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Famous people · Eunice
15 famous people come from Eunice, Joseph E. LeDoux the best known
Most widely known is Joseph E. LeDoux, the American neuroscientist, with articles in 12 languages. Second and third on the list are Marc Savoy and Stuart Turner. Per head, the list is long: 16.2 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Louisiana has 4. Between 1920 and 1969, 7 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Joseph E. LeDoux
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Roy L. Johnson
Youngest
1991
Tharold Simon
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Eunice’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Eunice’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsMusicWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMilitaryPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Eunice
Joseph E. LeDoux leads with articles in 12 languages, ahead of Marc Savoy (5) and Stuart Turner (5).
#2Music
Marc Savoy
born 1940American musician; builder and player of the Cajun accordion
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Eunice is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eunice 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.
Photo credits (8)
- Marc Savoy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Turner: jmaxtours on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy L. Johnson: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tharold Simon: Mike Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson Savoy: Buzzusmc, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrel J. Papillion: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Atchity: Chi-Li Wong, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C.W. Lemoine: Tim Norton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons