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Famous people · Cotton Valley

2 famous people call Cotton Valley their birthplace

With articles in 3 languages, Frank Levingston is the most widely known. The other is John Cecil Jones, the American lynching victim. From Frank Levingston to John Cecil Jones, the births on the list run from 1905 to 1915. Lake Charles has the most of any town in Louisiana: 67.

#1 best knownFrank LevingstonMilitary · 1905–2016
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Frank Levingston
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
Frank Levingston
Youngest
1915
John Cecil Jones
Most common field
Military
2 people
The best known

Born in Cotton Valley

Frank Levingston#1
Military

Frank Levingston

1905–2016
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JJ#2
Military

John Cecil Jones

1915–1946

American lynching victim

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cotton Valley 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.

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