#1Film, TV & Stage
Shangela Laquifa Wadley
born 1981American drag queen
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Famous people · Paris
36 famous people were born in Paris, more of them soldiers and sailors than in most towns
Most widely known is Shangela Laquifa Wadley, the American drag queen, with articles in 19 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 23 in all. Joe Lefors, born in 1865, is the earliest name and Elle Evans, born in 1989, the latest. Births since 1970 account for 6 of the names.
Born here
36
notable people
Best known
Shangela Laquifa Wadley
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
Joe Lefors
Youngest
1989
Elle Evans
Most common field
Sports
16 people
What stands out about Paris’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Paris is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as soldiers and sailors, at 3.1 times.
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 Paris
Performers take two of the three places.
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#2Music
Blake Neely
born 1969American composer, conductor, and orchestrator
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#3Through the years
When Paris’s famous people were born
The 1920s alone account for 7 of the births charted here.
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Everyone else born in Paris
A further 33 follow, born between 1865 and 1986.
Gary B.B. Coleman
1947–1994American soul blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer
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Gene Stallings
born 1935American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paris 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 (13)
- Shangela Laquifa Wadley: DVSROSS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Neely: Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elle Evans: Marcel Indik, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James O. Richardson: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cas Haley: Jeromy from Fort Worth, TX, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Robinson: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John P. Jumper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Haynes: MIVROV, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Russell: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Stallings: Pfc. Emily Walter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James R. Biard: Gymnstx64, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon McLendon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Lefors: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons