Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY-SA 3.0Poydras has no famous person on record yet
Of the towns next door, New Orleans lists the most: 20, with Louis Armstrong first. The longest list of any town in Louisiana belongs to Lake Charles, with 67. After Lake Charles, the next longest list in Louisiana is Monroe’s, with 52. 241 of the towns in Louisiana list at least one person.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Poydras), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Poydras has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Poydras
The best known from each town bordering Poydras.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Poydras 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 (1)
- Louis Armstrong: World-Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons