#1Famous people · Marrero
15 famous people from Marrero, many of them athletes
Articles in 6 languages make the American football player and coach Vance Joseph the best known. Alfred Blue, the American football player, comes second, with Brett Giroir third. 10 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. From Chris Ullo to Darrel Williams, the births on the list run from 1928 to 1995.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Vance Joseph
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1928
Chris Ullo
Youngest
1995
Darrel Williams
Most common field
Sports
13 people
What stands out about Marrero’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Marrero’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Marrero is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.4 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 Marrero
The three are covered in 6, 5 and 5 languages: Vance Joseph, Alfred Blue and Brett Giroir.
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#3Politics & Law
Brett Giroir
born 1960American pediatrician and Assistant Secretary for Health
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marrero 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 (9)
- Vance Joseph: Army Sgt. Zach Sheely of the Colorado National Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Blue: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Giroir: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Booker: Jauerback, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Clark: bryangeek of flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrel Williams: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lemuel Jeanpierre: Mike Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Armstrong: World-Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ja'Marr Chase: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons