#1Film, TV & Stage
Ellen DeGeneres
born 1958American comedian, television host, actress, and writer
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Famous people · Metairie
Of the 33 famous people born in Metairie, none is better known than Ellen DeGeneres
Articles about Ellen DeGeneres exist in 93 languages. 24 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Performers are unusually common here: 6, 1.9 times the usual share. Births span 1919 to 2004, from Peter Gennaro to Rachel Pizzolato.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Ellen DeGeneres
in 93 Wikipedia languages
First
1919
Peter Gennaro
Youngest
2004
Rachel Pizzolato
Most common field
Sports
20 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Metairie’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Metairie
Ellen DeGeneres, Sal Khan and Ashley Scott are written about in 93, 50 and 27 languages.
#1
#2
#3Through the years
When Metairie’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 10.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Metairie is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Metairie
Still to come: 30 more, from 1919 to 2004.
Rachel Pizzolato
born 2004Scientist, model, social media influencer, and cohost of Mythbusters Jr.
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A chosen home
Also called Metairie home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Cameron Henry the best known.
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New Orleans leads the towns around it, with 20 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Metairie 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 (16)
- Ellen DeGeneres: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sal Khan: Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Scott: Ashley Scott, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Batiste: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Tuero: Linda Tuero Lindsley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jarvis Landry: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendy Dascomb: Bernard Gotfryd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- LaRon Landry: original:dbkingderivative:diddykong1130, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Hollis: Tpfbr, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Giavotella: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Scifres: Dirk Hansen from San Diego, CA. Cropped by User:Blueag9., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dexter McCoil: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Bleich: Eli Christman from Richmond, VA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Keller: Jeffrey Hayes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Skrmetta: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Armstrong: World-Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons