#1Famous people · Runge
3 famous people were born in Runge
Articles in 9 languages make the American Roman Catholic bishop John Yanta the best known. Second place goes to the American baseball player Claude Davenport, third to Mike Gisler. Over 71 years of births, the list goes from Claude Davenport (1898) to Mike Gisler (1969). Beaumont’s 63 names make the longest list in Texas.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John Yanta
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
Claude Davenport
Youngest
1969
Mike Gisler
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Runge
John Yanta has articles in 9 languages, Claude Davenport in 3 and Mike Gisler in 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Runge 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 (2)
- John Yanta: Śląsk-Texas, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Davenport: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons