Famous people · Martin
27 famous people were born within 35 miles of Martin
The nearest, Vickie Johnson, was born in Coushatta, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Marques Johnson, with articles in 21 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Martin. In all of Louisiana, the famous people on record come from 230 towns.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Marques Johnson
Best known
Marques Johnson
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Martin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Martin
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
H. M. Fowler
1918–2014American politician and insurance agent
Gordon Gunter
1909–1998American marine biologist and fisheries scientist
Barrie Lee Hall, Jr.
1949–2011American jazz musician, music director and band leader
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Martin and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Marques Johnson: Associated Students of the University of California at Los Angeles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Hopkins Sibley: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vida Blue: resedabear, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Smith: Terren Peterson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Hennigan: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxine Brown: Chart Records / RCA Victor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Riley Joseph Wilson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons