#1Sports
John Henry Johnson
1929–2011American and Canadian football player
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Waterproof
4 famous people were born in Waterproof
Most widely known is John Henry Johnson, the American and Canadian football player, with articles in 8 languages. Sharon Brown is second and J. C. Seaman third. The oldest name on the list belongs to J. C. Seaman, born in 1898, the newest to Sharon Brown, born in 1943. Across Louisiana, 229 towns list someone born there.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
John Henry Johnson
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
J. C. Seaman
Youngest
1943
Sharon Brown
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Waterproof
The three are covered in 8, 4 and 2 languages: John Henry Johnson, Sharon Brown and J. C. Seaman.
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Sharon Brown
born 1943American actress and beauty queen
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Waterproof’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 1 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Waterproof is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Waterproof
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waterproof 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)
- John Henry Johnson: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharon Brown: The Town Talk newspaper, Alexandria, Lousiana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. C. Seaman: Louisiana Tech University, CC0, Wikimedia Commons