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Famous people · Powhatan
One famous person was born in Powhatan
In 1910, the musical artist Dorothy Vernell Simmons was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. 233 towns in Louisiana have at least one famous person on record.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Dorothy Vernell Simmons
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
Dorothy Vernell Simmons
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Powhatan
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Powhatan 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.