John N. Kennedy
born 1951American politician; United States senator from Louisiana
Famous people · Wilson
Born near Wilson: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, John N. Kennedy, was born in Centreville, 11 mi away. The best known of them is Bobby Jindal, with articles in 42 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Wilson. 230 of the towns in Louisiana list at least one person.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
33 mi
Bobby Jindal
Best known
Bobby Jindal
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wilson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wilson
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bobby Jindal
born 1971American politician and 55th governor of Louisiana
Shane West
born 1978American actor, musician and songwriter
Ted DiBiase Jr.
born 1982American professional wrestler and actor
Paul Gayten
1920–1991American R&B bandleader, pianist, songwriter, producer and record company executive
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilson and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Linda Thomas-Greenfield: U.S. Mission to the United Nations, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Pettit: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane West: Sue Lukenbaugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Young: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted DiBiase Jr.: Bill Koneski from Bridgeport, PA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glen Davis: Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindy Boggs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons