#1Politics & Law
Mike Johnson
born 1972Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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Famous people · Shreveport
Musicians stand out among the 36 famous people born in Shreveport
With articles in 55 languages, Mike Johnson is the most widely known. 24 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 9 of the names. Randy Thom, born in 2000, is the youngest, and Mary Miles Minter, born in 1902, the first on record.
Born here
36
notable people
Best known
Mike Johnson
in 55 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Mary Miles Minter
Youngest
2000
Randy Thom
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Shreveport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Shreveport is known for
Shreveport has 3.6× the usual share of musicians.
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 Shreveport
Three names lead: Mike Johnson (55 languages), Evelyn Ashford (38) and Pat Carroll (37).
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When Shreveport’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 6.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Shreveport
Another 33, 15 of them athletes.
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1933–2017American science fiction writer, journalist, and scientist
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A chosen home
Also called Shreveport home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Lydia P. Jackson.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Shreveport.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shreveport 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)
- Mike Johnson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn Ashford: Walt Mancini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Carroll: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Parish: Basketball_Legends.jpg: Cpl. Lameen Witter derivative work: JoeJohnson2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Dumars: 2004_Detroit_Pistons_congratulated_by_George_Bush.jpg: White House Press Secretary office. The link gives no specific photo credit. derivative work: Lpdrew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Boozman: Office of United States Senator John Boozman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Harrison: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Bradshaw: Damon J. Morit (U.S. Navy), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Van Cliburn: Leo Medvedev/Лев Леонидович Медведев, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antawn Jamison: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Williams Jr.: Andrea Klein, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Miles Minter: American Film Manufacturing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Pournelle: "null0", CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John N. Bahcall: Dan Bahcall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- D. J. Fontana: Rockabillyvampire, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd Cramer: Jack de Nijs for Anefo / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Leto: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloria Frazier: Georgia House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons