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Famous people · Madisonville

2 famous people were born in Madisonville

Ernest Joseph Cagnolatti, the American jazz musician, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The only other name is the American baseball player Irv Stein. The list’s best known name, Ernest Joseph Cagnolatti, dates from 1911. No town in Louisiana lists more than Lake Charles, with 67.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ernest Joseph Cagnolatti
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Ernest Joseph Cagnolatti
Youngest
1911
Irv Stein
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known

Born in Madisonville

EC#1
Music

Ernest Joseph Cagnolatti

1911–1983

American jazz musician

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IS#2
Sports

Irv Stein

1911–1981

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Madisonville 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.