
Born near Port Vincent: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Stephan Kinsella, was born in Prairieville, 7 mi away. Bobby Jindal is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Port Vincent. Across Louisiana, the lists cover 245 towns.
What stands out about Port Vincent’s famous people
Famous people born near Port Vincent
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Bobby Jindal
born 1971American politician and 55th governor of Louisiana


Shane West
born 1978American actor, musician and songwriter

Ted DiBiase Jr.
born 1982American professional wrestler and actor

Carly Patterson
born 1988American artistic gymnast and rock singer

Francis T. Nicholls
1834–1912Confederate Army general, lawyer, judge and American politician

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 Port Vincent 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)
- Bob Pettit: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane West: Sue Lukenbaugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted DiBiase Jr.: Bill Koneski from Bridgeport, PA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carly Patterson: ravedelay, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis T. Nicholls: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephan Kinsella: Iceberg18, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Bourgeois: Coyote III, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons