#1Politics & Law
Huey Long
1893–1935American politician, Governor of Louisiana, and United States Senator
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Famous people · Winnfield
Of the 13 famous people born in Winnfield, an unusual share are leaders
Huey Long is the best known, with articles in 38 languages. Second and third on the list are Earl Long and Gillis William Long. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 7 in all. For every 10,000 residents there are 32.3 on the list, well above the typical Louisiana town’s 4.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Huey Long
in 38 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Jack Wallace
Youngest
1977
Anthony Thomas
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Winnfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Winnfield is known for
Winnfield has 2.6× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Winnfield
The three best known are all leaders.
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#2Politics & Law
Earl Long
1895–1960American politician and the 45th Governor of Louisiana for three non-consecutive terms
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#3Through the years
When Winnfield’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1890s, with 4 people born in that decade.
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The rest number 10, with 5 athletes among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winnfield 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 (6)
- Huey Long: Uncredited news photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Long: State of Louisiana., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gillis William Long: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Leonard Allen: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Thomas: April Spreeman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Wallace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons