Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: Basketball or Heinz?
Heinz came first, in 1869 (founded). Basketball followed 22 years later, in 1891 (invented).
- Second1891
Basketball
sport · inventedJames Naismith invented basketball in 1891 using peach baskets, which stayed in use until 1906.
- First1869
Heinz
company · foundedHeinz began in 1869, when Henry Heinz sold horseradish made from his mother's recipe.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.