#1Famous people · Bogalusa
32 famous people were born in Bogalusa, more of them athletes than in most towns
The best known is the african-american blues musician Professor Longhair, with articles in 20 languages. Behind the leader come Yusef Komunyakaa and Brandon Taylor. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 20 in all. The oldest name on the list belongs to Charles Armstrong, born in 1914, the newest to JayDaYoungan, born in 1998.
Born here
32
notable people
Best known
Professor Longhair
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Charles Armstrong
Youngest
1998
JayDaYoungan
Most common field
Sports
20 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Bogalusa’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bogalusa’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 7 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bogalusa is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.8 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 Bogalusa
By how many languages cover them, Professor Longhair comes first (20), then Yusef Komunyakaa (16) and Brandon Taylor (6).
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Everyone else born in Bogalusa
Here are 29 more, born from 1914 to 1998.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Bogalusa home
Born elsewhere, Jared Y. Sanders Jr. lived here.
Jared Y. Sanders Jr.
1892–1960American lawyer, politician and United States Army officer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bogalusa 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 (7)
- Professor Longhair: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Taylor: Matthew Tosh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald Fields: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Mizell: Ktkvtsh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Taylor: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Brumfield: Best Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Y. Sanders Jr.: "Fort Worth Star-Telegram" (Fort Worth, TX)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons