Born near Sorrel: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Terrel Castle, from Jeanerette, 4 mi away. Jeff Landry is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. No famous person’s birth in Sorrel is on record yet. 246 towns across Louisiana can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Sorrel’s famous people
Famous people born near Sorrel
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Koryn Hawthorne
born 1997American contemporary Christian music and gospel singer


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sorrel 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 (6)
- Jeff Landry: DHSgov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen Blanco: David Valdez--HUD, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Hayes: CraigShipp.com Photos - Events / People / Places' photostream, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ali Landry: Luke Ford, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Illinois Jacquet: Gottlieb, William P., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Murphy J. Foster: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons