John Bel Edwards

American politician and lawyer, Louisiana
Person human Q6221385
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Summary

John Bel Edwards was born on September 16, 1966[1], in Amite City[2]. He has worked as a lawyer[3], politician[4], and governor[5]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,990 views/month, #6,845 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Educated at: United States Military Academy[8], Paul M. Hebert Law Center[9], Louisiana State University[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Member of political party: Democratic Party[12]
  • Commons category: John Bel Edwards[13]
  • Family name: Edwards[14]
  • Given name: John[15]
  • Work location: Baton Rouge[16], Amite City[17]
  • Eye color: brown[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19]
  • Birth name: John Bel Edwards[20]
  • Name in native language: John Bel Edwards[21]
  • National Governors Association biography URL: https://www.nga.org/governor/john-bel-edwards/[22]
  • Social media followers: 34,260[23], 29,907[24], 36,827[25], 36,940[26]

Why It Matters

John Bel Edwards has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was John Bel Edwards born?

John Bel Edwards's place of birth was Amite City[2].

What did John Bel Edwards do for work?

John Bel Edwards worked as a lawyer[3], politician[4], and governor[5].

Where did John Bel Edwards go to school?

John Bel Edwards was educated at United States Military Academy[8], Paul M. Hebert Law Center[9], and Louisiana State University[10].

References

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  6. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . reddit.com. Retrieved . reddit.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Eihel · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Given name → John
    Work location → Baton Rouge, Amite City
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