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This is a list of notable Louisiana Creole people .
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Danny Granger - ( 1983- ) New Orleans. NBA basketball All StarVeronica Porsche Ali - Former wife of Boxer Muhammed Ali Grant Hill American professional basketball player in the NBA Phoenix Suns John James Audubon (1785 - 1851) ornithologist, naturalist, and painter[1] Beyoncé Ciara - (1985-?)R&B Singer/Actress of Creole, Irish, German, and Afro-Panamanian decent[citation needed Jonathan Babineaux -Football Player, Atlanta Falcons Jordan Babineaux -Football Player, Seattle Seahawks Richmond Barthé (1901 - 1989) sculptor recognized as one of the foremost sculptors of his generationSidney Barthelemy former mayor of New OrleansSidney Bechet (1897 - 1959) jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composerP. G. T. Beauregard (1818 - 1893) known as a general for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, also a writer, civil servant, and inventor[2] Barney Bigard (1906 - 1980) jazz clarinetist[3] Anatole Broyard - native of New Orleans, 20th c. writer and critic who worked in New YorkWard Connerly (1939 - ) former University of California Regent, moderate conservative political activist, and businessman[4] Edmonde Dede (1829-1903)World Famous ComposerMarie Celestine Musson De Gas (1815-1847) Mother of French Impressionist painter, Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas [5] Henriette Delille (1812-1862), Founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family & SaintMarcel Diallo (1972-) poet, writer, philosopher, artist, musician, activist and social entrepreneur[6] Fats Domino (1928 - ) classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist[7] Dreux Pierre Frédéric (1985 - ) award winning rapper, formerly a member of the now disbanded R'n'B quartet, B2K Matt Forté (1985 - )Football Player Chicago Bears Alcée Fortier , late 19th c. professor of languages and folklore, influential in preservation of French in LouisianaCharles Étienne Arthur Gayarre (1805 - 1895) lawyer, judge, politician, historian, essayist, dramatist, and novelist http://nutrias.org/~nopl/monthly/july97/july97.htm
Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829 - 1869) composer and pianist, known as a virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano pieces [8] Bryant Gumbel (1948 - ) television personality for news and sports programs[9] George Herriman (1880 - 1944) cartoonist, known for his comic strip Krazy Kat [10] General Russel L. Honoré (1947 - ) commanding general of the U.S. First Army in Fort Gillem, Georgia, and commander of Joint Task Force Katrina responsible for coordinating military relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina-affected areas across the Gulf Coast[11]
Ice-T - RapperIllinois Jacquet (1922 - 2004) jazz tenor saxophonist famous for his solo on "Flying Home"[12] Andrew Jolivette - author, sociologist, educator, social/cultural criticSybil Kein - poet, playwright, scholar, and musicianAmel Larrieux - SingerMarie Laveau (1794 - 1881) practitioner of voodoo[13] Suzanne Malveaux (1966 - ) television news reporter[14] Sabrina Le Beauf Actress,(1958-) Most notable role as Sandra on the TV Cosby Show Michel'le - R&B singer, former girlfriend of Dr. Dre ; currently married to Suge Knight .Ernest Nathan Morial (1929 - 1989) political figure and leading civil rights advocate[15] Marc Morial - Former Mayor of New Orleans and son of Ernest Nathan Morial Morris W. Morris (1845 - 1906) Civil War soldier of the Louisiana Native Guards & stage actor[16] Paul Charles Morphy (1837 - 1884) chess master, lawyerhttp://www.excaliburelectronics.com/bio_morphy.html Jelly Roll Morton (1885 - 1941) virtuoso pianist, bandleader, and a composer; called the first true composer of jazz music[17] Ray Nagin (1956 - ) Mayor of New OrleansKid Ory (1886 - 1973) jazz trombonist and bandleader[18] Bill Pickett (1871 - 1932) cowboy/rodeo performer[19] Armand J. Piron (1888 - 1943) jazz violinist, band leader, and composer[20] Homer Plessy (1863 - 1925) plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson [21] Lloyd Polite (1986 - ) R&B singer, rapper.Norbert Rillieux (1806 - 1894) inventor/engineer[22] A.P. Tureaud (1899-1972) Renowned Civil Rights attorneyJada Pinkett Smith a famous actress. [ 1]
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