Louisville is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Articles in 5 languages make the American musician Pat Rebillot the best known. Close behind are Edward Julien Moinet and Bob Gladieux. Born in 1873, Edward Julien Moinet is the first name on record, and Greg Graham, born in 1955, the most recent. 2 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born in Louisville
Pat Rebillot has articles in 5 languages, Edward Julien Moinet in 3 and Bob Gladieux in 2.
#2Edward Julien Moinet
1873–1952United States federal judge
When Louisville’s famous people were born
Most were born between 1920 and 1969 (3); the busiest decade is the 1930s (1).
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Louisville is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Louisville
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Louisville?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Louisville’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Louisville 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 (2)
- Edward Julien Moinet: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Graham: Dirk Hansen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
