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Famous people · Kenner
Of the 10 famous people born in Kenner, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 23 languages make the American singer Lloyd Price the best known. Since 1970, 6 were born, the most of any period. Henry Gray (1925) and Greedy Vance Jr. (2001) mark the two ends of the list. Only 42 of the 229 towns in Louisiana with anyone on record list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Lloyd Price
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1925
Henry Gray
Youngest
2001
Greedy Vance Jr.
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Kenner’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Kenner is known for
Kenner has 2.3× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Kenner’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsMusicPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Kenner
Two of the three are athletes.
#2Sports
Henry Gray
1925–2020African-American blues piano player and singer
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Kenner
Still to come: 7 more, from 1934 to 2001.
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A chosen home
Also called Kenner home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Jay Chevalier the best known.
The town’s pick
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Metairie counts 33 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kenner 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 (4)
- Henry Gray: Heironymous Rowe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe McKnight: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen DeGeneres: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Reed: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons