896–1983
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
John Coleman Pickett
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
John Pesek
Youngest
1896
John Coleman Pickett
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
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Born in Ravenna

John Coleman Pickett#1
Politics & Law

John Coleman Pickett

1896–1983

United States federal judge

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JP#2
Sports

John Pesek

1894–1978

American professional wrestler and dog breeder

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