#1Famous people · Laplace
7 famous people from Laplace, many of them athletes
Most widely known is Kid Ory, the American jazz trombonist, with articles in 24 languages. Kerry Watkins, the American football player, comes second, with Lawrence Duhé third. More than half were born since 1970, 5 in all. Born in 1886, Kid Ory is the first name on record, and Devonte Brown, born in 1992, the most recent.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Kid Ory
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Kid Ory
Youngest
1992
Devonte Brown
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Laplace’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Laplace’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 3 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Laplace is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2 times.
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 Laplace
Two of the three are musicians.
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Everyone else born in Laplace
4 more, 4 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Reserve, at 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Laplace 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)
- Kid Ory: Okeh Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Perrilloux: JustDog, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Butler: LockedIN Magazine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Bartholomew: Dave_Bartholomew_on_left,_Fats_Domino_at_right.jpg: Klaus Hiltscher derivative work: SpinningSpark, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons