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Famous people · Lutcher

Lutcher’s famous people span 110 years: 5 births from 1888 to 1998

Roy Bourgeois is the best known, with articles in 10 languages. The American musician Leon Roppolo ranks second, ahead of David Jones. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents there are 16.7 on the list, well above the typical Louisiana town’s 4.

#1 best knownRoy BourgeoisFaith · born 1938
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Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Roy Bourgeois
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
David Jones
Youngest
1998
Jontre Kirklin
Most common field
Music
2 people

What stands out about Lutcher’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Lutcher’s famous people were born

The 1930s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Jontre KirklinRoy Bourgeois
MusicSportsFaith

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Lutcher

Musicians take two of the three places.

Roy Bourgeois#1
Faith

Roy Bourgeois

born 1938

Founder of the human rights group School of the Americas Watch

10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
LR#2
Music

Leon Roppolo

1902–1943

American musician

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DJ#3
Music

David Jones

1888–1956

American jazz musician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Lutcher is known for

Musicians are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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 Lutcher

Another 2, the earliest born in 1972.

SB

Steve Bourgeois

born 1972

American baseball player

Jontre Kirklin

Jontre Kirklin

born 1998

American football player

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The neighbour with a name on record is Gramercy.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lutcher 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.

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