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3 famous people call Wisner their birthplace
Articles in 4 languages make the American football player Phidarian Mathis the best known. The next two names are J. C. Gilbert and Wayne Watson. The list runs from J. C. Gilbert, born in 1922, to Phidarian Mathis, born in 1998. No town in Louisiana lists more than Lake Charles, with 67.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Phidarian Mathis
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1922
J. C. Gilbert
Youngest
1998
Phidarian Mathis
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Wisner
Counted by languages, Phidarian Mathis is ahead of J. C. Gilbert and Wayne Watson: 4, 2 and 1.
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J. C. Gilbert
1922–2014Cotton farmer and member of the Louisiana State Legislature
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wisner 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.
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- Phidarian Mathis: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons