Maurice Schexnayder
1895–1981American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Famous people · Pleasure Bend
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pleasure Bend
Closest of all is Maurice Schexnayder, from Wallace, 7 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Pleasure Bend yet. The best known of them is Kid Ory, with articles in 24 languages. Across Louisiana, 252 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Kid Ory
Best known
Kid Ory
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pleasure Bend’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pleasure Bend
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dave Bartholomew
1918–2019American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
Roy Bourgeois
born 1938Founder of the human rights group School of the Americas Watch
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasure Bend 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