Famous people · North Hodge
34 famous people were born within 35 miles of North Hodge
The nearest, Jerry Huckaby, was born in Hodge, 1 mi away. Huey Long is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. No famous person on record lists North Hodge as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Louisiana belongs to Lake Charles, with 67.
Born nearby
34
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Huey Long
Best known
Huey Long
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about North Hodge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near North Hodge
They were born in 16 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jimmie Davis
1899–2000American singer, songwriter and 47th Governor of Louisiana
Edward Haygood Adams
1910–1958American college football and basketball coach
Huey Long
1893–1935American politician, Governor of Louisiana, and United States Senator
Earl Long
1895–1960American politician and the 45th Governor of Louisiana for three non-consecutive terms
William Jay Smith
1918–2015American writer, translator, editor
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The best known from each town bordering North Hodge.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Hodge 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 (21)
- Huey Long: Uncredited news photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmie Davis: Harold L. Sellers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Holiday: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Long: State of Louisiana., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Mangum: rd_79, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. R. Richard: user:Jermster91 at en.wiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James P. Pope: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Smith: Terren Peterson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gillis William Long: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Hennigan: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Huckaby: MyName (Billy Hathorn), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riley Joseph Wilson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Leonard Allen: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Williams: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newt V. Mills: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Thomas: April Spreeman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James McCormack: Chaimowitz, US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dub Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Haygood Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Jones: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Hamner: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons