#1Music
Papa Celestin
1884–1954American jazz bandleader, trumpeter, cornetist and vocalist
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Famous people · Napoleonville
Leaders stand out among the 13 famous people born in Napoleonville
With articles in 10 languages, Papa Celestin is the most widely known. Behind the leader come Charlie Melancon and Whitmell P. Martin. The earliest on the list is Whitmell P. Martin, born in 1867, and the youngest Troy E. Brown, born in 1971. Only 28 of the 253 towns in Louisiana with anyone on record list more.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Papa Celestin
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Whitmell P. Martin
Youngest
1971
Troy E. Brown
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Napoleonville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Napoleonville is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Napoleonville
Leaders take two of the three places.
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When Napoleonville’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Napoleonville 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 (4)
- Papa Celestin: Stanley Kubrick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Melancon: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitmell P. Martin: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Margaret Triche-Milazzo: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons