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Famous people · Merrydale

Born near Merrydale: 18 famous people within 35 miles

Bobby Jindal, born in Baton Rouge, 4 mi away, is the closest. Across the town line, Baton Rouge lists 29, Bobby Jindal first. The longest list of any town in Louisiana belongs to Lake Charles, with 67. After Lake Charles, the next longest list in Louisiana is Monroe’s, with 52.

#2 best knownLinda Thomas-GreenfieldPolitics & Law · born 1952
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Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Bobby Jindal
Best known
Bobby Jindal
in 42 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Merrydale’s famous people

Close to home18 notable people were born within 35 miles of Merrydale.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Merrydale

The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miBaton Rouge · 5Plaquemine · 4Baker · 3Zachary · 2Gonzales · 1Merrydale
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Around it, Baton Rouge has the most people on record, 29 of them.

BJBaton RougeBobby Jindal & 28 more

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Merrydale 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.

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