#1Famous people · Ruston
Athletes stand out among the 36 famous people born in Ruston
Most widely known is Aaron Holiday, the American basketball player, with articles in 17 languages. Gilbert Gray is second and Jeff Mangum third. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 18 in all. For every 10,000 residents there are 16.2 on the list, well above the typical Louisiana town’s 4.
Born here
36
notable people
Best known
Aaron Holiday
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
Curtis McHenry
Youngest
1999
Danny Gray
Most common field
Sports
25 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Ruston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ruston’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawBusinessWriting & ArtsMusicFilm, TV & StageMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ruston is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Ruston
Aaron Holiday leads with articles in 17 languages, ahead of Gilbert Gray (14) and Jeff Mangum (11).
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Everyone else born in Ruston
33 more, from 1899 to 1999.
Mary Black
1950–2020Founder and chief executive officer of Black Family and Child Services of Arizona
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A chosen home
Also called Ruston home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Ruston, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Grambling leads the towns around it, with 6 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ruston 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 (18)
- Aaron Holiday: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Mangum: rd_79, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Williams: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Green: The original uploader was ShadowJester07 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Ramsey: Carl Dunn, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis McHenry: Larry Semon, Noel M. Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah Buggs: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kramer Robertson: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Causey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brittney C. Cooper: New America, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Stone: New York Mets, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Bordelon: Photographer's Name: Miller, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reggie Robinson: United States Naval Academy Photo Archive, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Gallot: Photo by Cpl. John-Paul Imbody, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Clint Williamson: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kentrell Brice: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl Malone: Copyright by Steve Lipofsky Basketballphoto.com, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Haygood Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons