//Creating an array containing names as string values
String[] names = new String[]{"laurence chen", "roman korchagin", "kyle huang"};
//Importing the array of names to 1st row and first column vertically
Cells cells = worksheet.getCells();
cells.importArray(names,0,0,false);
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ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
//Add few names to the list as string values