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Baton Rouge, LA
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.brgov.com/
Population:
227818 (2000 census) Founding Date:
1719 County:
East Baton Rouge Parish
SCHOOLS
MUSEUM
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| David Andrews |
Actor |
1952 |
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Mann & Machine |
| Robert H. Barrow |
Military |
5-Feb-1922 |
30-Oct-2008 |
27th USMC Commandant, 1979-83 |
| Bobbie Brown |
Model |
7-Oct-1969 |
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Cherry Pie |
| H. Rap Brown |
Activist |
4-Oct-1943 |
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Die, Nigger, Die! |
| Don Chaney |
Basketball |
22-Mar-1946 |
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Head Coach, New York Knicks, 2001-04 |
| Stormy Daniels |
Pornstar |
17-Mar-1979 |
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Space Nuts: Episode 69 |
| Catherine Dent |
Actor |
14-Apr-1965 |
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Danni Sofer on The Shield |
| Wesley Eure |
Actor |
17-Aug-1951 |
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Land of the Lost |
| Cleo Fields |
Politician |
22-Nov-1962 |
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Congressman from Louisiana, 1993-97 |
| Jeff Fortenberry |
Politician |
27-Dec-1960 |
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Congressman, Nebraska 1st |
| William H. Gray |
Politician |
20-Aug-1941 |
1-Jul-2013 |
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1979-91 |
| Roy W. Haley |
Business |
c. 1947 |
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CEO of WESCO International |
| Louis Herthum |
Actor |
5-Jul-1956 |
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The Last Exorcism |
| John M. Jackson |
Actor |
1-Jun-1950 |
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JAG |
| Randy Jackson |
TV Personality |
23-Jun-1956 |
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American Idol judge |
| Bobby Jindal |
Politician |
10-Jun-1971 |
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Governor of Louisiana |
| Don Lemon |
Journalist |
1-Mar-1966 |
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Anchor, CNN Newsroom |
| Lil' Boosie |
Rapper |
14-Nov-1983 |
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Bad Azz |
| Cleo Moore |
Actor |
31-Oct-1928 |
25-Oct-1973 |
1950s sex symbol |
| Jonathan Papelbon |
Baseball |
23-Nov-1980 |
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All-Star closer |
| Bob Pettit |
Basketball |
12-Dec-1932 |
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St. Louis Hawks, twice NBA MVP |
| Andy Pettitte |
Baseball |
15-Jun-1972 |
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New York Yankees |
| Kevin Rankin |
Actor |
18-Apr-1976 |
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Roe Saunders on Unforgettable |
| Cameron Richardson |
Actor |
11-Sep-1979 |
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Chloe Carter on Harper's Island |
| Barry Seal |
Criminal |
19-Jul-1939 |
19-Feb-1986 |
DEA informant, CIA contract pilot |
| Chad Thevenot |
Activist |
c. 1979 |
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COO, Institute for Humane Studies |
| David C. Treen |
Politician |
16-Jul-1928 |
29-Oct-2009 |
Governor of Louisiana, 1980-84 |
| Pruitt Taylor Vince |
Actor |
5-Jul-1960 |
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American character actor |
| Webbie |
Rapper |
6-Sep-1985 |
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Savage Life |
| Shane West |
Actor |
10-Jun-1978 |
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Eli Sammler on Once and Again |
| Lynn Whitfield |
Actor |
6-May-1953 |
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The Josephine Baker Story |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Jimmie Davis |
Singer/Songwriter |
11-Sep-1899 |
5-Nov-2000 |
You Are My Sunshine |
| Paul Dietzel |
Football |
5-Sep-1924 |
24-Sep-2013 |
South Carolina Head Coach, 1966-74 |
| Donna Douglas |
Actor |
26-Sep-1933 |
1-Jan-2015 |
Elly May on The Beverly Hillbillies |
| Huey Long |
Politician |
30-Aug-1893 |
10-Sep-1935 |
Governor and Senator from Louisiana |
| Charles McClendon |
Football |
17-Oct-1923 |
6-Dec-2001 |
LSU Head Coach, 1962-79 |
| Monroe Rathbone |
Business |
1-Mar-1900 |
2-Aug-1976 |
Formed Exxon |
| Barry Seal |
Criminal |
19-Jul-1939 |
19-Feb-1986 |
DEA informant, CIA contract pilot |
| Fulwar Skipwith |
Head of State |
21-Feb-1765 |
7-Jan-1839 |
President of the Republic of West Florida, 1810 |
| Percy Sledge |
Singer |
25-Nov-1941 |
14-Apr-2015 |
When a Man Loves a Woman |
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