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Famous people · Haynesville
12 famous people were born in Haynesville, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Johnny Copeland, the American blues musician, with articles in 14 languages. Per head, the list is long: 47.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Louisiana has 4. The earliest on the list is Marv Whaley, born in 1924, and the youngest Demetric Evans, born in 1979. 5 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Johnny Copeland
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1924
Marv Whaley
Youngest
1979
Demetric Evans
Most common field
Sports
5 people
The best known
Born in Haynesville
The three are covered in 14, 8 and 6 languages: Johnny Copeland, James Haynes and Geoffrey Beene.
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Through the years
When Haynesville’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 6 births.
SportsMusicNotableBusinessPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Haynesville is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 4.6 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 Haynesville
A further 9 follow, born between 1924 and 1979.
Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick
1933–1986American musician, civil rights activist, and minister
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Haynesville 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 (1)
- James Haynes: Open Media Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons