Famous people · Olla
Born near Olla: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Huey Long is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. Closest of all is Thomas "Bud" Brady, from Urania, 4 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Olla. The Louisiana lists hold names for 229 towns.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Huey Long
Best known
Huey Long
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Olla’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Olla
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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
J. C. Gilbert
1922–2014Cotton farmer and member of the Louisiana State Legislature
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Olla 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)
- Huey Long: Uncredited news photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Long: State of Louisiana., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McKeithen: St. Aloysius High School, Louisiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonny Simmons: Matt Brown Guildford, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gillis William Long: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Graves B. Erskine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Speedy Long: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons