List of people from Shreveport, Louisiana

A list of notable people from Shreveport, Louisiana, includes:

Actors, models, entertainers

K. D. Aubert, actress and former fashion model
Pat Carroll (born 1927), stage, film and television actress, voiced Disney's Ursula
Chi Chi DeVayne (1985–2020), drag queen and entertainer; contestant on the eighth season RuPaul's Drag Race, where she placed fourth, and on the third season RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, where she placed seventh.
Jared Leto, actor
Joshua Logan (1908–1988), Broadway director of South Pacific and Mister Roberts; born in Texarkana, Texas, but raised in Shreveport.
Mary Miles Minter (1902–1984), silent film actress
Paul Mooney, comedian
Tricia O'Neil, actress
Kevin Rahm, actor
Brittney Rogers, Miss Louisiana USA 2003
Andy Sidaris (1931–2007), Hollywood film producer, director, actor, and screenwriter
Brenda Sykes, actress

Artists, designers

Kevyn Aucoin, makeup artist and photographer
Victor Joris, (1929–2013) fashion designer, attended C.E. Byrd High School.^[1]
Edward F. Neild (1884–1955), architect who designed several prominent Shreveport homes, churches, and venues, as well as the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri, having been selected for the task by U.S. President Harry Truman. His Son, Edward Jr. (1908–1958), was also an architect who designed the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum.
Randy Thom, sound engineer and designer

Athletes

Evelyn Ashford, winner of sprint gold medals at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics^[2]
Alan Autry, actor, football player and politician
Scott Baker, Major League Baseball pitcher
Arnaz Battle, Notre Dame and NFL player
Alana Beard, Duke Blue Devils and WNBA player, 4-time All-Star.
Albert Belle, Major League Baseball outfielder, 5-time All-Star
Abram Booty, Evangel Academy, LSU Wide Receiver and Josh Booty's brother
John David Booty, Evangel Academy, USC and Houston Texans quarterback
Josh Booty, Evangel Academy, NFL quarterback and MLB third baseman
Terry Bradshaw, Hall of Fame quarterback (4-time Super Bowl winner for Pittsburgh Steelers) and TV commentator
Kenny Davidson, American football player, DE, Huntington HS, LSU, NFL Steelers, Oilers, Bengals 1990-1996
Wendell Davis, American football player, WR Fairpark HS, LSU, 1st round pick Chicago Bears 1988-95
Keyunta Dawson, Evangel Academy, New Orleans Saints football player
Joe Dumars (born 1963), basketball player
Joe Ferguson, football quarterback, Woodlawn High, Arkansas Razorbacks and NFL
Eddie Fisher (born 1936), baseball pitcher, 1959-1973
Charlie Hennigan, football player for Houston Oilers
Jacob Hester, Evangel Academy, San Diego Chargers football player
David Allen Lee, punter for Baltimore Colts, 1966–1978
Bob Oliver, Major League Baseball player, 1965–1975
Robert Parish (born 1953), basketball Hall of Famer, Centenary College and NBA
Charles Henry Philyaw (born 1954), Texas Southern Tigers, former Oakland Raiders (defensive end) 1976-77 superbowl champion
Chase Pittman (born 1994), played college football at LSU and in the NFL for several years.
Michael Qualls (born 1994), basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Freddie Spencer (born 1961), Grand Prix motorcycle champion, won 250cc and 500cc in 1985
Tommy Spinks (1948–2007), football wide receiver, Woodlawn High School, Louisiana Tech, and Minnesota Vikings
Hal Sutton, professional golfer, 1983 PGA Championship winner and 2004 Ryder Cup captain
Stromile Swift, NBA player, 2000–2009
David Toms, professional golfer, 2001 PGA Championship and 2018 U.S. Senior Open champions
Taijuan Walker, pitcher for Toronto Blue Jays
Todd Walker, baseball player for seven MLB teams, lived in Bossier City
Vernon Wells, baseball player for three MLB teams
Tre'Davious White, football cornerback for the Buffalo Bills
Monk Williams, football player
Richard Williams, tennis coach and father and coach to Venus and Serena Williams

Criminals

Rodricus Crawford, exonerated in 2017 for murdering year-old son in Shreveport

Entrepreneurs

Betsy Vogel Boze, president and CEO, College of The Bahamas
Randle T. Moore (1874–1957), banker, lumberman

Journalists

Douglas F. Attaway (1910–1994), publisher of defunct Shreveport Journal 1957–1976 and former owner of CBS affiliate KSLA-TV
Tim Brando (born 1956), radio and CBS and FOX Sports sportscaster
John D. Ewing, publisher of Shreveport Times, radio station owner
Jim Leslie (1937–1976), Shreveport journalist and public relations specialist, assassinated in Baton Rouge
Jeffrey D. Sadow (born 1962), political scientist, columnist, professor at Louisiana State University in Shreveport

Musicians

Jerry Beach (1941–2016), blues guitarist, Grammy nominee
Brady Blade, musician and entrepreneur
Kix Brooks, country musician (Brooks & Dunn)
James Burton, guitarist
John Campbell, Blues guitarist
Van Cliburn (1934–2013), concert pianist
Kyle Craft, singer-songwriter and musician; former member of the indie rock band Gashcat
Jordan Davis, singer^[3]
David Egan (1954–2016), musician
D. J. Fontana (1931–2018), drummer
Hurricane Chris, rapper
Antawn Jamison, professional basketball player, 1998–2014
Huddie William Ledbetter ('Leadbelly'), blues guitarist and singer
Jack Prince, singer, (1920-1994)
Claibe Richardson, guitarist and songwriter
Kenny Wayne Shepherd, blues guitarist
Hank Williams, Jr., country music singer
Jesse Winchester, (born 1944), musician, songwriter
Faron Young (1932–1996), country singer/songwriter; member of Country Music Hall of Fame

Musical groups

Iwrestledabearonce, deathcore band based in Shreveport.
The Residents, avant-garde musical ensemble; lived in Shreveport until the middle 1960s, when they moved to San Mateo and later to San Francisco.

Politicians, civil servants

John Boozman, U.S. Senator from Arkansas
Raleigh Brown, Texas House of Representatives and judge
Roy Brun, district judge and former Republican state legislator
Charles C. "Hondo" Campbell (1948–2016), 17th Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command; last surviving general who fought in Vietnam
Johnnie Cochran (1937–2005), criminal defense attorney for O. J. Simpson
George W. D'Artois (1925–1977), public safety commissioner
Jackson B. Davis (1918–2016), attorney and state senator (1956–1980)
Lloyd Hendrick (1908–1951), state senator for Caddo and DeSoto parishes, 1940–1948; Shreveport attorney
Mike Johnson (born 1972), U.S. Representative
J. Bennett Johnston Jr., U.S. senator for Louisiana
Russell B. Long, U.S. Senator for Louisiana
Hall Lyons (1923–1998), Republican congressional candidate from Lafayette in 1966 and American Party nominee for U.S. Senate in 1972; Shreveport native, died in Jefferson Parish.
Jim McCrery, Congressman from Fourth District (R)
Danny Ray Mitchell, state representative
Cecil Morgan (1898–1999), state legislator, led impeachment of Huey Pierce Long, Jr., in 1929; later Standard Oil Company executive.
Taylor W. O'Hearn (1907–1997), state legislator and pioneer of Republican Party in Caddo Parish.
James George Palmer (1875–1952) Mayor of Shreveport, 1930–1932
Buddy Roemer (born 1943), former Governor of Louisiana
Phil Short (born 1947), state senator for St. Tammany Parish
Art Sour (1924–2000), state legislator and pioneer of Republican Party in Caddo Parish
Tom Stagg (1923–2015), U.S. District Court judge
Gregory Tarver, city council member and state senator
Donald Ellsworth Walter, judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, U.S. attorney for the Western District, 1969–1977, based in Shreveport

Religious leaders

Monroe E. Dodd (1878–1952), Shreveport Baptist minister, pioneer radio minister, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Shreveport, and founder of Dodd College for women).
Billy McCormack (1928–2012), Shreveport Baptist pastor and founding director of Christian Coalition of America

Writers, authors

Jericho Brown, poet
Charlie Cook, author
Davidson Garrett, poet and actor
Bill Joyce, children's author
Judi Ann Mason, film and television writer
Mitchell Parish, lyricist
Jerry Pournelle, author
Elliott Stonecipher, demographer and pollster

References

^ "Obituary: Victor Joris". Shreveport Times. 2013-03-24. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
^ "Evelyn Ashford - Olympics Athletes - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - ESPN". proxy.espn.com. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
^ Casey, Jim (June 22, 2017). "Don't Fear the Beard . . . Just Listen to Jordan Davis' New Single, "Singles You Up"". Nash Country Daily. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

[:0-1] "Obituary: Victor Joris". Shreveport Times. 2013-03-24. Retrieved 2019-12-11.

[2] "Evelyn Ashford - Olympics Athletes - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - ESPN". proxy.espn.com. Retrieved 2017-10-18.

[3] Casey, Jim (June 22, 2017). "Don't Fear the Beard . . . Just Listen to Jordan Davis' New Single, "Singles You Up"". Nash Country Daily. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

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