#1Famous people · Mamou
8 famous people were born in Mamou, most of them between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American basketball player Chris Duhon, with articles in 19 languages. The first birth on record is Lewis Elliott Chaze’s, in 1915, and the last Austin Deculus’, in 1999. Per head, the list is long: 27.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Louisiana has 4. Fewer than a quarter of the 231 towns in Louisiana with famous people list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Chris Duhon
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
Lewis Elliott Chaze
Youngest
1999
Austin Deculus
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Mamou’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Mamou’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Mamou
Three names lead: Chris Duhon (19 languages), Keith Sonnier (10) and Jacqueline Ceballos (9).
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Known for
What Mamou is known for
Mamou has 1.4× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Mamou
The other 5 span the years 1915 to 1999.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mamou 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 (3)
- Chris Duhon: Flickr user cmonville, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy C. Newman: David Simpson (cajunzydecophotos), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Deculus: Tammy Anthony Baker from Louisiana, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons