List of people from Louisiana
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People from the state of Louisiana who have achieved fame or note include:
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
[edit] A
- Jamar Adcock (1917–1991) politician and banker
- Trace Adkins (born 1962) singer/songwriter
- Robert Adley (born 1947) politician from Bossier Parish
- Calhoun Allen (1921–1991) mayor of Shreveport, 1970-1978
- Jacques Amans (1801–1888) neoclassical portrait artist
- Robert Angers (1919-1988) journalist, founded Acadiana Profile magazine
- Jimmy Anselmo (born 1944) owner of Jimmy's Music Club
- Phil Anselmo (born 1968) singer/songwriter, Pantera
- Louis Armstrong (1901–1971) musician & entertainer
- Evelyn Ashford (born 1957) Olympic champion
- James Benjamin Aswell (1869–1931) US Representative and college president
- The Axeman (fl. 1918) serial killer
- Douglas F. Attaway (1910–1994) newspaper publisher and television station owner in Shreveport; advocate of Red River navigation
- Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock (1915–1987) state House Speaker and lieutenant governor from 1960-1972
[edit] B
- George Washington Baines (1809–1882) Baptist pastor and evangelist, maternal great-grandfather of Lyndon Baines Johnson
- Fred Baden (born 1934) politician
- Ben Bagert (born 1943) lawyer, politician
- John Henry Baker (born 1934) politician
- Richard Baker (born 1948) former U.S. Representative
- Jesse Bankston (born 1907) politician
- Allen Bares (1936-2008) politician
- C. E. "Cap" Barham (1905–1972) state senator and later lieutenant governor from 1952-1956
- Edwards Barham (born 1937) first Republican elected to Louisiana state senate since Reconstruction, served 1976-1980
- Robert J. Barham (born 1949) Secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; former Republican state senator
- Danny Barker (1909–1994) singer/songwriter, musician, writer
- Dave Bartholomew (born 1920) musician, composer, promoter
- Robert E. "Bob" Barton (born 1948) state representative from Bossier Parish (1996-2000)
- Ron Bean (1938–2005) politician, pilot for Richard Nixon
- Murphy Bell (1921-2008) civil rights attorney
- Jack Batton (1913-1996) mayor of Minden (1978-1982)
- Gary Beard (born 1956) politician
- Hazel Beard (born 1930) mayor of Shreveport (1990-1994)
- P.G.T. Beauregard (1818–1893) general, inventor
- Geoffrey Beene (1927–2004) fashion designer
- Sidney Bechet (1897–1959) musician
- E. J. Bellocq (1873–1949) photographer
- Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884) U.S. Senator, Confederate cabinet member, lawyer in Great Britain
- Sherman A. Bernard (born 1925) former insurance commissioner
- J. Rayburn Bertrand (1918–2005) mayor of Lafayette
- B.G. (born 1980) rapper, musician
- Rene J. Bienvenu (1923–1983) university president
- Bienville (Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne) (1680–1767) French colonial governor, founder of New Orleans
- Walter O. Bigby (1927-1980) politician
- Cecil R. Blair (1916–2001) state representative and state senator from Rapides Parish
- Terrence Blanchard (born 1962) musician, composer
- Kathleen Blanco (born 1942) Governor of Louisiana (2004-2008)
- Walter Boasso (born 1960) politician, businessman
- Jean Boese (1925–2004) politician and poet laureate
- Lindy Boggs (born 1916) congresswoman, ambassador
- Buddy Bolden (1877–1930) musician, "inventor of jazz"(?)
- William R. "Billy" Boles, Sr. (1927-2008) politician, banker
- Skip Bolen photographer
- Bruce M. Bolin (born 1950) state representative; district court judge
- James E. Bolin (1914-2002) state representative; district court judge; appeal court judge
- C. J. Bolin (1924–2007) district court judge in Caddo Parish
- James Booker (1939–1983) musician
- Billy Joe Booth (1940-1972) Canadian football player for Ottawa Rough Riders of Canadian Football League
- Drayton Boucher (1908-1983) politician
- Jesse L. Boucher (1912-2004) politician; developer
- Savannah Smith Boucher (born 1943) actress
- Sherry Boucher (born 1943) actress
- Charles Boustany (born 1956) US Representative
- W. George Bowdon, Jr. (1921–2005) state representative and mayor of Alexandria (1953-1969)
- Kenny Bowen (1926–2002) mayor of Lafayette
- Shirley D. Bowler (born 1949) state representative
- Betsy Vogel Boze (born 1953) University President at Kent State University Stark Campus
- Terry Bradshaw (born 1948) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback
- Mike Branch (born 1968) politician and commercial pilot
- Parey Branton (born 1918) politician
- Wellman Braud (1891–1966) musician
- John Breaux (born 1944) US Senator
- Pat Brister (born 1946) politician
- Poppy Z. Brite (born 1967) writer
- Overton Brooks (1897–1961) politician
- Marc Broussard (born 1982) singer/songwriter
- Algie D. Brown (1910-2004) politician
- Campbell Brown (born 1968) journalist
- Edmund Graves Brown (1921-2008) newspaper executive
- H. Rap Brown (born 1943), black activist imprisoned in Georgia
- James H. "Jim" Brown (born 1940) politician
- Ossie Brown (1926-2008) attorney; politician
- Sharon Brown Miss USA 1961
- Tom Brown (1888–1958) musician
- Roy Brun (born 1953) State Representative and judge in Caddo Parish
- Peppi Bruneau (born 1942) state representative from Orleans Parish
- George Brunies (1902–1974) musician
- Richard Burford (born 1946) politician
- Paul Burke (1926-2009) actor: Naked City,Twelve O'Clock High
- Henry Burns (born 1947) politician
- Victor Bussie (born 1919) AFL-CIO president from 1956 to 1997
- Noel "Gene" Byars (born 1939) politician
[edit] C
- George Washington Cable (1844–1925) writer
- James David Cain (born 1938) politician
- Jefferson Caffery (1886–1974) US ambassador
- Buddy Caldwell (born 1946) attorney general of Louisiana since 2008
- Foster Campbell (born 1947) politician
- Barney Cannon (1955-2009) Country music deejay
- Billy Cannon (born 1937) LSU Heisman Trophy winner
- Joseph Cao (born 1968) U.S. representative; lawyer
- Truman Capote (1924–1984) writer
- Lindsey Cardinale (born 1985) American Idol finalist, country singer
- Kitty Carlisle (1910-2007) entertainer; married to playwright Moss Hart
- Lane Carson (born 1947) first Vietnam veteran to serve in Louisiana House of Representatives
- Tommy Casanova (born 1950) American football player, ophthalmologist, politician
- James Carville (born 1944) political consultant
- Bill Cassidy (born 1957) U.S. representative, physician
- Don Cazayoux (born 1964) politician
- Kate Chopin (1851–1904) author
- Ben Claassen III (born 1978) illustrator and comics artist DIRTFARM
- William C. C. Claiborne (1775–1817) first US Governor of Louisiana
- Clifton Chenier (1925–1987) Zydeco musician
- Claire Chennault (1893–1958) aviator, general
- Patricia Clarkson (born 1959) actress
- Michael Clayton (born 1982), wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Ernest Clements (1898–1987) politician
- A.C. "Ace" Clemons, Jr., (1921–1992) first Republican state senator since Reconstruction, switched parties in 1970
- Van Cliburn (born 1934) pianist
- Boyer Coe (born 1946) bodybuilder
- J. Frank Colbert (1882-1949) politician
- Vincent Coleman (1901–1971) actor
- Ashton B. Collier (1910-1973) state representative from Winn Parish
- Tom Colten (1922–2004) newspaper publisher and politician
- Amie Comeaux (1976–1997) country singer
- Harry Connick, Jr., (born 1967) musician, entertainer
- Harry Connick, Sr., (born 1926) district attorney, singer
- John Cooksey (born 1941) US Representative
- Joe Henry Cooper (1918–1980) state representative from De Soto Parish
- Rob Couhig (born 1949) politician, businessman
- Kent Courtney (1918–1997) Radical Right politician
- Carl Crane (born 1939) state representative from Baton Rouge, 1984-2008
- Lane Crockett (born 1942) entertainment journalist from Shreveport
- Noah W. Cross (1908-1976) sheriff of Concordia Parish
- Floyd D. Culbertson, Jr. (ca. 1910-?) mayor of Minden (1940-1942)
- Ed Cullen (born 1946) journalist and radio essayist
- Paul N. Cyr (1878–1946) lieutenant governor who quarrelled with Huey Pierce Long, Jr.
[edit] D
- Jay Dardenne (born 1954) state senator and secretary of state
- John T. David (1897-1974) politician
- Jackson B. Davis (born 1918) attorney and former state senator
- Jimmie Davis (1899–2000) singer, Governor of Louisiana
- Nelder Dawson (1928-2006) newspaper executive
- Pap Dean (born 1915) cartoonist
- Michael E. DeBakey (born 1908) pioneering cardiovascular surgeon
- Edmond Dede (1827-1903) musician, composer
- J.D. DeBlieux (1912-2005) state senator
- Robert DeBlieux (born 1933) historian and mayor of Natchitoches (1976-1980)
- Ellen DeGeneres (born 1958) actress, comedian
- Charles deGravelles (1913-2008) Republican politician and businessman from Lafayette
- Virginia deGravelles (born 1915) former Republican national committeewoman
- Jake Delhomme (born 1975) Carolina Panthers quarterback
- Catherine Dent (born 1965) actress
- John Desmond (1922-2008) architect
- George Despot (1927–1991) politician and businessman
- Henry C. Dethloff (born 1934) historian
- Charles W. DeWitt, Jr. (born 1947) politician and rancher
- S. S. DeWitt (1914-1998) politician
- Margaret Dixon (1908–1970) newspaper editor
- William Joseph "Bill" Dodd (1909–1991) politician
- Monroe E. Dodd (1878–1952) Baptist clergyman, educator, and early radio evangelist in Shreveport
- John J. Doles, Jr. (1922-2004) banker
- John J. Doles, Sr. (1895-1970) Plain Dealing banker and state senator from 1952-1956
- Fats Domino (born 1928) musician
- Jim Donelon (born 1944) politician
- Caroline Dormon (1888–1971) naturalist, horticulturist, promoter of Kisatchie National Forest
- Glenn Dorsey (born 1985) LSU Tigers defensive tackle
- Donna Douglas (born 1933) television star, The Beverly Hillbillies
- Hunt Downer (born 1946) politician; National Guard officer
- Dee D. Drell (born 1947) U.S. district judge in Alexandria
- Harmon Drew, Jr. (born 1946), appeals court judge, musician
- R. Harmon Drew, Sr. (1916–1995) judge, state representative
- Clyde Drexler (born 1962) former NBA star, Basketball Hall of Famer
- David Duke (born 1950) Radial Right politician
- Forrest Dunn (born 1928) politician and museum curator
- Mark Duper (born 1959) Miami Dolphins wide receiver
- Adrian G. Duplantier (1929–2007) U.S. District Judge and former state senator from Orleans Parish
- Champion Jack Dupree (c. 1909 – 1992) boxer, musician
- JaJuan Dawson (born ????) football player
- David Dellucci (born 1973) Cleveland Indians outfielder
- Warrick Dunn (born 1975) Atlanta Falcons running back
- Chad Durbin (born 1977) Philadelphia Phillies pitcher
- Joey Durel (born 1953) mayor of Lafayette since 2004
- Claude B. Duval (1914–1986) politician
- Stanwood Duval (born 1942) federal judge in New Orleans
- B.G. Dyess (born 1922) minister and politician
[edit] E
- Sue Eakin (1918-2009) historian
- Richard Eastham (1916-2005) actor
- Edwin Edwards (born 1927) former Governor of Louisiana
- Allen J. Ellender (1890–1972) Congressman, United States Senator and President Pro Tem of the Senate
- Randy Ewing (born 1944) politician and businessman
- John D. Ewing (1892-1952) newspaper executive
- Robert Wilson Ewing, I (1859-1931) newspaper executive
- Robert Wilson Ewing, III (1935-2007) newspaper executive; photographer
[edit] F
- James R. Fannin (born 1949) politician
- Clyde Fant (1905–1973) mayor of Shreveport
- Herman Farr (1917-2008) civil rights activist; Shreveport City Council member
- Rick L. Farrar state representative from Rapides Parish
- Kevin Faulk (born 1976) New England Patriots running back, LSU Hall of Famer
- Marshall Faulk (born 1973) St. Louis Rams running back
- Trev Faulk (born 1981) St. Louis Rams linebacker
- Valerie Fitzenreiter (born 1955) author, unschooling advocate
- Jimmy Fitzmorris (born 1921) politician, lieutenant governor
- John C. Fleming (born 1952) U.S. representative; medical doctor
- Heulette Fontenot (born 1961) former state representative and state senator from Livingston Parish
- Mary Alice Fontenot (1910–2003) author
- Faith Ford (born 1964) actress
- Frankie Ford (born 1939) singer
- C.B. Forgotston (born 1945) state government watchdog
- Garey Forster (born 1950), radio host, former state representative
- Paul Lee Foshee, Sr. (born 1932) former state representative and state senator
- Mike Foster (born 1930) Governor of Louisiana
- Murphy J. Foster (1849–1921) Governor of Louisiana
- Pete Fountain (born 1930) musician
- John B. Fournet (1895–1984) Speaker of the Louisiana House, lieutenant governor , Associate and Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
- Douglas Fowler (1906–1980) politician
- Jerry Marston Fowler (born 1940) politician and convicted felon
- Mike Francis (born 1946) businessman, Republican politician
- Lether Frazar (1904–1960) politician and college president, author of state teacher retirement law
- A.A. Fredericks (1891–1975) politician and college president
- Dennis Freeman (1940-2007) politician
- Sylvan Friedman (1908-1979) politician
- Mannie Fresh (born 1974) record producer, musician
- Gregory L. Fruge (born 1942) state representative
- Frank Fulco (1908-1999) politician
- Henry L. Fuqua (1865–1926) Governor of Louisiana (1924-1926), died in office
[edit] G
- Ernest Gaines (born 1933) author
- Count Bernardo de Gálvez (1746–1786) Spanish governor, viceroy of New Spain
- James C. Gardner (born 1924) mayor of Shreveport, 1954-1958, called "Mr. Shreveport"
- John Sidney Garrett (1921–2005) politician
- Jim Garrison (1921–1992) former New Orleans district attorney and later a state judge
- Chad Gaudin (born 1983) pitcher for the New York Yankees
- Randall Gay (born 1982) cornerback for the New Orleans Saints
- Terry W. Gee (born 1940) state representative and businessman
- J.C. "Sonny" Gilbert (born 1922) state representative and state senator
- Mickey Gilley (born 1936) musician, singer, nightclub owner
- George Girard (1930–1957) musician
- E.D. Gleason (1899-1959) state representative
- Mary Smith Gleason (1899-1967) state representative
- Jasper Goodwill (1889-1974) mayor of Minden, 1955-1958
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869) pianist, composer
- Lucille May Grace (1900–1957) first woman in statewide elected office as register of state lands
- Shirley Ann Grau (born 1929) writer
- Webster "Webbie" Gradney, Jr. (born 1985) rapper
- Danny Granger forward for the Indiana Pacers
- Camille Gravel (1915–2005) lawyer, advisor to governors
- Thomas A. "Tom" Greene (born 1948) state senator
- Jack P.F. Gremillion (1914–2001) attorney general
- Grits Gresham (1922-2008) sportsman, journalist
- Moon Griffon (born 1961) statewide conservative radio talk show host
- Dudley A. Guglielmo (1909–2005) insurance commissioner
- Troyce Guice (1932-2008) businessman, politician
- Ron Guidry (born 1950) New York Yankees pitcher
- Bryant Gumbel (born 1948) television anchor, sportscaster
- Greg Gumbel (born 1946) sportscaster
- Stephen L. Gunn (born 1946) politician
- William J. "Billy" Guste, Jr., (born 1922) attorney general, politician, businessman
- Buddy Guy (born 1936) blues musician
[edit] H
- Billy Hagan (1932–2007) Championship NASCAR owner and racer, businessman
- Jan Hamer (1927-2008) organic chemist
- John Hampson (????) inventor of venetian blinds
- Paul J. Hardy (born 1942) state senator, secretary of state, lieutenant governor
- Winsor Harmon (born 1963) actor, The Bold and the Beautiful
- Allen "Puddler" Harris (born 1936), pianist for Ricky Nelson and Jimmie Davis
- Eric W. Harris (1916-2007), businessman
- Torrence "Lil Boosie" Hatch (born 1983) rapper
- Fred Haynes (1946–2006), LSU football player
- O.H. Haynes, Jr. (1920-1996) Webster Parish sheriff
- Bobby Hebert (born 1960) former New Orleans Saints quarterback known as "Cajun Cannon"
- Felix Edward Hébert (1901–1979) journalist, politician
- Paul M. Hebert (1907–1977) judge, LSU Law School dean
- Marie Alice Heine (1858–1925) first American Princess of Monaco
- Knute Heldner (1875-1952), impressionist artist
- Lillian Hellman (1905–1984) playwright
- Ellis Henican (????) journalist, commentator, talk show host
- Charlie Hennigan (born 1935) football player
- Clarence "Frogman" Henry (born 1937) singer, musician
- E. L. "Bubba" Henry (born 1936) politician, lawyer, lobbyist
- L. B. Henry (1920-2008) politician
- George Herriman (1880–1944) Krazy Kat cartoonist
- Andrew Higgins (1886–1952) shipbuilder, industrialist
- Wiley W. Hilburn (born 1938) journalist, educator
- Gerry E. Hinton (1930-2000) state senator, pioneer of chiropractic profession
- Al Hirt (1922–1999) musician
- Steve Hoffman (born 1962) radio broadcaster
- Cheryl Holdridge (1944-2009) actor
- Ken Hollis (born 1942) state senator from Jefferson Parish (1982-2008)
- Clyde C. Holloway (born 1943) US Representative
- Russel L. Honoré (born 1947) general
- Taylor Horn (born 1992) singer and actress
- Arlene Howell (born 1935) Miss USA 1958 and actress
- Jerry Huckaby (born 1941) US Representative
- Morley Hudson (1917–2001) State Representative, advocate for the mentally retarded
- Sarah Hudson-Pierce (born 1948) author and book publisher from Shreveport
- Hubert D. Humphreys (1923-2009) historian
- John S. Hunt, III (1928-2001) Monroe attorney; politician
- Clementine Hunter (c. 1886 – 1988) folk artist
- Jeffrey Hunter (1926-1969) actor, born in New Orleans, reared in Wisconsin
[edit] I
- Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville (1661–1706) founder of the Louisiana colony
- Richard Ieyoub (born 1944) attorney general (1992-2004)
- Iron Eyes Cody (1904-1999) actor and native of Kaplan
- Walter Isaacson (born 1952) author, journalist, CEO
[edit] J
- John M. Jackson (born 1950) actor, JAG
- Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972) gospel singer
- Brandon Jacobs (born 1982), running back for the New York Giants
- Bradie James (born 1981), linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys
- Rajarsi Janakananda (1892-1955) former president of the Self-Realization Fellowship
- Woody Jenkins (born 1947) politician
- Bobby Jindal (born 1971) currenty governor of Louisiana
- Bill Johnson (1872–1972) jazz musician
- John Bennett Johnston, Jr. (born 1932), U.S. Senator (1972-1997); lobbyist, since 1997; state senator, 1968-1972; state representative, 1964-1968
- Bert Jones (born 1951) LSU Tigers & Baltimore Colts quarterback
- Jacoby Jones (born 1984), wide receiver for the Houston Texans
- Robert Gambrell "Bob" Jones (born 1939) politician, businessman
- Sam Houston Jones (1897–1978) Governor of Louisiana
- Henderson Jordan (1896-1958), Bienville Parish sheriff who was part of the posse that ambushed Bonnie and Clyde
- J. Lomax Jordan (born 1952) state senator from Lafayette, 1992-2000
- J.E. Jumonville, Jr. (born 1943) state senator from 1976-1992
- J.E. Jumonville, Sr. (1919-1983) state senator from 1968-1976
- Juvenile (born 1975) rapper
[edit] K
- Ed Karst (1931–1992), mayor of Alexandria (1969-1973), gubernatorial candidate, 1991
- Kay Katz (born 1940), state representative from Ouachita Parish and Republican National Committeewoman from Louisiana
- William P. Kellogg (1830–1918) Congressman, Governor and United States Senator
- Donald G. Kelly (born 1941), state senator from Natchitoches, 1976-1996
- Donald Ray Kennard (born 1937), state representative from Baton Rouge, 1976-2008
- John Neely Kennedy (born 1951) current Louisiana State Treasurer
- Edward Kennon (born 1938) businessman; politician
- Robert F. Kennon (1902–1988) Governor of Louisiana from 1952-1956
- Doug Kershaw (born 1936) musician, singer
- Sammy Kershaw (born 1958) musician, singer, candidate for lieutenant governor
- Ernie K-Doe (1936–2001) singer, "Emperor of the Universe"
- Nat G. Kiefer (1939-1985) state senator from New Orleans
- Earl King (1934–2003) musician
- Claude Kirkpatrick (1917-1997) politician and businessman
- Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick (born 1918) music educator; former member of Louisiana Board of Regents
- Mark Klein (born 1993) singer
- Jesse Monroe Knowles (1919–2006) politician and survivor of Bataan Death March
- L.D. Knox (1929-2009) politician
- Allison Kolb (1915–1973) politician
- Robert Kostelka (born 1933) district attorney, judge, and state senator from Monroe
- Suzanne Mayfield Krieger (born 1953) politician
[edit] L
- Adras LaBorde (1912–1993) journalist, columnist, and author
- Len Lacy (1900-1998) politician
- Ed Lafitte (1886–1971) baseball player
- Jean Lafitte (c. 1780 – c. 1826) blacksmith, pirate
- Papa Jack Laine (1873–1966) bandleader
- Louis Lambert (born 1940) politician
- Dorothy Lamour (1914–1996) actress
- Mary Landrieu (born 1955) US Senator
- Mitch Landrieu (born 1960) politician
- Moon Landrieu (born 1930) judge, politician
- Ali Landry (born 1973) actress, model, Miss USA 1996
- Lisa Landry (born 1977) stand-up comedian
- Carroll E. Lanier (born 1927) mayor of Alexandria from 1977-1982
- Nick LaRocca (1889–1961) self-proclaimed "inventor of jazz"
- John Larroquette (born 1947) actor
- Dud Lastrapes (born 1929) mayor of Lafayette from 1980-1992
- Marie Laveau (c. 1794 – c. 1881) Voodoo priestess
- Claude "Buddy" Leach (born 1934) politician, businessman
- Leadbelly (1885–1949) musician
- Dudley J. LeBlanc (1894–1971) politician, businessman
- Patrick LeBlanc (1954-2008) architect, businessman, politician
- Marietta LeBreton (1936=2009) historian
- Richard Leche (1898–1965) Governor of Louisiana
- David Lee (born 1943) football player
- Harry Lee (1932-2007) Jefferson Parish sheriff
- John A. Lejeune (1867–1942), Marine Corps general
- Lloyd E. Lenard (1922-2008), politician, businessman, author
- Elmore Leonard (born 1925) author
- Jared Leto (born 1971) actor, lead singer/guitarist of alternative rock band 30 Seconds to Mars
- Shannon Leto (born 1970) drummer of alternative rock band 30 Seconds to Mars, occasional actor
- Jerry Lee Lewis (born 1935) musician
- Coleman Lindsey (1892-1968) politician
- Sam Little (born 1950) politician
- Lloyd Harlin Polite (born 1986) R&B singer
- Lil Wayne (born 1982) rapper
- Bob Livingston (born 1943) congressman) (1977-1999)
- Edward Livingston (1764–1836) congressman, United States Secretary of State
- Blanche Long (1902–1998), Mrs. Earl Long, First Lady of Louisiana, 1939-1940; 1948-1954; 1956-1960
- Earl Kemp Long (1895–1960) former Governor of Louisiana
- George S. Long (1883–1958) US Representative
- Gerald Long (born 1944), Republican state senator from Natchitoches; only elected Republican official of Long family
- Gillis William Long (1923–1985), US Representative
- Huey Pierce Long, Jr., (1893–1935) former Governor of Louisiana, US Senator
- Jimmy D. Long (born 1931) politician
- Russell Long (1918–2003) US Senator
- Speedy O. Long (1928–2006) US Representative and district attorney from La Salle Parish
- Professor Longhair (1918–1980) musician
- Charlton Lyons (1894–1973) "father of modern Republican Party in Louisiana"
- Ted Lyons (1900-1986) Hall of Fame baseball player
[edit] M
- Magic Sam (1937–1969) blues music pioneer
- Karl Malone (born 1963) former basketball great, mainly with the Utah Jazz
- Max T. Malone (born 1953) geologist and state senator
- Archie Manning (born 1949) former New Orleans Saints quarterback
- Eli Manning (born 1982) New York Giants quarterback
- Peyton Manning (born 1976) Indianapolis Colts quarterback
- "Pistol" Pete Maravich (1947–1988) LSU & NBA basketball Hall of Famer
- Paul Mares (1900–1949) musician
- Branford Marsalis (born 1960) musician
- Ellis Marsalis, Jr., (born 1934) musician, educator
- Ellis Marsalis, Sr., (c. 1908 – 2004) poultry farmer, jazz musician, hotelier, civil rights activist
- Wynton Marsalis (born 1961) musician
- Wade O. Martin, Jr. (1911–1990) secretary of state
- Wade O. Martin, Sr. (1885–1956) politician
- Virginia Martinez (1922-1992) Louisiana Republican national committeewoman from 1977 until her death
- Jim McCrery (born 1949) US Representative
- Tim McGraw (born 1967) musician
- John McKeithen (1918–1999) Governor of Louisiana from 1964-1972
- W. Fox McKeithen (1946–2005) Louisiana secretary of state, 1988-2005
- Chuck McMains (born 1948) former state representative and Baton Rouge lobbyist
- Joe McPherson (born 1950) state senator from Rapides Parish
- D.L. Menard (????) Cajun musician from Erath
- Adah Isaacs Menken (1835–1868) actress
- Louis J. Michot (born 1922), businessman, former state superintendent of education, and State Representative from Lafayette
- Michael J. Michot (born 1963), businessman, state senator from Lafayette since 2000
- Quintin Mikell (born 1980), safety for the Philadelphia Eagles
- Roderick Miller (1924–2005) politician, lawyer
- Lizzie Miles (1895–1963) singer
- Percy "Master P" Miller (born 1967) musician, actor, record producer, athlete
- Alexander Milne (1742–1838) businessman, slave-trader, philanthropist
- Leland G. Mims (1901-1979) politician
- Billy Montgomery (born 1937) politician and former educator
- Harold Montgomery (1911–1995) state senator and businessman
- John Willard "Jack" Montgomery, Sr. (born 1936) state senator and lawyer
- Little Brother Montgomery (c. 1906 – 1985) musician
- Cleo Moore (1923–1973) 1950s movie star
- Ellen Bryan Moore (1912-1999) former Register of State Lands, captain in Women's Army Corps during World War II
- W. Henson Moore (born 1939) former US Representative
- Jackie Moreland (1938-1971) professional basketball player
- Cecil Morgan (1898–1999) state legislator who lead the impeachment forces against Huey Pierce Long, Jr., later executive with Standard Oil Company and dean of Tulane University Law School
- Elemore Morgan, Jr. (1931–2008) landscape painter and photographer
- Dutch Morial (1929–1989) judge, mayor of New Orleans
- James Hollis "Jim" Morris (born 1954), state representative from Caddo and Bossier parishes
- Dan Morrish (born 1950), member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature
- deLesseps Story Morrison (1912–1964), mayor of New Orleans, ambassador to the Organization of American States, three-time gubernatorial candidate
- Jacob Haight Morrison (1905–1974), politician, historical preservationist
- James H. Morrison (1908–2000) US Representative
- Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941) musician, composer, self-proclaimed "inventor of jazz"
- Morgus the Magnificent (born ????) horror host
- Paul Morphy (1837–1884) world chess champion
- Garrett Morris (born 1937) comedian, Saturday Night Live
- Isaac Edward Morse (1809–1866) Louisiana state Attorney General and US Congressman[1]
- Alexander Mouton (1804–1885) Governor and United States Senator
- Ashton J. Mouton (1916–1988) mayor of Lafayette
[edit] N
- Ray Nagin (born 1956) current mayor of New Orleans
- Ed Nelson (born 1928) actor: Peyton Place
- Aaron Neville (born 1941) singer
- Josephine Louise Newcomb (1816–1901) philanthropist (Newcomb College)
- Randy Newman (born 1943) singer-songwriter, pianist
- Francis T. Nicholls (1834–1912) Governor of Louisiana
- James A. Noe (1890–1976) Governor of Louisiana for five months in 1936, oil driller, broadcaster
- Frank T. Norman (1914-1994), mayor of Minden from 1958-1966; top official of Masonic lodge
- Rick Nowlin (born 1948) politician
- Alcide Nunez (1884–1934) musician
- William "Billy" Nungesser (1929–2006) Republican politician
[edit] O
- Prentiss Oakley (1905-1957) Bienville Parish sheriff, 1940-1952; previously part of the posse that ambushed Bonnie and Clyde in 1934
- Alton Ochsner (1896–1981) surgeon, medical researcher
- Robert Fred "Bob" Odom (born 1935) Agriculture commissioner (1980-2008)
- Taylor W. O'Hearn (1907–1997) politician
- B.F. O'Neal, Jr., (1922–2004) politician
- Joe "King" Oliver (1885–1938) jazz musician
- Joe Osborn (born 1937) musician
- Lee Harvey Oswald (1939–1963) assassin of U.S. President John Kennedy
- John H. Overton (1875–1948) US Senator
- Mel Ott (1909–1958) baseball player
[edit] P
- Stephen B. Packard Reconstruction politician
- Jonathan Papelbon (born 1980) closer for the Boston Red Sox
- John M. Parker (1863–1939) Governor of Louisiana (1920-1924
- Mary Evelyn Parker (born 1920) state treasurer from 1968-1987
- Otto Passman (1900–1988) US Representative
- David I. Patten (1920-1998) politician
- Carly Patterson (born 1988) Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics
- Jacob E. "Pat" Patterson (born 1924) politician
- Benjamin Pavy (1874–1943) District judge, opponent of the Longs, father-in-law of Carl Weiss, M.D.
- Nicholas Payton (born 1973) musician
- Dave L. Pearce (1904–1984) politician
- Louis Pendleton (1931–2007) dentist and civil rights activist
- Morgan D. Peoples (1919–1998) historian
- Pauley Perrette (born 1969) singer and actress
- Leander Perez (1891–1969) District judge, political boss of St. Bernard and Plaquemine parishes from 1919 to 1969
- Tony Perkins (born 1963), conservative politician, head of Family Research Council
- Andy Pettitte (born 1972), starting pitcher for the New York Yankees
- Rupert Peyton (1899-1982) politician, journalist, historian
- Marguerite Piazza (born 1926) operatic soprano
- Webb Pierce (1921-1991) Singer
- Wendell Pierce (born 1962) actor, Bunk Moreland on The Wire
- Gil Pinac (born 1951) politician
- P.B.S. Pinchback (1837–1921) politician, Governor of Louisiana
- Leonidas Polk (1806–1864) Confederate general, Episcopal bishop, founder of Sewanee, The University of the South
- Tracy Porter (born 1986), cornerback for the New Orleans Saints
- Bryan A. Poston (1924-2009) politician
- Charles M. Poston, Sr. (1898-1968) politician
- Henry "Tank" Powell (born 1945), politician
- Julien de Lallande Poydras (1740–1824) poet, politician
- Sister Helen Prejean (born 1938) activist
- Louis Prima (1910–1978) musician, entertainer
- Professor Longhair (1918–1980) musician
- Paul Prudhomme (born 1940) chef
- Robert G. Pugh (1924-2007) Shreveport lawyer, gubernatorial advisor
[edit] Q
- Julie Quinn (born 1966) state senator from Jefferson Parish since 2005
[edit] R
- Henry Ragas (1897–1919) early jazz pianist
- Kevin Rahm (born 1971) actor
- William Rainach (1913–1978) politician
- W.L. Rambo (1917–1984) politician
- Ned Randolph (born 1942), State Representative, state senator, and mayor of Alexandria (1986-2006)
- John Rarick (born 1924) US Representative and state judge
- B.B. "Bennie" Rayburn, Jr. (1944-2006) Washington Parish sheriff
- B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn, Sr. (1916-2008) politician
- Eddy Raven (born 1944) singer-songwriter
- Shawn Reaves (born 1978) actor
- Mac "Dr John" Rebbenack (born 1940) pianist, singer-songwriter
- Charles Reece (born 1982) inventor of 5-minute ab program, MWD specialist, winner of 5 Emmy's, 3 Oscars, and 1 Tony, for his production of the broadway adaptation to Howard the Duck
- Harold Reeves (1923-2009), Shreveport native who was first Southern Baptist Convention missionary to Thailand
- Edmund Reggie (born 1926), lawyer, judge, father-in-law of Edward M. Kennedy
- Godfrey Reggio (born 1940) film-maker
- Anne Rice (born 1941) writer
- E.S. Richardson (1875-1950), educator
- Norman L. Richardson (1935–1999) journalist
- Dan Richey (born 1948) politician
- Teddy Riley (1924–1992) jazz trumpeter
- Norbert Rilleaux (1806–1894) inventor, engineer
- Neil Riser (born 1962) politician
- Cokie Roberts (born 1943) journalist, author, daughter of Hale and Lindy Boggs
- George Rodrigue (born 1944) "Blue Dog" artist
- Buddy Roemer (born 1943) Governor of Louisiana
- Ned Romero (born 1925) actor originally from Franklin
- Leon Roppolo (1902–1943) musician
- Sol Rosenberg (1926-2009), Monroe industrialist and Dachau concentration camp survivor
- Jacques Roy (born 1970) mayor of Alexandria since 2006
[edit] S
- Jeffrey D. Sadow (born 1962) political scientist, columnist, educator
- Joe R. Salter (born 1943) politician, educator
- Tom Schedler (born 1950) politician, businessman
- Fred L. Schiele (1933-2002) state representative and sheriff of Concordia Parish
- Matthew P. "Pete" Schneider, III (born 1953) politician, businessman
- John F. Schwegmann (born 1946) politician, businessman
- John G. Schwegmann (1911–1995) politician businessman
- Melinda Schwegmann (born 1947) lieutenant governor from 1992-1996
- Jock Scott (1947-2009) politician, historian, lawyer
- Nauman Scott (1916–2001) judge
- W. Ray Scott (1923-2008) mayor of Natchitoches (1960-1976)
- George W. Shannon (1914–1998) newspaper editor
- Amanda Shaw (born 1990) actress, singer and fiddler
- B.L. "Buddy" Shaw (born 1933) politician and educator
- Rhonda Shear (born 1954) beauty queen, television host
- Virginia Shehee (born 1923) businesswoman, first woman to serve in Louisiana State Senate (1976-1980)
- Eddy Shell (1937-2008) educator; politician
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born 1977) musician
- Chris Shivers (born 1978) professional bull rider
- Henry Miller Shreve (1785–1854) inventor, steamboat captain
- Phil Short (born 1947) state senator; relocated to Virginia
- Rockin' Sidney (1938–1998) Zydeco star
- Richard Simmons (born 1948) entertainer
- Oramel H. Simpson (1870–1932) Governor of Louisiana (1926-1928
- Terysa Singleton (born 1983) beauty queen, Miss Black Louisiana USA
- Dale Sittig (born 1941) politician
- Fulwar Skipwith (1765–1839) diplomat, politician
- John Slidell (1793–1871) U.S. Senator, Confederate diplomat
- Soulja Slim (1977–2003) musician
- Howard K. Smith (1914–2002) journalist, reporter
- Jane H. Smith (born 1948) first woman high school principal, school superintendent, and state legislator from Bossier Parish
- Joe D. Smith, Jr. (1922-2008), newspaper publisher, businessman
- Kenneth Michael "Mike" Smith (born 1948), politician, businessman
- Otis Smith (American football) (born 1965) former New England Patriots cornerback, New England Patriots assistant coach
- P.K. Smith (1917-1983) state representative, Winnfield businessman
- Ada Jack Carver Snell (1890-1972) short story writer
- David Snell (1921-1987) journalist and cartoonist for Life Magazine
- John K. Snyder (1922–1993) mayor of Alexandria (1973-1977; 1982-1986)
- Floyd Soileau (born 1938) record producer
- Ian Somerhalder (born 1978) actor, model
- Art Sour (1924–2000) State Representative from Shreveport, 1972-1992
- Britney Spears (born 1981) singer
- Jamie Lynn Spears (born 1991) actress
- Marcus Spears (born 1983), defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys
- Freddie Spencer (born 1961) world motorcycle champion
- Tommy Spinks (1948-2007) football player
- Tam Spiva (born 1932) Hollywood script writer
- Victor T. "Vic" Stelly (born 1941) politician
- Jimmy Swaggart (born 1935) evangelist
- Stromile Swift (born 1979) NBA player, Memphis Grizzlies
- Tom Stagg (born 1923) U.S. District Court judge
- Kordell Stewart (born 1972) NFL quarterback/wide receiver
- Michael G. Strain (born 1959) veterinarian; former state representative; Louisiana commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry
- Patrick Surtain (born 1976) NFL cornerback
- Hal Sutton (born 1958) PGA Tour golfer
- Liz Swaine (born 1960) broadcast journalist
- Stephanie Swift (born 1972) actress
[edit] T
- Kirk Talbot (born 1969) state representative from Jefferson Parish
- Gregory Tarver civil rights activist; former state senator from Caddo Parish
- Albert Tate (1920–1986) state and federal judge
- Billy Tauzin (born 1943) US Representative and lobbyist
- Joe Gray Taylor (1920–1987) historian
- Richard Taylor (1826–1879) Confederate general
- Zachary Taylor (1784–1850) 12th US President, US Army general
- Jimmy G. Tharpe (1930-2008) clergyman, educator
- Gerald Theunissen (born 1933) banker, politician
- David Thibodaux (1953–2007) politician, educator, author
- Keith Thibodeaux (born 1950) actor
- David William Thomas (1876-1961) politician, educator, journalist, attorney
- C.W. Thompson (1890-1951) politician
- Lizzie P. Thompson (1894-1973) state legislator
- Francis C. Thompson (born 1941) politician and landowner
- Sandra Thompson (born 1946) politician and environmentalist
- Tom Thornhill (born 1952) attorney and former state representative
- George H. Tichenor (1837–1923) surgeon, pioneer in antiseptics
- Stanley R. Tiner (born 1942) journalist
- Joseph F. Toomy (born 1948) politician
- David Toms (born 1967) golfer
- John Kennedy Toole (1937–1969) writer
- Ned Touchstone (1926–1988) Radical Right politician and publisher
- Wayne Toups (born 1958) musician
- Allen Toussaint (born 1938) musician, composer, record producer
- Thomas Taylor Townsend (born 1963) state representative
- David C. Treen (born 1928) US Representative (1973-1980) and Governor of Louisiana (1980-1984)
- James Wayne "Jim" Tucker (born 1964), politician; first Republican Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives since Reconstruction
- Paul Tulane (1801–1887) businessman, philanthropist
- Ben Turpin (c. 1872 – 1940) silent film comedian
[edit] U
- Ruth Ulrich (born 1962) Republican National Committeewoman from Louisiana; Monroe resident
[edit] V
- Pattie W. Van Hook (1927–1991) Shreveport physician and first woman president of the Louisiana State Medical Society
- J. Emile Verret (1885–1965) lieutenant governor (1944-1948), defeated Earl Kemp Long
- Jacques Villeré (1760–1830) Creole Governor of Louisiana and general
- Pruitt Taylor Vince (born 1960) film and television character actor
- Roger F. Villere, Jr. (born 1949) politician
- David Vitter (born 1961) U.S. Senator
[edit] W
- Joseph David Waggonner, Jr. (1918-2007) US Representative
- Madam C.J. Walker (1867–1919) business tycoon
- Joseph Marshall Walker (1786–1856) Governor of Louisiana
- Lorenz James "Lo" Walker (born 1933) politician and retired United States Air Force officer
- Morgan W. Walker, Jr. (1928-2008) businessman
- Morgan W. Walker, Sr. (1893-1983) businessman
- William Stewart Walker (1914-1999) U.S. Army officer and congressional candidate
- Ray Walston (1914–2001) actor
- Mike Walsworth (born 1956) state senator from Ouachita Parish
- Lula Wardlow (1876–1970) first woman mayor of a Louisiana community, having served in Montgomery in Grant Parish (1926-1930)
- Henry C. Warmoth (1842–1931) Governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction
- Ron Washington (born 1952), manager for the Texas Rangers
- Arthur C. Watson (1909–1984) politician
- Eugene P. Watson (1911–1964) librarian
- Carl Weathers (born 1948) actor
- Loy F. Weaver (born 1942) retired banker and state legislator
- Carl Weiss (1906–1935) physician and purported assassin of Huey Pierce Long, Jr.
- Fred Weller (born 1966) actor, In Plain Sight, Missing Persons
- Shane West (born 1978) actor
- Rebecca Wells (born 20th century) actress, playwright, author
- Edward Douglass White (1845–1921) Supreme Court Chief Justice
- Tony Joe White (born 1943) singer-songwriter, musician
- Lynn Whitfield (born 1953) actress
- Les Whitt (1951-2008) zookeeper in Alexandria
- Leon "Pee Wee" Whittaker (1906-1993) musician
- V.V. Whittington (1893-1974) state senator and banker
- Randy Wiggins (born 1951) state representative and insurance agent
- Pinkie C. Wilkerson (1948-2000) state representative and attorney
- Brian "Baby" Williams (born 1969) record executive, record producer, entrepreneur, musician
- Hank Williams, Jr (born 1949) singer
- Lucinda Williams (born 1963) singer-songwriter, musician
- T. Harry Williams (1909–1979) historian
- Earl Williamson (1903–1992) Caddo Parish politician, long-serving police juror in Louisiana, 1933-1972, 1979-1980; mayor of Vivian
- Don W. Williamson (born 1927) politician, businessman
- James Whitfield Williamson (1925-2008) politician, businessman
- Edwin E. Willis (1904–1972) US Representative from 1949-1969
- Justin E. Wilson (1914–2001) Cajun raconteur, chef, humorist, politician
- Lorris M. Wimberly (1898–1962) politician
- Fritz Windhorst (born 1935) state senator
- Stephen J. Windhorst (born 1957) judge; state representative
- Diane Winston (born 1948) state representative
- Reese Witherspoon (born 1976) actress
- A. Baldwin Wood (1879–1956) inventor, engineer
- Susan Ward (born 1976) actress, model
[edit] W
- Robert L. Wilkie(born 1962) Assistant Secretary of Defense and National Security Assistant to the President
[edit] Y
- Henry L. Yelverton (1928-2009) judge
- Andrew Young (born 1932) politician and civil rights advocate
- Lester Young (1909–1959) musician
[edit] Z
- Samuel Zemurray (c. 1878 – 1961) businessman, philanthropist
- Buckwheat Zydeco (born 1947) musician
[edit] Notes
- ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
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