#1Famous people · Natchitoches
26 famous people were born in Natchitoches, most of them between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American basketball player Marques Johnson, with articles in 21 languages. 12 of them are athletes, more than in any other field. Per head, the list is long: 14.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Louisiana has 4. Only 10 of the 233 towns in Louisiana with anyone on record list more.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Marques Johnson
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1797
Pierre Bossier
Youngest
1999
Brandon Rachal
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Natchitoches’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Natchitoches’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 6 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitaryBusinessMusicFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Natchitoches
Marques Johnson has articles in 21 languages, Henry Hopkins Sibley in 15 and James R. Bath in 7.
#1
#2JB#3
Known for
What Natchitoches is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.5 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 Natchitoches
Another 23, the earliest born in 1797.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Natchitoches home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Carolyn Coroneos Dormon the best known.
Carolyn Coroneos Dormon
1888–1971American botanist, botanical artist and horticulturist, lived in Baton Rouge and Garden City, N.Y.
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Louis Juchereau de St. Denis
1676–1744French-Canadian soldier and explorer active in Louisiana (New France) and Spanish Texas
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Natchitoches?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Natchitoches’ most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Natchitoches 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 (10)
- Marques Johnson: Associated Students of the University of California at Los Angeles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Hopkins Sibley: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hilburn: ChrisMorris333, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Listach: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Bossier: John James Audubon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Tolar: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Okla Jones II: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Berly: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Dowden: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carolyn Coroneos Dormon: USDA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons