There's a general rule of thumb -- if who the person was is newsworthy in an dof itself, or changes the meaning or context of a story, then use the name in a lede (e.g., Lady Gaga, President Obama, ect.).
If the name is -- with all due respect -- some average Joe that your readers likely couldn't identify by name, then it's probably okay to identify the person in the lede in the generic (e.g., a 41-year-old Haslett man) and then use the name in a second reference (Omar Sofradzija).
An exception to this rule? When you do an anecdotal or more personalized type of lede.
Today was supposed to be a happy occasion for Sara Howard. But instead she is mouring her fiance . . .
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