Famous people · Cankton
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cankton
The best known of them is Armand Duplantis, with articles in 51 languages. The nearest, Rockin' Dopsie, was born in Carencro, 5 mi away. 229 towns across Louisiana can name a famous person born there. No famous person’s birth in Cankton is on record yet.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Armand Duplantis
Best known
Armand Duplantis
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cankton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cankton
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Daniel Cormier
born 1979American sport wrestler and mixed martial artist
Johnnie Allan
born 1938American rock musician and pioneer of the swamp pop musical genre
Charles Michael Jarrell
born 1940American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Victoria Reggie Kennedy
born 1954American attorney and diplomat
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cankton and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (22)
- Armand Duplantis: Peter Arnold, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Addison Rae: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danneel Ackles: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dustin Poirier: TheDurandal42, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Landry: DHSgov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Cormier: X2o, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rod Milburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Hayes: CraigShipp.com Photos - Events / People / Places' photostream, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ali Landry: Luke Ford, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- John Breaux: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Illinois Jacquet: Gottlieb, William P., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winsor Harmon: Robin Kamphuis, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Brooks: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Nash: Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Reggie Kennedy: Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachary Richard: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre B. Roman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris John: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Delhomme: Ed Schipul, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kidd Jordan: Doug Anderson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Swinney: Homer Louisiana High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keon Coleman: Porsha Auzenne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons