Famous people · Egan
Born near Egan: 34 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is George Stanley, from Iota, 5 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Egan is on record yet. The best known of them is Chris Duhon, with articles in 19 languages. Lake Charles’ 67 names make the longest list in Louisiana.
Born nearby
34
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Chris Duhon
Best known
Chris Duhon
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Egan’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Egan
Nobody born in Egan is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Victoria Reggie Kennedy
born 1954American attorney and diplomat
Johnnie Allan
born 1938American rock musician and pioneer of the swamp pop musical genre
David Lawrence
1959–2017American basketball coach and basketball player
Marc Savoy
born 1940American musician; builder and player of the Cajun accordion
Ezola B. Foster
1938–2018American politician, activist, and writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Egan 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 (20)
- Chris Duhon: Flickr user cmonville, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Brown: Probably Jonas Bernholm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Breaux: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillip Walker: Photo by Masahiro Sumori, Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winsor Harmon: Robin Kamphuis, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Brooks: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sammy Kershaw: Republic Country Club, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Chris John: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy C. Newman: David Simpson (cajunzydecophotos), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kidd Jordan: Doug Anderson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Etienne: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Glasgow Tinker: not applicable, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jo-El Sonnier: David Simpson (cajunzydecophotos), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosie Ledet: Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Woods: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Savoy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Turner: jmaxtours on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Jean Ancelet: David Simpson (cajunzydecophotos), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons