Supple's, J., Sons Mercantile Company, Ltd. · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0Bayou Goula has yet to put a famous person on the list
In Louisiana, 259 towns have someone on the list. Lake Charles’ 67 names make the longest list in Louisiana. 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 Bayou Goula), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Bayou Goula has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bayou Goula 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.