#1Famous people · Kentwood
The 12 famous people born in Kentwood, led by Clay Shaw
Most widely known is Clay Shaw, the American businessman, with articles in 17 languages. Little Brother Montgomery and Paul Gayten follow. The biggest group are athletes: 6. Only 34 of the 248 towns in Louisiana with anyone on record list more.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Clay Shaw
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Amos Kent
Youngest
2001
Trey Palmer
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Kentwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Kentwood’s famous people were born
The 1910s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsMusicBusinessNotablePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Kentwood
Clay Shaw leads with articles in 17 languages, ahead of Little Brother Montgomery (10) and Paul Gayten (5).
#1
#2Music
Little Brother Montgomery
1906–1985American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
PG#3
Music
Paul Gayten
1920–1991American R&B bandleader, pianist, songwriter, producer and record company executive
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Kentwood 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 Kentwood
9 more, from 1902 to 2001.
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A chosen home
Also called Kentwood home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Kentwood, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kentwood 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 (5)
- Clay Shaw: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Brother Montgomery: Barbara Weinberg Barefield, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trey Palmer: Tammy Anthony Baker from Louisiana, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Collis Temple: Richard David Ramsey, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Britney Spears: Jen from USA., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons