#1Famous people · Ville Platte
6 famous people were born in Ville Platte from 1872 to 1974
The best known is the American politician Ladislas Lazaro, with articles in 6 languages. The largest group, 3, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list’s best known name, Ladislas Lazaro, dates from 1872. Per head, the list is long: 9.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Louisiana has 4.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Ladislas Lazaro
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Ladislas Lazaro
Youngest
1974
Danny Ardoin
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Ville Platte
Ladislas Lazaro leads with articles in 6 languages, ahead of T. Ashton Thompson (5) and Eric LaFleur (4).
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#2Politics & Law
T. Ashton Thompson
1916–1965American politician in Louisiana
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Through the years
When Ville Platte’s famous people were born
The 1870s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ville Platte is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Ville Platte
Another 3, the earliest born in 1938.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ville Platte 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 (3)
- Ladislas Lazaro: The original uploader was Lemonsquares at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. Ashton Thompson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Ardoin: shgmom56 on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons