Photo: New Orleans News Company, New Orleans · Public domainAvondale has yet to put a famous person on the list
The nearest list is next door in Harahan: 2 names, starting with Hank Lauricella. 233 of the towns in Louisiana list at least one person. 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 Avondale), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Avondale has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Avondale
Of the towns around it, Harahan has the most on record: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Avondale 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.