#1Famous people · Gretna
15 famous people from Gretna, many of them athletes
Articles in 24 languages make the American basketball player Elfrid Payton the best known. Close behind are Mel Ott and Lash LaRue. Births span 1903 to 1996, from Emmett Hardy to Marlain Veal. For every 10,000 residents there are 8.6 on the list, well above the typical Louisiana town’s 4.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Elfrid Payton
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Emmett Hardy
Youngest
1996
Marlain Veal
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Gretna’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Gretna’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 4 births.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StageFaithPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Gretna is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Gretna
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Gretna
Of the other 12, 8 are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gretna 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 (10)
- Elfrid Payton: Jose Garcia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Ott: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lash LaRue: Fawcett Publications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Lacy: Matthew Tosh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Ford: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ike Taylor: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlon Favorite: Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Armstrong: World-Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ja'Marr Chase: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons