History · Lafayette
Close to home
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Lafayette yet, but 21 notable people were born within 35 miles. Here they are, nearest first.
Salem · 9 mi
Ruth Painter Randall
American historianShanna Young
American mixed martial arts fighter
John B. Floyd
American politicianWilliam Frank Newton
American musician
Henry King
American film directorLouis King
American actor and movie directorRobert Craig
American politician from VirginiaRonnie Thomas
American racing driverArcher Allen Phlegar
American politician
John C. Mather
American astrophysicist and cosmologist
Henrietta Lacks
American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line
John Payne
American actor
Lynn Bari
American actress
Louis A. Johnson
American politicianTony Atlas
American professional wrestler, bodybuilder, and powerlifter