Famous people · Fenton
Born near Fenton: 32 famous people within 35 miles
Roy Brown, born in Kinder, 9 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Fenton. The best known of them is Zachary Levi, with articles in 50 languages. The longest list of any town in Louisiana belongs to Lake Charles, with 67.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Zachary Levi
Best known
Zachary Levi
in 50 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fenton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fenton
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Carlton E. Morse
1901–1993American producer and journalist
Lucinda Williams
born 1953American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer, songwriter and musician
Michael Ellis DeBakey
1908–2008American cardiac surgeon
Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie
born 1957American astronaut
Marc Savoy
born 1940American musician; builder and player of the Cajun accordion
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fenton 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)
- Zachary Levi: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucinda Williams: Dina Regine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Ellis DeBakey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Patrick Flanery: Rob DiCaterino from Clifton, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Brown: Probably Jonas Bernholm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Rebel: Crowley High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dak Prescott: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillip Walker: Photo by Masahiro Sumori, Masahiro Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Grunge: InFlamester20, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Etienne: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleveland Dear: Photo Historian of the U.S. House of Representatives (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Sarver: anyjazz65 from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Woods: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. T. Chargois: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Ledet: an employee of the United States Government, Public domain, 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
- Chancy Croft: Elaine B. Mitchell (editor), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy L. Johnson: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons