
27 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rosepine
The nearest, Jennifer Weiner, was born in DeRidder, 6 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Rosepine. Across Louisiana, 229 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in Louisiana belongs to Lake Charles, with 67.
What stands out about Rosepine’s famous people
Famous people born near Rosepine
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.











Jesse Monroe Knowles
1919–2006Recipient of the Purple Heart medal




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rosepine 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 (15)
- Jennifer Weiner: Rodrigo Fernández, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Faye Emerson: Warner Bros. Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Demond Mallet: Elemaki, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam H. Jones: State of Louisiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elijah Stewart: Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Cagle: Kirby Collins, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank A. Howard: Hornbeck High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Leach: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleveland Dear: Photo Historian of the U.S. House of Representatives (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Gilbert: Virginia Office of the Governor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Masters: Ann Masters, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carolyn Huntoon: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Branch: 7-Eleven, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Ford: original: Jim Larrisonderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Brown: M. Alan Loveless, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons