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Famous people · Hammond
19 famous people were born in Hammond, most of them since 1970
Articles in 17 languages make the American space enthusiast Alyssa Carson the best known. From Hodding Carter in 1907 to Alyssa Carson in 2001, the births cover 94 years. For every 10,000 residents there are 8.8 on the list, well above the typical Louisiana town’s 4. Only 17 of the 229 towns in Louisiana with anyone on record list more.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Alyssa Carson
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Hodding Carter
Youngest
2001
Alyssa Carson
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Hammond’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hammond’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hammond
Languages with an article: 17 for Alyssa Carson, 9 for Michael Galasso, 9 for Robert Alford.
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#3Sports
Robert Alford
born 1988American football player, defensive back
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Known for
What Hammond is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hammond
Here are 16 more, born from 1907 to 2000.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Hammond home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by David M. Sever.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Ponchatoula has the longest list next door: 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hammond 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 (8)
- Robert Alford: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wade Miley: sec116pix, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hobson Morrison: Russell Lee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mewelde Moore: Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Damon J. Moritz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cynthia Chenault: J. Walter Thompson, ad agency for the show's sponsor, Ford Motor Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- O'Cyrus Torrence: WuTang94, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hodding Carter: Detroit Times; promotional photograph with no photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevante Rhodes: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons