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Ryan Howcott Starns was born September 19th, 1975 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is the fourth son of Raymond Henry Starns and the grandson of Henry Howcott Starns, former representative out of Livingston Parish, Louisiana. The Starns (Staring) family arrived in America from Germany in 1710 and moved to St. Helena Parish, Louisiana circa 1805 through the efforts of Patriarch, Jacob Starns (formerly Starnes). Jacob, the old indian fighter, was a captain and hero of the american revolution and also a close confidant of the frontiersman Daniel Boone.

Along with over 15 years as a banker and insurance executive, Starns owns and finances real estate in the south Louisiana area. He is a fourth cousin of former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards and distant cousin of James Bowie, a 19th-century American pioneer, who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution. Starns has a collection of Bowie Knives in honor of his famous cousin.