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Famous people · Minden
Athletes stand out among the 25 famous people born in Minden
At the top of the list is the American basketball player Glynn Saulters, covered in 12 languages. The largest group, 15, was born between 1920 and 1969. Born in 1854, John T. Watkins is the first name on record, and L'Jarius Sneed, born in 1997, the most recent. For every 10,000 residents there are 21.8 on the list, well above the typical Louisiana town’s 4.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Glynn Saulters
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1854
John T. Watkins
Youngest
1997
L'Jarius Sneed
Most common field
Sports
14 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Minden’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Minden is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Minden’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Minden
Counted by languages, Glynn Saulters is ahead of Percy Mayfield and Jackie Moreland: 12, 12 and 9.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Minden
The rest number 22, with 12 athletes among them.
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A chosen home
Also called Minden home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Minden, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Minden 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 (8)
- Loye Holmes Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- L'Jarius Sneed: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Watkins: The Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy A. Brown: Strongshaw, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Whitfield Fay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Wade: U.S.Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Houston: Epic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharon Brown: The Town Talk newspaper, Alexandria, Lousiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons