Famous people · Ridgecrest
Born near Ridgecrest: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Jerry Lee Lewis, born in Ferriday, 3 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Ridgecrest as their birthplace yet. 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.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Jerry Lee Lewis
Best known
Jerry Lee Lewis
in 66 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ridgecrest’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ridgecrest
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sam Smith
born 1955American former professional basketball player born 1955
Varina Davis
1826–1906Second wife of President Jefferson Davis and First Lady of the Confederate States
Glen Ballard
born 1953American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer
J. C. Gilbert
1922–2014Cotton farmer and member of the Louisiana State Legislature
Jefferson B. Snyder
1859–1951American politician and lawyer
Richard H. Truly
1937–2024American astronaut and NASA administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridgecrest 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 (18)
- Jerry Lee Lewis: photographer:Maurice Seymour, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard H. Truly: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Swaggart: Jntracy75, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard K. Smith: ABC News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hound Dog Taylor: Eatonland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander O'Neal: Andrew Hurley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Earle Chamberlain: Harris & Ewing, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Gail Lewis: Klaus Hiltscher, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Williams: Publicity still-CBS-TV. The photo can be dated by the years the Amos 'n' Andy television show was in production. Comparing the photo with File:Spencer Williams Alvin Childress Amos n Andy 1952.JPG, another publicity photo from the show, it can be se…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonny Simmons: Matt Brown Guildford, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Johnson: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Sanders: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Wilson: Evan Guest, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phidarian Mathis: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharon Brown: The Town Talk newspaper, Alexandria, Lousiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy McLain: Jamie/Guyden Distributing Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. C. Seaman: Louisiana Tech University, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Watty Clark: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons