#1Film, TV & Stage
Trevante Rhodes
born 1990American actor, former sprinter
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Famous people · Ponchatoula
Of the 9 famous people born in Ponchatoula, an unusual share are athletes
Trevante Rhodes leads the list, covered in 28 languages. Close behind are Irma Thomas and Earl Wilson. 4 were born in 1970 or later. The list comes to 11.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 4 in the typical town in Louisiana.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Trevante Rhodes
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1928
Ken Farragut
Youngest
2002
T. J. Finley
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Ponchatoula’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Ponchatoula is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.2 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Ponchatoula’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ponchatoula
Counted by languages, Trevante Rhodes is ahead of Irma Thomas and Earl Wilson: 28, 23 and 6.
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Another 6, 6 of them athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Hammond’s, with 19.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ponchatoula 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 (4)
- Trevante Rhodes: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irma Thomas: Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Farragut: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons