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Photo: Jim Evans · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · La Porte
4 famous people were born in La Porte
At the top of the list is the American football player Gene Washington, covered in 4 languages. Terrel Bernard and Neal Baker follow. Athletes make up the largest group, 4 of them. The list runs from Neal Baker, born in 1904, to Terrel Bernard, born in 1999.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Gene Washington
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Neal Baker
Youngest
1999
Terrel Bernard
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in La Porte
Three names lead: Gene Washington (4 languages), Terrel Bernard (4) and Neal Baker (3).
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Through the years
When La Porte’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 1 births.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in La Porte
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering La Porte.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Porte 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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- Zane Gonzalez: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons