Famous people · French Settlement
Born near French Settlement: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Stephan Kinsella, born in Prairieville, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Bobby Jindal, with articles in 42 languages. The longest list of any town in Louisiana belongs to Lake Charles, with 67. After Lake Charles, the next longest list in Louisiana is Monroe’s, with 52.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Bobby Jindal
Best known
Bobby Jindal
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about French Settlement’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near French Settlement
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bobby Jindal
born 1971American politician and 55th governor of Louisiana
Shane West
born 1978American actor, musician and songwriter
Ted DiBiase Jr.
born 1982American professional wrestler and actor
Francis T. Nicholls
1834–1912Confederate Army general, lawyer, judge and American politician
Roy Bourgeois
born 1938Founder of the human rights group School of the Americas Watch
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is French Settlement 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 (12)
- Bob Pettit: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane West: Sue Lukenbaugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted DiBiase Jr.: Bill Koneski from Bridgeport, PA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis T. Nicholls: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephan Kinsella: Iceberg18, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Bourgeois: Coyote III, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Thomas Jr.: Tammy Anthony Baker from Louisiana, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Reid: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Waguespack: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Wall: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Daigle: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Ricard: kyle tsui from Washington, DC, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons