#1Famous people · Amite City
10 famous people were born in Amite City, more of them athletes than in most towns
Articles in 11 languages make the American football player DeVonta Smith the best known. 5 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list comes to 24.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 4 in the typical town in Louisiana. Births since 1970 account for 3 of the names.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
DeVonta Smith
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr.
Youngest
1998
DeVonta Smith
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Amite City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Amite City’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Amite City is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Amite City
Two of the three are athletes.
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#2RP#3
Sports
Rufus Porter
born 1965Professional American football linebacker
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Amite City
Of the other 7, 5 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Amite City home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Amite City, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Amite City 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)
- DeVonta Smith: The University of Alabama, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lavelle White: Ralph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons