Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana ranks 532nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Trenton, New Jersey, Lewisham, and Wiesbaden. Memorable people born in Shreveport, Louisiana include Van Cliburn, Richard Williams, and Robert Parish. Memorable people who died in Shreveport, Louisiana include Royal Harwood Frost, and John T. Scopes. Shreveport, Louisiana has been the birth place of many musicians, and basketball players and the death place of many astronomers, and religious figures. Shreveport, Louisiana is located in United States.
Shreveport is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third-most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The bulk of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish, of which it is the parish seat. It extends along the west bank of the Red River into neighboring Bossier Parish. The 2020 census tabulation for the city's population was 201,573, while the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area had a population of 393,406. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1902 and 1992, Shreveport, Louisiana was the birth place of 26 globally memorable people, including Van Cliburn, Richard Williams, and Robert Parish. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Shreveport, Louisiana including Royal Harwood Frost, and John T. Scopes.
People Born in Shreveport, Louisiana
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Van Cliburn
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2013
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 1
Richard Williams
COACH
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 2
Robert Parish
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 3
Evelyn Ashford
ATHLETE
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 4
Stanley Williams
EXTREMIST
1953 - 2005
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 5
Freddie Spencer
RACING DRIVER
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 6
Terry Bradshaw
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 7
D. J. Fontana
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 8
William Alston
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 2009
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 9
Pat Carroll
ACTOR
1927 - 2022
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 10
Mary Miles Minter
ACTOR
1902 - 1984
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 11
John N. Bahcall
ASTRONOMER
1934 - 2005
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Shreveport, Louisiana
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COACH
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 2
Mike Johnson
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 17
William Joyce
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.27
Rank: 19
Alana Beard
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 21.18
Rank: 26
People Deceased in Shreveport, Louisiana
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Royal Harwood Frost
ASTRONOMER
1879 - 1950
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 1
John T. Scopes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 1970
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Shreveport, Louisiana were musicians (5), basketball players (5), actors (3), politicians (3), and writers (2), while most who died were astronomers (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Shreveport, Louisiana, including Van Cliburn, D. J. Fontana, and Floyd Cramer. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Shreveport, Louisiana, including Van Cliburn, D. J. Fontana, and Floyd Cramer.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Shreveport, Louisiana since 1700.
