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Famous people · Athens

No famous person yet from Athens

233 towns in Louisiana have at least one famous person on record. Lake Charles has the most of any town in Louisiana: 67. After Lake Charles, the next longest list in Louisiana is Monroe’s, with 52.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Athens), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Athens has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Athens

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Athens 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.