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Photo: Tony Ragas · Public domainFamous people · Buras
2 famous people call Buras their birthplace
Duke Riley, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. One more name completes the list: James Wright. The oldest name on the list belongs to James Wright, born in 1991, the newest to Duke Riley, born in 1994. The longest list of any town in Louisiana belongs to Lake Charles, with 67.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Duke Riley
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1991
James Wright
Youngest
1994
Duke Riley
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Buras
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buras 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.