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2016-03-22 16 15 56 The intersection of De Jean Street (Louisiana State Route 103) and Main Street (Louisiana Route 182) in Washington, LouisianaPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people · Washington

No famous person born in Washington is listed yet

230 towns across Louisiana can name a famous person born there. 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 Washington), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Washington has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Washington

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Washington 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.