Santa Maria Plantation House · Photo: David J. Kaminsky · Public domainSt. George has yet to put a famous person on the list
No town in Louisiana lists more than Lake Charles, with 67. After Lake Charles, the next longest list in Louisiana is Monroe’s, with 52. Baton Rouge, which borders it, has 29 on its list, the best known Bobby Jindal. 241 towns across Louisiana can name a famous person born there.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is St. George), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in St. George has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near St. George
Baton Rouge leads the towns around it, with 29 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. George 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 (2)
- Lester Ricard: kyle tsui from Washington, DC, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephan Kinsella: Iceberg18, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons