Famous people · North Vacherie
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of North Vacherie
Closest of all is Aubrey J. Bourgeois, from Paulina, 2 mi away. Kid Ory is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. Next door, the list for Wallace holds 2, Maurice Schexnayder first. Not one famous person on record comes from North Vacherie yet.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Kid Ory
Best known
Kid Ory
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about North Vacherie’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near North Vacherie
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Roy Bourgeois
born 1938Founder of the human rights group School of the Americas Watch
Maurice Schexnayder
1895–1981American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Dave Bartholomew
1918–2019American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Wallace, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Vacherie 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 (7)
- Kid Ory: Okeh Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Bartholomew: Dave_Bartholomew_on_left,_Fats_Domino_at_right.jpg: Klaus Hiltscher derivative work: SpinningSpark, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Butler: LockedIN Magazine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Bourgeois: Coyote III, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Guion: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Tauzin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Herman: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons