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Famous people · Hahnville

2 famous people call Hahnville their birthplace

The best known is the negro League Baseball player Herb Simpson, with articles in 3 languages. The other is LaRon Byrd, the American football player. LaRon Byrd, born in 1989, is the youngest, and Herb Simpson, born in 1920, the first on record. Of the bordering towns, Norco has the longest list: 3, with Damaris Johnson at the top.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Herb Simpson
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1920
Herb Simpson
Youngest
1989
LaRon Byrd
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Hahnville

HS#1
Sports

Herb Simpson

1920–2015

Negro League Baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
LB#2
Sports

LaRon Byrd

born 1989

American football player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Close by, Norco counts 3 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hahnville 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.