Famous people · Hackberry
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hackberry
Janis Joplin is the most widely known, written about in 100 languages. Closest of all is Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, from Vinton, 19 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Hackberry. Across Louisiana, the lists cover 243 towns.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Janis Joplin
Best known
Janis Joplin
in 100 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hackberry’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hackberry
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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
Robert Rauschenberg
1925–2008American painter and graphic artist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hackberry 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 (15)
- Janis Joplin: Grossman Glotzer Management Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachary Levi: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias: World Wide Photos/ Archival by La Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Rauschenberg: Fvlcrvm, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Panabaker: John B. Mueller, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucinda Williams: Dina Regine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Ellis DeBakey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn Keyes: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. W. Bailey: Towpilot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Patrick Flanery: Rob DiCaterino from Clifton, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Kimball: Fredamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Oliver Creighton: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Rebel: Crowley High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown: Kåre Eide, CC0, Wikimedia Commons