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*[[Veronica Porsche Ali]] (1955) – actress and psychologist and the former wife of boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
*[[Veronica Porsche Ali]] (1955) – actress and psychologist and the former wife of boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
*[[Debbie Allen]] (1950) – actress, dancer, choreographer, television director, television producer, and a member of the [[President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities]]<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/debbieallenfamestar/home/biography Debbie Allen Fame Star], Accessed November 9, 2013</ref>
*[[Debbie Allen]] (1950) – actress, dancer, choreographer, television director, television producer, and a member of the [[President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities]]<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/debbieallenfamestar/home/biography Debbie Allen Fame Star], Accessed November 9, 2013</ref>
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*[[Nahshon Dion Anderson]] (1978-present) - an award winning writer, former model and actor as well as Human Rights activist from [[ Altadena, California]] descendant of [[Louisiana Creole people|Creoles]] from [[Lafayette Parish]] and [[St. Landry Parish]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.amazon.com/Bronx-Memoir-Project-Writers-Center/dp/1500674060|title=Bronx Memoir Project - Volume 1|last=Center|first=Bronx Writers|last2=Ratcliff|first2=N. D.|last3=Vázquez|first3=Charlie|date=2014-07-28|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|isbn=9781500674069|language=English|quote=In this publication I discuss my French Creole ancestry in Opelousas, Louisana.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lambdaliterary.org/2016-writers-retreat-fellows/|title=2016 Writers Retreat Fellows|date=2016-04-08|website=Lambda Literary|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-01|quote=My biography mentions my Creole ancestry.}}</ref>
*[[Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin]] (1915–2007)&nbsp;– accordionist
*[[Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin]] (1915–2007)&nbsp;– accordionist
*[[Amede Ardoin]] (1898–1942)&nbsp;– zydeco musician.
*[[Amede Ardoin]] (1898–1942)&nbsp;– zydeco musician.
*[[K.D. Aubert]] (1978) – actress and fashion model.
*[[K.D. Aubert]] (1978) – actress and fashion model.
[[File: Nahshon1.jpg|thumb|152x152px|[[Nahshon Dion Anderson]] at [[Bronx Recognizes Its Own Award]] (BRIO) 2014]]
[[File: Nahshon1.jpg|thumb|152x152px|[[Nahshon Dion Anderson]] at [[Bronx Recognizes Its Own Award]] (BRIO) 2014]]
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*[[Nahshon Dion Anderson]] (1978-present) - an award winning writer, former model and actor as well as Human Rights activist from [[ Altadena, California]] descendant of [[Louisiana Creole people|Creoles]] from [[Lafayette Parish]] and [[St. Landry Parish]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.amazon.com/Bronx-Memoir-Project-Writers-Center/dp/1500674060|title=Bronx Memoir Project - Volume 1|last=Center|first=Bronx Writers|last2=Ratcliff|first2=N. D.|last3=Vázquez|first3=Charlie|date=2014-07-28|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|isbn=9781500674069|language=English|quote=In this publication I discuss my French Creole ancestry in Opelousas, Louisana.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lambdaliterary.org/2016-writers-retreat-fellows/|title=2016 Writers Retreat Fellows|date=2016-04-08|website=Lambda Literary|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-01|quote=My biography mentions my Creole ancestry.}}</ref>
*[[Vernel Bagneris]] (1949) – a playwright, actor, director, singer, and dancer. He is named after his cousin [[Vernel Fournier]].<ref>Whitney Balliett, ''Collected Works: A Journal of Jazz 1954–2001,'' St. Martin's Press, 2002, pp. 792–793</ref>
*[[Vernel Bagneris]] (1949) – a playwright, actor, director, singer, and dancer. He is named after his cousin [[Vernel Fournier]].<ref>Whitney Balliett, ''Collected Works: A Journal of Jazz 1954–2001,'' St. Martin's Press, 2002, pp. 792–793</ref>
*[[Louis Barbarin]] (1902–1997) – a [[New Orleans]] jazz drummer.
*[[Louis Barbarin]] (1902–1997) – a [[New Orleans]] jazz drummer.
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*[[Sidney Bechet]] (1897–1959)&nbsp;– jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer
*[[Sidney Bechet]] (1897–1959)&nbsp;– jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer
[[File:Troian Bellisario in Manila.jpg|thumb|120px|right|[[Troian Bellisario]] in [[Manila]] in February 2013]]
[[File:Troian Bellisario in Manila.jpg|thumb|120px|right|[[Troian Bellisario]] in [[Manila]] in February 2013]]
*[[Troian Bellisario]] (1985) – actress. She stars as [[List of Pretty Little Liars characters#Spencer Hastings|Spencer Hastings]] in the [[ABC Family]] series ''[[Pretty Little Liars (TV series)|Pretty Little Liars]]''.<ref>http://www.uselessdaily.com/news/troian-bellisario-40-interesting-facts-about-the-actress-list/</ref>
*[[E.J. Bellocq]] (1873–1949)&nbsp;– photographer
*[[E.J. Bellocq]] (1873–1949)&nbsp;– photographer
*[[Jimmy Bertrand]] (1900–1960) – jazz and blues drummer.<ref>Lee Collins, Mary Spriggs Collins, Frank Gillis, John W. Miner, ''Oh, Didn't He Ramble: The Life Story of Lee Collins'', University of Illinois Press, 1989, pg. 80</ref>
*[[Jimmy Bertrand]] (1900–1960) – jazz and blues drummer.<ref>Lee Collins, Mary Spriggs Collins, Frank Gillis, John W. Miner, ''Oh, Didn't He Ramble: The Life Story of Lee Collins'', University of Illinois Press, 1989, pg. 80</ref>
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*[[William J. Tennyson Jr.]] (1923–1959) – jazz musician.
*[[William J. Tennyson Jr.]] (1923–1959) – jazz musician.
*[[Lorenzo Tio Jr.]] (1893–1933)&nbsp;– jazz clarinetist
*[[Lorenzo Tio Jr.]] (1893–1933)&nbsp;– jazz clarinetist
[[File:Shailene Woodley 2014.jpg|thumb|120px|right|[[Shailene Woodley]] at the premiere of ''[[White Bird in a Blizzard]]'' in October 2014]]
[[File:Shailene Woodley - Flickr - nick step.jpg|thumb|120px|right|[[Shailene Woodley]]]]
*[[John Kennedy Toole]] (1937–1969)&nbsp;– author; won a [[Pulitzer Prize]] for his [[Picaresque novel]] ''[[A Confederacy of Dunces]]'' (1980)
*[[John Kennedy Toole]] (1937–1969)&nbsp;– author; won a [[Pulitzer Prize]] for his [[Picaresque novel]] ''[[A Confederacy of Dunces]]'' (1980)
*[[Jean Toomer]] (1894–1967)&nbsp;– poet and novelist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jrank.org/literature/pages/6010/Jean-Toomer.html|title=JRank|quote= "American novelist, born in Washington, DC to parents of Louisiana Creole stock, educated at the University of Wisconsin and at City College, New York."}}</ref>
*[[Jean Toomer]] (1894–1967)&nbsp;– poet and novelist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jrank.org/literature/pages/6010/Jean-Toomer.html|title=JRank|quote= "American novelist, born in Washington, DC to parents of Louisiana Creole stock, educated at the University of Wisconsin and at City College, New York."}}</ref>
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*[[Little Walter]] (1930–1968) – blues musician and singer<ref>Tony Glover, Scott Dirks, Ward Gaines, ''Blues with a Feeling: The Little Walter Story'', Routledge, 2002, pp. 1–5</ref>
*[[Little Walter]] (1930–1968) – blues musician and singer<ref>Tony Glover, Scott Dirks, Ward Gaines, ''Blues with a Feeling: The Little Walter Story'', Routledge, 2002, pp. 1–5</ref>
*[[Nathan Williams (Zydeco)|Nathan Williams]] (1964–present) – Zydeco accordionist and singer.
*[[Nathan Williams (Zydeco)|Nathan Williams]] (1964–present) – Zydeco accordionist and singer.
*[[Shailene Woodley]] (1991) – actress. She portrayed [[Amy Juergens]] in the [[ABC Family]] series ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]'' (2008–2013) and co-starred alongside [[George Clooney]] in the 2011 film ''[[The Descendants (film)|The Descendants]]''.<ref>http://frostsnow.com/shailene-woodley</ref>
*[[Buckwheat Zydeco]] (1947–present) – accordionist and zydeco musician.
*[[Buckwheat Zydeco]] (1947–present) – accordionist and zydeco musician.


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This is a list of notable Louisiana Creole people. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Louisiana Creoles or must have references showing they are Louisiana Creoles and are notable.

List

Arts, culture, and entertainment

Don Albert
Nahshon Dion Anderson at Bronx Recognizes Its Own Award (BRIO) 2014
Troian Bellisario in Manila in February 2013
Barney Bigard
Edgar Degas
Geno Delafose
George Herriman
Julien Hudson
Ice-T with Body Count performing in 2006.
Beyoncé Knowles
Rosie Ledet
Adah Isaacs Menken
Jim Parsons at PaleyFest in 2013
Nicole Richie in Store Appearance at the 2012 David Jones Photo Call in Sydney
Terrance Simien
Shailene Woodley

Business

Lurita Doan

Education

Earl Barthe

Fictional characters

Journalism

Bryant Gumbel in 2013

Law and politics

Caesar Antoine
Keith Ellison
Ivan L.R. Lemelle
John Willis Menard
Condoleezza Rice
Gen. Russell Honore

Military

Religion

Henriette DeLille

Science and technology

Norbert Rillieux
Boyd Melson
Paul Sentell

Sports

Other

See also

References

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  39. ^ "AA Registry". Born Elizabeth Landreaux, she was a light-skinned Creole who was born on Bourbon Street in New Orlean, LA.
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  42. ^ "Chicago History Encyclopedia". Beginning as a portraitist in the 1910s, Motley subsequently explored his African and southern Creole roots, Mexican culture, and life in Chicago's 'Bronzeville.'
  43. ^ "Voices". Alice Dunbar Nelson was born Alice Ruth Moore into the Creole society of New Orleans in 1875.
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  58. ^ "All Star Pics". Rashād was born in Houston, Texas to Andrew Arthur Allen (d. 1984), an African-American descended from the Louisiana Creoles and Vivian Ayers, an African American
  59. ^ "TV.com". She is of Caucasian, Black Creole, and Mexican descent.
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  66. ^ "JRank". American novelist, born in Washington, DC to parents of Louisiana Creole stock, educated at the University of Wisconsin and at City College, New York.
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  68. ^ Tony Glover, Scott Dirks, Ward Gaines, Blues with a Feeling: The Little Walter Story, Routledge, 2002, pp. 1–5
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  73. ^ Michel S. Laguerre, American Odyssey: Haitians in New York City, Cornell University Press, 1984, p. 161
  74. ^ Joan Schenka, Truly Wilde: The Unsettling Story of Dolly Wilde, Oscar's Niece, Da Capo Press, 2001, pg. 59
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  78. ^ "Yahoo News". According to local legends recorded at FoundSF.com, Pleasant was a person of African heritage who lived as a white woman during the mid-1800s. However, she was never far from her Creole ancestry and was a secret agent for the Underground Railroad. After she moved from the Canadian border to New Orleans, Pleasant allegedly studied under the voodoo high priestess Marie Laveau.
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  98. ^ "Civil War Reference". "He was frequently mentioned by General Pierce in his reports as the gallant young Creole colonel."
  99. ^ http://www.creolegen.org/2013/05/07/alex-herman-of-mobile-1899-1975/
  100. ^ "Wordpress". "Valerie Jarrett, a Senior Adviser on Public Information and Intergovernmental Affairs to U.S. President Barack Obama, is a great-granddaughter of Victor Rochon."
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  109. ^ "Best of New Orleans". A French Creole, he was born in 1899 and grew up on Kerlerec Street in the 7th Ward with 10 brothers and sisters.
  110. ^ Attorney, Judge and Oakland Mayor: Lionel Wilson, Calisphere, Retrieved August 29, 2014
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  115. ^ "JD News". The Lejeune family, who are natives of Baton Rouge, La., prefer the French-Creole pronunciation and Brent said they "cringe" when they hear it pronounced otherwise.
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  118. ^ James L. Newman, Encountering Gorillas: A Chronicle of Discovery, Exploitation, Understanding, and Survival, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2013, p. 23
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  121. ^ "French Creoles".
  122. ^ "Excalibur Electronics".
  123. ^ "Fanbase". Paul Sentell now takes the Honor of Being the first Player of Color to play in the Major Leagues as he was a French Creole from Louisiana.
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