Photo: Roy Luck · CC BY 2.0No one from Taft is on the famous people list yet
Hahnville, which borders it, has 2 on its list, the best known Herb Simpson. The Louisiana lists hold names for 229 towns. 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.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Taft), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Taft has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Taft
Around it, Hahnville has the most people on record, 2 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Taft 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.