Famous people · Midland
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Midland
The nearest, John Breaux, was born in Crowley, 8 mi away. Armand Duplantis is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages. 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.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
Armand Duplantis
Best known
Armand Duplantis
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Midland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Midland
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Johnnie Allan
born 1938American rock musician and pioneer of the swamp pop musical genre
David Lawrence
1959–2017American basketball coach and basketball player
Ezola B. Foster
1938–2018American politician, activist, and writer
Koryn Hawthorne
born 1997American contemporary Christian music and gospel singer
Daniel Cormier
born 1979American sport wrestler and mixed martial artist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Midland 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 (8)
- Armand Duplantis: Peter Arnold, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Addison Rae: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danneel Ackles: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dustin Poirier: TheDurandal42, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Cormier: X2o, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Iron Eyes Cody: William S. Murphy, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Breaux: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winsor Harmon: Robin Kamphuis, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons