#1Famous people · Slidell
15 famous people were born in Slidell, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American boxer Tony Canzoneri, covered in 11 languages. More than half were born since 1970, 13 in all. From Tony Canzoneri to Kade Anderson, the births on the list run from 1908 to 2004. The list comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Louisiana, at 4.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Tony Canzoneri
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Tony Canzoneri
Youngest
2004
Kade Anderson
Most common field
Sports
14 people
What stands out about Slidell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Slidell’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 6 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Slidell is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.6 times as common.
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 Slidell
All three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Slidell
12 more, 11 of them athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Slidell 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 (5)
- Tony Canzoneri: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Fontenot: CFIF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Xavier Paul: Shaun Ganley on Picasa Web Albums (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. J. House: Victor Dvorak on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Eades: Bryan Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons