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Famous people · Savannah

2 famous people call Savannah their birthplace

Milton L. Haney, the united States Army Medal of Honor recipient, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. The only other name is the American social reformer Sarah Hearst Black. Born in 1825, Milton L. Haney is the first name on record, and Sarah Hearst Black, born in 1846, the most recent. The longest list in Ohio is Warren’s, with 54 names.

#2 best knownSarah Hearst BlackPolitics & Law · born 1846
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notable people
Best known
Milton L. Haney
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1825
Milton L. Haney
Youngest
1846
Sarah Hearst Black
The best known

Born in Savannah

MH#1
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Milton L. Haney

1825–1922

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

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Sarah Hearst Black#2
Politics & Law

Sarah Hearst Black

born 1846

American social reformer

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Savannah 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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