#1Famous people · Birmingham
2 famous people call Birmingham their birthplace
Most widely known is Dutch Leonard, the American baseball player, with articles in 5 languages. The only other name is the American correspondent Lynn Heinzerling. The oldest name on the list belongs to Dutch Leonard, born in 1892, the newest to Lynn Heinzerling, born in 1906. Famous people are on record for 718 of the towns in Ohio.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Dutch Leonard
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Dutch Leonard
Youngest
1906
Lynn Heinzerling
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Birmingham
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What Birmingham is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Birmingham 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)
- Dutch Leonard: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons