Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana ranks 398th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pretoria, Nicosia, and Fresno, California. The most famous people from Baton Rouge, Louisiana are Barry Seal, Stormy Daniels, and Bob Pettit. The most famous people who died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana are Barry Seal, Percy Sledge, and Huey Long. Baton Rouge, Louisiana has been the birth place of many basketball players, and actors and the death place of many singers, and athletes. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is located in United States.
Baton Rouge is the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It had a population of 227,470 at the 2020 United States census, making it Louisiana's second-most populous city. It is the seat of Louisiana's most populous parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, and the center of Louisiana's second-largest metropolitan area, Greater Baton Rouge, which had 870,569 residents in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1932 and 1999, Baton Rouge, Louisiana was the birth place of 38 globally memorable people, including Barry Seal, Stormy Daniels, and Bob Pettit. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Baton Rouge, Louisiana including Barry Seal, Percy Sledge, and Huey Long.
People Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Barry Seal
EXTREMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 1
Stormy Daniels
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 2
Bob Pettit
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 3
Bobby Jindal
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 4
Pruitt Taylor Vince
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 5
Ted DiBiase Jr.
WRESTLER
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 6
Shane West
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 7
Helen Prejean
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 8
YoungBoy Never Broke Again
SINGER
1999 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 9
Ti-Grace Atkinson
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 10
Lynn Whitfield
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 11
Randy Jackson
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Danielle Scott-Arruda
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 19
Jarell Martin
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 32.50
Rank: 34
Garret Graves
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 31.01
Rank: 37
Michael Cloud
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 28.24
Rank: 38
People Deceased in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Go to all RankingsBarry Seal
EXTREMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 1
Percy Sledge
SINGER
1941 - 2015
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 2
Huey Long
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1935
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 3
Glenn Hardin
ATHLETE
1910 - 1975
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 4
Slim Harpo
MUSICIAN
1924 - 1970
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 5
Rod Milburn
ATHLETE
1950 - 1997
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 6
Jimmie Davis
SINGER
1899 - 2000
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Baton Rouge, Louisiana were basketball players (14), actors (6), politicians (5), writers (2), and singers (2), while most who died were singers (2), athletes (2), extremists (1), politicians (1), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, basketball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, including Bob Pettit, Don Chaney, and Marcus Thornton. Whereas, throughout history, basketball players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Baton Rouge, Louisiana, including Bob Pettit, Don Chaney, and Marcus Thornton.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana since 1700.
