#1Famous people · Alexandria
Leaders stand out among the 44 famous people born in Alexandria
At the top of the list is the American actress Faith Ford, covered in 27 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 25 of them. Only 3 of the 243 towns in Louisiana with anyone on record list more. For every 10,000 residents there are 10 on the list, well above the typical Louisiana town’s 4.
Born here
44
notable people
Best known
Faith Ford
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1808
James Madison Wells
Youngest
1992
Imoan Claiborne
Most common field
Sports
14 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Alexandria’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Alexandria is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.5 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Alexandria’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 9 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusinessMusicNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Alexandria
Performers take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in Alexandria
Of the other 41, 14 are leaders.
John Ardoin
1935–2001Music critic of The Dallas Morning News for thirty-two years
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
James C. Bolton
1899–1974BusinessWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Alexandria home
Born elsewhere, Jewel Prestage lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alexandria 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 (8)
- Faith Ford: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muse Watson: PRINCESS THEATER - Raising the Curtain, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Markel Brown: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Madison Wells: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen E. Woodiwiss: Photo by Joan Bingham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arna Bontemps: Carl Van Vechten / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph E. Ransdell: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cooksey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons