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John Henry Barbee
1905–1964American Delta blues singer and guitarist
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Famous people · Henning
5 famous people were born in Henning
John Henry Barbee, the American Delta blues singer and guitarist, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are George W. Haley and Jim Hickman. The first birth on record is Noah Lewis’, in 1895, and the last Ramon Foster’s, in 1986. The longest list of any town in Tennessee belongs to Chattanooga, with 56.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
John Henry Barbee
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Noah Lewis
Youngest
1986
Ramon Foster
Most common field
Music
2 people
The best known
Born in Henning
John Henry Barbee leads with articles in 6 languages, ahead of George W. Haley (4) and Jim Hickman (4).
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#3Through the years
When Henning’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1900s, with 1 people born in that decade.
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What Henning is known for
Musicians are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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The other 2 span the years 1895 to 1986.
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Close by, the fullest list is Ripley’s, at 13 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Henning 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 (4)
- Jim Hickman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noah Lewis: Herald Mosley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ramon Foster: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sleepy John Estes: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons