#1Famous people · Lake Charles
Musicians stand out among the 67 famous people born in Lake Charles
Zachary Levi, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 50 languages. The next two names are Lucinda Williams and Michael Ellis DeBakey. The largest group, 38, was born between 1920 and 1969. No other town in Louisiana lists as many.
Born here
67
notable people
Best known
Zachary Levi
in 50 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Arsène Pujo
Youngest
1997
Hunter Feduccia
Most common field
Sports
28 people
What stands out about Lake Charles’ famous people
A town of musiciansMusicians make up 12 of the 67, 3.3 times the usual share.Known worldwideRead in 50 languages, Zachary Levi is known far beyond the town.Still making namesBirths since 1950 number 36, the most recent in 1997.67 notable peopleWith 67 notable people, the list is longer than most towns’.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lake Charles is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 3.3 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Lake Charles
Three names lead: Zachary Levi (50 languages), Lucinda Williams (34) and Michael Ellis DeBakey (34).
#1
#2Music
Lucinda Williams
born 1953American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer, songwriter and musician
34 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Science & Medicine
Michael Ellis DeBakey
1908–2008American cardiac surgeon
34 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Lake Charles’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 10.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lake Charles
64 more, from 1861 to 1997.
Grant Cardone
born 1958American author, real estate investor, internet celebrity, television personality, public speaker, digital marketer and podcaster
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Mark Richard
born 1955American short story writer, novelist, screenwriter, and poet
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Selma DeBakey
1915–2013Lebanese-American professor of scientific communication
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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Of the towns nearby, only Moss Bluff has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Charles 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 (25)
- Zachary Levi: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucinda Williams: Dina Regine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Ellis DeBakey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Patrick Flanery: Rob DiCaterino from Clifton, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynda Benglis: Cheim & Read, New York, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Lyons: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boozoo Chavis: David Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nellie Lutcher: General Artists Corporation (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Grace: Prince Haash, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Hebert: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre Dubus: Wes Washington, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elrey Borge Jeppesen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Gray: Dennis Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Forté: Mike Shadle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Groves: Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen Ida: Tom Pich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arsène Pujo: American Press Association, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Cardone: GC Russia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jace Peterson: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Ardoin: Janet Spinas Dancer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Mason: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henson Moore: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wade LeBlanc: Nehrams2020, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Rebel: Crowley High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons