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Famous people · Empire

Born near Empire: 6 famous people within 35 miles

Duke Riley, born in Buras, 8 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Buras has the longest list: 2, with Duke Riley at the top. In all of Louisiana, the famous people on record come from 231 towns. So far, no famous person on record was born in Empire.

#2 best knownIrvan PerezMusic · 1923–2008
Born nearby
6
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Duke Riley
Best known
Duke Riley
in 8 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Empire’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Empire

The 6 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miBuras · 2Port Sulphur · 2Delacroix · 1Empire
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Of the towns around it, Buras has the most on record: 2.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Empire 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.

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