Huey Long
1893–1935American politician, Governor of Louisiana, and United States Senator
Famous people · Joyce
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Joyce
Huey Long, born in Winnfield, 3 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Joyce. In all of Louisiana, the famous people on record come from 242 towns. The longest list in Louisiana is Lake Charles’, with 67 names.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Huey Long
Best known
Huey Long
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Joyce’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Joyce
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Earl Long
1895–1960American politician and the 45th Governor of Louisiana for three non-consecutive terms
William Jay Smith
1918–2015American writer, translator, editor
Gordon Gunter
1909–1998American marine biologist and fisheries scientist
Ed Walker
1901–1972American football player and coach of football and basketball
Marvin T. Culpepper
1908–1970Louisiana engineer and politician
Glenn Sutton
1937–2007American country music songwriter, record producer
Jimmie Davis
1899–2000American singer, songwriter and 47th Governor of Louisiana
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Joyce 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 (16)
- Huey Long: Uncredited news photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmie Davis: Harold L. Sellers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Long: State of Louisiana., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McKeithen: St. Aloysius High School, Louisiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James P. Pope: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gillis William Long: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Savannah Churchill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Huckaby: MyName (Billy Hathorn), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riley Joseph Wilson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Speedy Long: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Leonard Allen: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Thomas: April Spreeman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Riggs: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James McCormack: Chaimowitz, US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald J. Hays: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harley Boss: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons