Trevante Rhodes
born 1990American actor, former sprinter
Famous people · Springfield
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Springfield
Closest of all is Trevante Rhodes, from Ponchatoula, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Ian Somerhalder, with articles in 72 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Springfield. Famous people are on record for 229 of the towns in Louisiana.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Ian Somerhalder
Best known
Ian Somerhalder
in 72 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Springfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Springfield
Nobody born in Springfield is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Dave Bartholomew
1918–2019American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
Roy Bourgeois
born 1938Founder of the human rights group School of the Americas Watch
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springfield 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 (12)
- Trevante Rhodes: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kid Ory: Okeh Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irma Thomas: Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Bartholomew: Dave_Bartholomew_on_left,_Fats_Domino_at_right.jpg: Klaus Hiltscher derivative work: SpinningSpark, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Tarbell: Noah Salzman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Butler: LockedIN Magazine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephan Kinsella: Iceberg18, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DeVonta Smith: The University of Alabama, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Ladnier: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Bourgeois: Coyote III, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Brooks: Katherine Brooks, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Alford: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons