#1Famous people · Ferriday
Jerry Lee Lewis tops a list of 8 famous people born in Ferriday
Jerry Lee Lewis, the American rock 'n' roll musician, is the most widely known, written about in 66 languages. Behind the leader come Jimmy Swaggart and Howard K. Smith. 7 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 25.8 on the list, well above the typical Louisiana town’s 4.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Jerry Lee Lewis
in 66 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Howard K. Smith
Youngest
1968
Campbell Brown
Most common field
Music
3 people
What stands out about Ferriday’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Ferriday
Musicians take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Ferriday’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
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What Ferriday is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 6.8 times the usual share.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ferriday 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 (4)
- Jerry Lee Lewis: photographer:Maurice Seymour, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Swaggart: Jntracy75, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard K. Smith: ABC News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Gail Lewis: Klaus Hiltscher, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons