List of people from Louisiana

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The following are notable people who were either born, raised, or have lived for a significant period of time in the American state of Louisiana.

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Mark Abraham (born 1953) – state representative for Calcasieu Parish, effective 2016; incoming state senator, 2020; Lake Charles businessman
(1934–1999) – state representative for Iberia Parish (1972–96)
Danneel Ackles (born 1979) – actress, model, One Life to Live, One Tree Hill, Friends with Benefits, Supernatural
Bert A. Adams (1916–2003) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Vernon Parish (1956–68)
Bryan Adams (born 1963) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Jefferson Parish
(1917–1991) – politician and banker
Joe Adcock (1927–1999) – major league baseball player from Coushatta
Trace Adkins (born 1962) – singer-songwriter originally from Sarepta
Joe W. Aguillard (born 1956) – president of Louisiana College (2005–14)
Kermit Alexander (born 1941) – NFL player; president of NFL Players Association (1971–72)
Robert Alford (born 1988) – cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons
(born c. 1958) – politician
David Allen (born 1945) – productivity consultant, author of Getting Things Done
(1927–2015) – KWKH radio personality and Shreveport advertising agency owner
August Alsina (born 1992) – singer
William Alston (1921–2009) – philosopher
Jacques Amans (1801–1888) – neoclassical portrait artist
Andy Anders (born 1956) – state representative from Concordia Parish
(1928–2004) – state representative from Ouachita Parish (1988–96)
David Andrews (born 1952) – actor, Gordon Cresswell on JAG
(1924–1997) – politician from Breaux Bridge
Scott Angelle (born 1961) – member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, son of J. Burton Angelle
Phil Anselmo (born 1968) – singer-songwriter, Pantera
George Arceneaux (1928–1993) – judge
(born 1951) – state representative for Beauregard and Vernon parishes (since 2008)
Louis Armstrong (1901–1971) – musician and entertainer
Jeff Arnold (born 1967) – politician
Daniel F. Ashford (1879–1929) – politician and planter
Evelyn Ashford (born 1957) – Olympic sprint champion
Elizabeth Ashley (born 1939) – actress, films and television's Evening Shade
Nnamdi Asomugha (born 1981) – cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles
James Benjamin Aswell (1869–1931) – US Representative and college president
(born 1947) – member of both houses of the state legislature from Concordia Parish
(1910–1994) – newspaper publisher and television station owner in Shreveport; advocate of Red River navigation
D. J. Augustin (born 1987) – point guard for the Chicago Bulls
Lisa Aukland (born 1957) – professional bodybuilder and powerlifter
Lonnie O. Aulds (1925–1984) – politician
Ray Authement (1928–2020) – longest-serving public university president in the United States; president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (1974–2008)
The Axeman (fl. 1918–1919) – serial killer
Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock (1915–1987) – speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1952–56) and lieutenant governor (1960–72)

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Amy Coney Barrett

Sidney Bechet

Terry Bradshaw

H. Rap Brown

(born 1944) – Monroe television personality; auctioneer of American Quarter Horses
J. S. Bacon (1858–1939) – former state representative from Webster Parish
(born 1944) – former state representative from Lafayette
(1839–1905) – politician
(born 1964) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Orleans Parish (since 2004)
Larry Bagley (born 1949) – state representative for DeSoto Parish
(born 1948) – Democratic politician
Richard Baker (born 1948) – former U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 6th congressional district
Scott Baker (born 1981) – starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
George Ballas (1925–2011) – inventor of the string trimmer
Larry S. Bankston (born 1951) – politician; son of Jesse Bankston
(1934–2010) – state senator from Ruston; son of C. E. Barham
Edwards Barham (1937–2014) – first Republican elected to Louisiana state senate since Reconstruction (1976–80)
Mack Barham (1924–2006) – Judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court
(born 1949) – Secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; Republican former state senator
Danny Barker (1909–1994) – singer-songwriter, musician, writer
Taylor Barras (born 1957) – Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, effective January 11, 2016
Amy Coney Barrett (born 1972) – Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Regina Barrow (born 1966) – state representative for East and West Baton Rouge parishes (since 2005)
Dave Bartholomew (1918–2019) – musician, composer, promoter
Robert E. "Bob" Barton (born 1948) – state representative from Bossier Parish (1996–2000)
Brandon Bass (born 1985) – power forward for the Boston Celtics
Robert W. Bates (born 1941) – former agent of the United States Secret Service
J. D. Batton (1911–1981) – sheriff of Webster Parish (1952–64)
Carl W. Bauer (1933–2013) – politician
Ralph Norman Bauer (1899–1963) – politician
Bryan Batt (born 1963) – actor, Sal Romano on Mad Men
Arnaz Battle (born 1980) – wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Hazel Beard (born 1930) – mayor of Shreveport (1990–94)
P. G. T. Beauregard (1818–1893) – general, inventor
Odell Beckham Jr. (born 1992) – wide receiver for the New York Giants
Lottie Beebe (born 1953) – politician and educator
Geoffrey Beene (1927–2004) – fashion designer
Sidney Bechet (1897–1959) – musician
Clyde F. Bel Jr. (c. 1932–2014) – businessman and stare representative for Orleans Parish
Demetress Bell (born 1984) – offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles
V.J. Bella (born 1927) – state legislator and fire marshal
E. J. Bellocq (1873–1949) – photographer
Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884) – U.S. Senator, Confederate cabinet member, lawyer in Great Britain
Michael Bennett (born 1985) – defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks
Sherman A. Bernard (1925–2012) – politician
Louis Berry (1914–1998) – civil rights attorney from Alexandria
Johnny Berthelot (born 1951) – politician
(born 1924) – attorney and former state representative from Red River Parish
B.G. (born 1980) – rapper, musician
Joseph A. Biedenharn (1866–1952) – entrepreneur, first to bottle Coca-Cola; settled in Monroe in 1913
(1923–1983) – university president
Bienville (Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne) (1680–1767) – French colonial governor, founder of New Orleans
Robert Billiot (born 1953) – state representative for Jefferson Parish (since 2008)
Stuart Bishop (born 1975) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Lafayette
(born 1967) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Orleans Parish
Evelyn Blackmon (1924–2014) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from West Monroe (1984–88)
Morton Blackwell (born 1939) – Louisiana Republican political activist, since relocated to Virginia
Brian Blade (born 1970) – award-winning, Grammy-nominated, jazz musician, bandleader, conductor
Newton C. Blanchard (1849–1922) – governor of Louisiana (1904–08); U.S. senator (1894–97)
Terrence Blanchard (born 1962) – musician, composer
Kathleen Blanco (1942–2019) – Governor of Louisiana (2004–08)
Alexander Boarman (1839–1916) – politician
Walter Boasso (born 1960) – politician, businessman
Hale Boggs (1914–1972) – U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district
Lindy Boggs (1916–2013) – wife of Hale Boggs and his successor in Congress, Ambassador to the Vatican
Thomas Hale Boggs Jr. (1940–2014) – lawyer and lobbyist, son of Hale and Lindy Boggs
William Benton Boggs (1854–1922) – first mayor of Plain Dealing (1890); state senator for Bossier and Webster parishes (1908–16)
Brandon Bolden (born 1990) – running back for the New England Patriots
Buddy Bolden (1877–1930) – musician, "inventor of jazz"(?)
Skip Bolen – photographer
James E. Bolin (1914–2002) – former state representative; former district court judge; retired appeal court judge
(1915–2000) – shipbuilder and Republican state chairman
George Washington Bolton (1841–1931) – state representative and Speaker of the Louisiana House from Alexandria
James C. Bolton (1899–1974) – Alexandria banker and civic figure
James W. Bolton (1869–1936) – Alexandria banker and politician
(1917–1987) – Alexandria civic and community leader
George W. Bond (1891–1974) – president of Louisiana Tech University (1928–36)
James Booker (1939–1983) – musician
(1898–1979) – state representative from Natchitoches Parish
(1930–2015) – state representative for Orleans and St. Bernard parishes (1977–84)
Calvin Borel (born 1966) – jockey, winner of 2007, 2009 and 2010 Kentucky Derby
Pierre Bossier (1797–1844) – first U.S. representative from Louisiana's 4th congressional district (1843–44)
Savannah Smith Boucher (born 1943) – actress
Sherry Boucher (born 1945) – actress
Gerald Boudreaux – African-American state senator for Lafayette, St. Landry, and St. Martin parishes, effective 2016
Joseph Bouie Jr. (born 1946) – African-American educator and politician
MacKenzie Bourg (born 1992) – singer-songwriter and contestant on American Idol season 15
Charles Boustany (born 1956) – US Representative
Denise Boutte (born 1982) – model, actress, Meet the Browns
John Boutté (born 1958) – jazz singer
Shirley D. Bowler (born 1949) – state representative
Jimmy Boyd – state representative for Bossier Parish from 1944 to 1952
(1854–1932) – president of Northwestern State University (1888–96) and LSU (1896–1926)
Betsy Vogel Boze (born 1953) – University President at Kent State University Stark Campus
Harley Bozeman (1891–1971) – politician, journalist, and historian
Henry Braden (1944–2013) – African-American politician
Terry Bradshaw (born 1948) – Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, Fox television commentator
Mike Branch (born 1968) – politician and commercial pilot
(born 1951) – former state representative from DeRidder
Tim Brando (born 1956) CBS Sports – announcer
Elward Thomas Brady Jr. (c. 1926–2007) – politician
Thomas "Bud" Brady (1938–2011) – politician
(1918–2011) – politician
Wellman Braud (1891–1966) – musician
Donna Brazile (born 1959) – author, professor, political analyst for the Democratic Party
Delvin Breaux (born 1989) – cornerback for the New Orleans Saints
John Breaux (born 1944) – U.S. Senator
Phanor Breazeale (1858–1934) – U.S. Representative
Owen Brennan (1910–1954) – restaurateur, Brennan's in New Orleans
– restaurateur, Commander's Palace in New Orleans
Rick Brewer (born 1956) – president of Louisiana College in Pineville since 2015
Reid Brignac (born 1986) – shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays
(1935–2017) – former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from St. Landry Parish
Pat Brister (1946–2020) – Republican politician
(1907–1976) – state representative from Rapides Parish (1940–44, 1948–52 and 1968–72)
Poppy Z. Brite (born 1967) – writer
Chris Broadwater (born 1972) – politician
Clifford Cleveland Brooks (1886–1944) – politician
Overton Brooks (1897–1961) – politician; planter
Jared Brossett (born 1982) – New Orleans politician
Edwin S. Broussard (1870–1934) – U.S. senator, 1921–1933
Marc Broussard (born 1982) – singer-songwriter
Robert F. Broussard – U.S. representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district 1897–1915 and U.S. senator 1915–1918
Campbell Brown (born 1968) – journalist
Chad M. Brown (born 1970) – state representative for Iberville and Assumption parishes, effective January 2016
Dee Brown (1908–2002) – novelist, historian, author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Markel Brown (born 1992) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
H. Rap Brown (born 1943) – black activist imprisoned in Georgia
Henry Newton Brown Jr. (born 1941) – state appeals court chief judge
J. Marshall Brown (1924–1995) – politician
Sharon Brown – 1961 Miss USA
Terry R. Brown – state representative from Grant Parish since 2012
Tom Brown (1888–1958) – musician
Troy E. Brown (born 1971) – former member of the Louisiana State Senate from Assumption Parish
(1923–2011) – state representative
Roy Brun (born 1953) – state representative and judge from Caddo Parish
Stanley Brundy (born 1967) – basketball player
(born 1942) – state representative from Orléans Parish
George Brunies (1902–1974) – musician
C.L. Bryant (born 1956) – African-American Baptist minister and conservative talk show host over KEEL radio in Shreveport
Sherri Smith Buffington (born 1966) – politician
George E. Burch (1910–1986) – cardiologist and Tulane Medical School professor
(1939–2009) – state court judge for Bossier and Webster parishes (1988–2008)
James Lee Burke (born 1936) – crime novelist, born in Texas, raised in Louisiana
Paul Burke (1926–2009) – actor: Naked City, Twelve O'Clock High, The Thomas Crown Affair
James Burton (born 1939) – guitarist
(1859–1926) – educator, founder of C.E. Byrd High School

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Harry Connick Jr.

Daniel Cormier

George Washington Cable (1844–1925) – writer
Burl Cain (born 1942) – warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary (since 1995)
Etienne J. Caire (1868–1955) – Republican candidate for governor of Louisiana in 1928 against Huey P. Long
Riemer Calhoun (1909–1994) – state senator from DeSoto and Caddo parishes (1944–52)
Bill Callegari (born 1941) – member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County; native of Avoyelles Parish
Jefferson Caffery (1886–1974) – US ambassador; cousin of Patrick T. Caffery and Donelson Caffery
Patrick T. Caffery (1932–2013) – US Representative; cousin of Jefferson Caffery and grandson of Donelson Caffery
Donelson Caffery (1835–1906) – US Senator; grandfather of Patrick T. Caffery
Chris Cagle (born 1968) – country music artist
George A. Caldwell (1892–1966) – building contractor; designed twenty-six public buildings in Louisiana
Jorrick Calvin (born 1987) – cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles
Foster Campbell (born 1947) �� politician
William Derwood Cann Jr. (1919–2010) – World War II lieutenant colonel; mayor of Monroe (1978–79)
Billy Cannon (1937–2018) – football player for LSU, Heisman Trophy winner
Joseph Cao (born 1968) – former U.S. representative; lawyer
(born 1965) – assessor of Jefferson Parish and former state representative and Jefferson Parish Council member
Truman Capote (1924–1984) – writer, author of In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany's
Lindsey Cardinale (born 1985) – American Idol finalist, country singer
Harvey Locke Carey (1915–1984) – lawyer and United States District Attorney
Kitty Carlisle (1910–2007) – entertainer and television personality; married to playwright Moss Hart
(1833–1900) – first state representative from Webster Parish (1874–78); fought in the Siege of Port Hudson
Thomas G. Carmody (born 1961) – state representative
Edward M. Carmouche (1921–1990) – politician
Liz Carmouche (born 1984) – mixed martial arts fighter
Paul Carr (1934–2006) – actor
Lane Carson (born 1947) – first Vietnam War veteran to serve in Louisiana House of Representatives
Gary Carter Jr. (born 1974) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the Algiers neighborhood in New Orleans, effective 2016
(1832–1907) – politician from Webster Parish
Robby Carter (born 1960) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for East Feliciana, St. Helena, and Tangipahoa parishes, 1996–2008 and since 2016
James Carville (born 1944) – political consultant and television commentator
Tommy Casanova (born 1950) – football player, ophthalmologist, politician
(born 1952) – businessman and philanthropist
Bill Cassidy (born 1957) – U.S. representative, physician
Don Cazayoux (born 1964) – politician
Leonard J. Chabert (c. 1932–1991) – politician
Marty J. Chabert (born c. 1956) – politician
Norby Chabert (born 1976) – politician
Tina Chandler (born 1974) – IFBB professional bodybuilder
Pokey Chatman (born 1969) – basketball player, WNBA head coach
Clifton Chenier (1925–1987) – Zydeco musician
Claire Chennault (1893–1958) – aviator, general
(1932–2015) – state and national championship high school football coach
Jay Chevalier (1936–2019) – singer
(1902–1988) – educator and state legislator
Kate Chopin (1851–1904) – author
(1925–1982) – state representative for Richland, Caldwell, and Madison parishes, 1964–74
(1927–2015) – state representative, New Orleans City Council member, state circuit judge from 1982 to 1998
Ben Claassen III (born 1978) – illustrator and comics artist, DIRTFARM
Morris Claiborne (born 1990) – cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys
William C. C. Claiborne (1775–1817) – first US Governor of Louisiana
Ryan Clark (born 1979) – safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Clem S. Clarke (1897–1967) – oilman and politician from Shreveport
Patricia Clarkson (born 1959) – Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated actress
Sally Clausen (born 1945) – university president and commissioner of higher education
Thomas G. Clausen (1939–2002) – last elected Louisiana state superintendent of education
Michael Clayton (born 1982) – wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
A.C. "Ace" Clemons Jr. (1921–1992) – first Republican state senator since Reconstruction; switched parties in 1970
Bill Cleveland (1902–1974) – Crowley real estate developer and member of both houses of Louisiana state legislature (1944–64); defeated for third term in state Senate in 1964 by Edwin Edwards
Van Cliburn (1934–2013) – classical pianist
George Henry Clinton – politician
Carl B. Close (1907–1980) – politician
James E. Cofer (born 1949) – president of University of Louisiana at Monroe, 2002–2010
J. Frank Colbert (1882–1949) – politician
Luther F. Cole (1925–2013) – state representative and associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
(1881–1963) – sheriff and bodyguard at the assassination of Huey P. Long Jr.
Hamilton D. Coleman (1845–1926) – U.S. representative from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district (1889–1991)
Vincent Coleman (1901–1971) – actor
Ashton B. Collier (1910–1973) – state representative from Winn Parish
La'el Collins (born 1993) – offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys
Landon Collins (born 1994) – safety for the New York Giants
Tazzie Colomb (born 1966) – IFBB professional female bodybuilder and powerlifter
Marshall Colt (born 1948) – actor
Amie Comeaux (1976–1997) – country singer
Ward Connerly (born 1939) – political activist, businessman, and former University of California Regent
Harry Connick Jr. (born 1967) – musician, entertainer, actor
Harry Connick Sr. (born 1926) – district attorney, singer
Patrick Connick (born 1961) – politician
John R. Conniff (1874–1957) – educator
Charlie Cook (born 1953) – political analyst
John Cooksey (born 1941) – US Representative
Donnie Copeland (born 1961) – Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives; Pentecostal pastor in North Little Rock, native of Monroe, Louisiana
Charles C. Cordill (1845–1916) – politician
Daniel Cormier (born 1979) – UFC fighter and Olympic freestyle wrestler
Lance Cormier (born 1980) – relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
Jeff Cox (born 1962) – judge
(born 1957) – state representative for Natchitoches, Red River and Desoto parishes (since 2012); former United States Army lieutenant colonel
Robert Crais (born 1953) – crime novelist
Clifford Ann Creed (born 1938) – pro golfer
Scott Crichton (born 1954) – state district court judge in Shreveport
Greg Cromer (born 1958) – state representative from St. Tammany Parish
Brenham C. Crothers (1905–1984) – politician
John David Crow (1935–2015) – football player and coach, born in Union Parish
Marvin T. Culpepper (1908–1970) – politician
(1873–1950) – state senator for Jackson and Ouachita parishes and judge from Alexandria
William A. Culpepper (1916–2015) – judge based in Alexandria, son of Robert C. Culpepper
Charles Milton Cunningham (1877–1936) – educator, lawyer, newspaperman, politician
Milton Joseph Cunningham (1842–1916) – state representative and state senator; state attorney general (1884–88 and 1892–1900)
(1871–1952) – planter, attorney, state representative, and judge from Natchitoches Parish
(1901–1971) – newspaper publisher and member of the Louisiana House from Natchitoches Parish (1932–40)
Cupid (born 1982) – R&B singer
Currensy (born 1981) – rapper
(1842–1992) – state representative for Bossier Parish; wounded Confederate Army soldier
Joseph T. Curry (1895–1961) – politician; planter
Israel "Bo" Curtis (1932–2012) – African-American politician from Alexandria
Jacob Cutrera (born 1988) – middle linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars

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Fats Domino

Champion Jack Dupree

Casey Daigle (born 1981) – former MLB pitcher
Mike Danahay (born 1957) – state representative for Calcasieu Parish (since 2008)
(born 1955) – state representative for East Baton Rouge Parish (1996–2008)
Stormy Daniels (born 1979) – porn actress, stripper
Jay Dardenne (born 1954) – former state senator, Louisiana secretary of state, and lieutenant governor (since 2010); candidate for governor (2015)
George W. D'Artois (1925–1977) – Shreveport public safety commissioner (1962–76)
Buster Davis (born 1985) – wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers
Edwin Adams Davis (1904–1994) – historian
Glen Davis (born 1986) – power forward and center for LSU and the Los Angeles Clippers
Jackson B. Davis (1918–2016) – attorney and former state senator
Jimmie Davis (1899–2000) – singer, Governor of Louisiana
Willie Davis (1934–2020) – Hall of Fame defensive end for the Cleveland Browns and Green Bay Packers
Keyunta Dawson (born 1985) – defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts
Jay Dean (born 1953) – mayor of Longview, Texas, 2005–15; incoming Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, effective 2017; reared in Opelousas
Cleveland Dear (1888–1950) – politician
Michael E. DeBakey (1908–2008) – pioneering cardiovascular surgeon
Edmond Dede (1827–1903) – musician, composer
Jesse C. Deen (1922–2015) – state representative for Bossier and Webster parishes, 1972–88
Larry Deen (born 1948) – sheriff of Bossier Parish, 1988–2012
Ellen DeGeneres (born 1958) – comedian, actress, television personality
(1922–2012) – Monroe real estate developer and philanthropist
Joe Delaney (1958–1983) – running back for Northwestern State University and for the Kansas City Chiefs; died saving children from swimming hole
Jake Delhomme (born 1975) – quarterback for University of Louisiana at Lafayette and for Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII
David Dellucci (born 1973) – MLB outfielder, played primarily with the Arizona Diamondbacks
Numa T. Delouche (1888–1965) – state representative from Natchitoches Parish (1944–48)
George Dement (1922–2014) – politician
Tim Dement (born 1958) – amateur boxer who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
James L. Dennis (born 1936) – judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; former judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court; former state representative
Catherine Dent (born 1965) – actress, Danni Sofer on The Shield
Natalie Desselle-Reid (born 1967) – actress
(1934–2019) – historian
(born 1947) – politician and rancher
(1919–2007) – sheriff
(born 1944) – state representative from Ascension Parish (1976–2004)
Herbert B. Dixon (born 1949) – former state representative and school board member from Rapides Parish
Lurita Doan (born 1958) – Administrator of the General Services Administration under President George W. Bush
James Dobson (born 1936) – evangelical Christian author, psychologist, founder of Focus on the Family
William Joseph "Bill" Dodd (1909–1991) – politician
(1922–2004) – banker
(1895–1970) – Plain Dealing banker and state senator (1952–56)
James R. Domengeaux (1907–1988) – U.S. representative; French language cultural activist
Ronald Dominique (born 1964) serial killer
Fats Domino (1928–2017) – musician
(1927–2014) – sheriff of Bossier Parish (1976–88)
Caroline Dormon (1888–1971) – naturalist, horticulturist, promoter of Kisatchie National Forest
Glenn Dorsey (born 1985) – defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers
(1841–1943) – planter and politician from Bossier Parish
Lorenzo Doss (born 1994) – cornerback for the Denver Broncos
Cat Doucet (1899–1975) – sheriff
Early Doucet (born 1985) – wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals
(1924–2008) – state representative for Jefferson Parish (1972–88); businessman
Donna Douglas (born 1933–2015) – actress, "The Beverly Hillbillies
(born 1946) – politician; National Guard officer
C. H. "Sammy" Downs (1911–1985) – member of both houses of the Louisiana legislature from Rapides Parish
(born 1940) – former district attorney for Rapides Parish
(born 1941) – retired superior court judge in western North Carolina, born and reared in Shreveport
Gil Dozier (1934–2013) – Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry (1976–80)
Dee D. Drell (born 1947) – U.S. district judge in Alexandria
R. Harmon Drew Sr. (1916–1995) – city judge, state representative
Richard Maxwell Drew (1822–1850) – judge and state representative
Clyde Drexler (born 1962) – basketball player, University of Houston, NBA and U.S. Olympic team, member of Basketball Hall of Fame
(1919–2008) – politician
John Malcolm Duhé Jr. (born 1933) – retired state court, U.S. district, and appellate court judge from New Iberia and Lafayette
Chris Duhon (born 1982) – NBA point guard
David Duke (born 1950) – former state representative, former Ku Klux Klansman
Lance Dunbar (born 1990) – running back for the Dallas Cowboys
(born 1945) – state treasurer from 1996 to 2000; Baton Rouge lawyer and businessman
Warrick Dunn (born 1975) – NFL running back
Mark Duper (born 1959) – Miami Dolphins wide receiver
Adrian G. Duplantier (1929–2007) – U.S. District Judge and former state senator from Orleans Parish
Jay Duplass (born 1973) – film director
Gilbert L. Dupré (1858–1946) – politician from St. Landry Parish
H. Garland Dupré (1873–1924) – politician
Champion Jack Dupree (c. 1909–1992) – boxer, musician
Chad Durbin (born 1977) – MLB pitcher
Joey Durel (born 1953) – mayor of Lafayette (since 2004)
Stanwood Duval (born 1942) – federal judge in New Orleans
Stephen Dwight (born 1977) – member of the Louisiana House for Calcasieu and Beauregard parishes
Wilbur Dyer (1907–1985) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Rapides Parish (1974–80)
W.E. "Bill" Dykes (1925–2015) – politician

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Richard Eastham (1916–2005) – actor
William C. Edenborn (1848–1926) – railroad magnate, steel industrialist, inventor
Rick Edmonds (born 1956) – state representative for East Baton Rouge Parish; Baptist minister
Mike Edmonson (born 1958) – superintendent of the Louisiana State Police (since 2008)
Edwin Edwards (1927–2021) – Governor of Louisiana
Lavar Edwards (born 1990) – defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys
Ronnie Edwards (c. 1952 – 2016) – Baton Rouge politician
Troy Edwards (born 1977) – football player
Charles Wheaton Elam (1866–1917) – politician
Joseph Barton Elam Sr. (1821–1885) – politician
Allen J. Ellender (1890–1972) – Member of Congress, United States Senator and President Pro Tem of the Senate
Frank Burton Ellis (1907–1969) – politician
Faye Emerson (1917–1983) – actress
Julie Emerson (born 1988) – state representative for Lafayette and St. Landry parishes
(1833–1919) – politician from St. Landry Parish
Albert Estopinal (1845–1919) – politician
James R. Eubank (1914–1952) – lawyer and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Rapides Parish
John D. Ewing (1892–1952) – newspaper executive
(1935–2007) – newspaper executive; photographer

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Jamie Fair (born 1946) – former state representative
(born 1964) – former executive counsel to Governor Bobby Jindal; attorney in Alexandria-Pineville
Reid Falconer (born 1956) – state representative for St. Tammany Parish, effective 2016
Ralph Falsetta (1914–1999) – politician from Ascension Parish
– state representative from Rapides Parish
Dillon Farrell (born 1990) – center for the San Francisco 49ers
(1917–2004) – politician
(born 1950) – state representative for St. John the Baptist and St. James parishes, 1996–2004; attorney in LaPlace
(born 1950) – state representative for Orleans Parish, 1976–84; political pundit
Clarence Faulk (1909–2010) – publisher, broadcaster, businessman from Ruston
Kevin Faulk (born 1976) – New England Patriots running back, LSU Hall of Famer
Marshall Faulk (born 1973) – Hall of Fame running back, television commentator
Trev Faulk (born 1981) – St. Louis Rams linebacker
William C. Feazel (1895–1965) – interim U.S. Senator in 1948; former state representative from Ouachita Parish
Lionel Ferbos (1911–2014) – jazz musician from New Orleans
Jimmy Field (born 1940) – Louisiana Public Service Commissioner (1996–2012)
(1912–1994) – politician
David Filo (born 1966) – co-founder of Yahoo!
Olaf Fink (1914–1973) – educator and state senator for Orleans Parish from 1956 to 1972
Valerie Fitzenreiter (born 1955) – author, unschooling advocate
Jimmy Fitzmorris (1921–2021) – politician, lieutenant governor
Sean Patrick Flanery (born 1965) – actor
John C. Fleming (born 1952) – U.S. representative; medical doctor
Dan Flores (born 1948) – historian of the American West
D. J. Fluker (born 1991) – offensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers
Cheston Folkes (1863–1941) – politician
(1898–1997) – politician
Jerry Fontenot (born 1966) – assistant coach for the Green Bay Packers
Mary Alice Fontenot (1910–2003) – author
Mike Fontenot (born 1980) – second baseman for the San Francisco Giants
Elizabeth Erny Foote (born 1953) – judge
Faith Ford (born 1964) – actress
Frankie Ford (1939–2015) – singer
C. B. Forgotston (1945–2016) – state government watchdog
Barbara Forrest (born 20th century) – philosopher and prominent critic of the intelligent design movement
Matt Forte (born 1985) – running back for the Chicago Bears
Ezola B. Foster (1938–2018) – conservative political activist, writer, and politician
Mike Foster (1930–2020) – Governor of Louisiana
Murphy J. Foster (1849–1921) – Governor of Louisiana
Pete Fountain (1930–2016) – musician
(born 1946) – businessman, Republican former state party chairman
(born 1948) – state representative for Calcasieu Parish (since 2008)
Tillman Franks (1920–2006) – country musician and manager
Anthony Freeman (1988-2018) – Catholic religious and author
Mannie Fresh (born 1974) – record producer, musician
J. Isaac Friedman (1877–1949) – state representative and state senator from Natchitoches Parish
Leon Friedman (1886–1948) – state representative from Natchitoches Parish (1932–40)
W. C. Friley (1845–1911) – educator and Baptist clergyman
Lawrence T. Fuglaar (1895–1972) – state representative from Rapides Parish (1948–52); drowning victim
(born 1932) – professor emeritus at Tulane University Law School, authority on tax law
Samuel B. Fuller (1905–1988) – founder and president of the Fuller Products Company, publisher of the New York Age and Pittsburgh Courier
Henry L. Fuqua (1865–1926) – Governor of Louisiana (1924–26, his death)
J. B. Fuselier (1901–1975) – Cajun musician from Oberlin, Louisiana
Mike Futrell (born 1960) – politician

G[]

Buddy Guy

Ernest Gaines (1933–2019) – author
Randal Gaines (born 1955) – African American; lawyer; educator; state representative for St. Charles and St. John the Baptist parishes (since 2012)
Gerald J. Gallinghouse (1920–2007) – U.S. Attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Daniel F. Galouye (1920–1976) – science fiction writer
Count Bernardo de Gálvez (1746–1786) – Spanish governor; viceroy of New Spain
John Sidney Garrett (1921–2005) – former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Claiborne Parish
Jim Garrison (1921–1992) – former New Orleans district attorney; later a state judge
Robert T. Garrity Jr. (born 1949) – former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Jefferson Parish
James Garvey Jr. (born 1964) – member since 2012 of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for District 1; a Metairie lawyer
Chad Gaudin (born 1983) – MLB pitcher
Randall Gay (born 1982) – cornerback for the New Orleans Saints
(1940–2014) – state representative and businessman
Johnny Giavotella (born 1987) – second baseman for the Los Angeles Angels
Philip H. Gilbert (1870–1932) – politician; former lieutenant governor
Mickey Gilley (born 1936) – musician; singer; nightclub owner
David 'Bo' Ginn (1951–2006) – state senator or Morehouse Parish (1980–88)
George Girard (1930–1957) – musician
(1914–1980) – professor; conservationist; government administrator
Hap Glaudi (1912–1989) – New Orleans sports journalist
(1899–1967) – state representative
Edgar Godbold (1879–1952) – president of Louisiana College (1942–51)
H. N. Goff (1910–1978) – state representative from Rapides Parish (1952–56)
Victor Gold (1928–2017) – journalist and political consultant
John Goodman (born 1952) – actor
(1830–1905) – businessman from Minden; owned largest general store in Louisiana in the 1880s in Minden
Cletis Gordon (born 1982) – cornerback for the United Football League's Florida Tuskers
(1915–2001) – sheriff of Caddo Parish (1966–76)
Stephen Gostkowski (born 1984) – placekicker for the New England Patriots
Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869) – pianist; composer
Lucille May Grace (1900–1957) – first woman in statewide elected office as register of state lands
(1937–2014) – state representative from Rapides Parish (1968–72)
Shirley Ann Grau (1929–2020) – writer
Webster "Webbie" Gradney Jr. (born 1985) – rapper
Danny Granger (born 1983) – small forward for the Philadelphia 76ers
Veleka Gray (born 1951) – actress; writer; producer
Douglas D. "Doug" Green (born c. 1950) – politician
Howard Green (born 1979) – nose tackle for the Green Bay Packers
BenJarvus Green-Ellis (born 1985) – running back for the New England Patriots
Thomas A. "Tom" Greene (born 1948) – former state senator
John Grenier (1930–2007) – Republican politician in Alabama; born in New Orleans
Grits Gresham (1922–2008) – sportsman; journalist
J. D. Grey (1906–1985) – clergyman
(born 1934) – broadcast journalist; from Shreveport
Robert Groves (born 1948) – sociologist; Director of the United States Census Bureau under U.S. President Barack Obama
Anthony Guarisco Jr. (born 1938) – politician
Dudley A. Guglielmo (1909–2005) – insurance commissioner
Dick Guidry (1929–2014) – politician; businessman from Lafourche Parish
Greg G. Guidry (born 1960) – member of the Louisiana Supreme Court
(c. 1921–1987) – state representative and secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; from St. Martin Parish
(born 1962) – circuit court judge; former member of both houses of the state legislature from Baton Rouge
Richard Guidry (1949–2008) – advocate of French language in Louisiana
Ron Guidry (born 1950) – Cy Young Award-winning pitcher for the New York Yankees
Brandon Guillory (born 1985) – businessman
Elbert Guillory (born 1944) – politician
(born 1940) – retired state police officer; state representative for Acadia, Evangeline, and St. Landry parishes (since 2004)
G. Earl Guinn (1912–2004) – president of Louisiana College (1951–75)
Bryant Gumbel (born 1948) – television journalist
Greg Gumbel (born 1946) – sportscaster
Buddy Guy (born 1936) – blues musician

H[]

Son House

Billy Hagan (1932–2007) – NASCAR owner and racer, businessman
Richard T. Haik (born 1950) – United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana
Ted Haik (born 1945) – politician
Jeff Hall (born 1951) – state representative for Rapides Parish (since 2015)
(1931–1999) – judge from Shreveport
(1896–1945) – lawyer and politician in Shreveport
(1927–2008) – organic chemist
Rusty Hamer (1947–1990) – child actor
John Martin Hamley (1883–1942) – politician
Paul Jude Hardy (born 1942) – state senator, secretary of state, lieutenant governor
Henry E. Hardtner (1870–1935) – lumberman, conservationist, politician, founder of Urania
(1900–1967) – mayor of Shreveport and judge of the state circuit court of appeal
John Spencer Hardy (1913–2012) – lieutenant general in the United States Air Force
Robert Harling (born 1951) – playwright, screenwriter and film director, wrote Steel Magnolias
Winsor Harmon (born 1963) – actor, The Bold and the Beautiful
Lance Harris (born 1961) – state representative
Mary Johnson Harris (born 1963) – educator from Shreveport
Will Harris (born 1984) – relief pitcher for the Houston Astros
Damon Harrison (born 1988) – nose tackle for the New York Giants
Joe Harrison (born c. 1952) – state representative
Ryan Harrison (born 1992) – professional tennis player
Leonard R. "Pop" Hataway (born 1939) – former sheriff of Grant Parish
Torrence "Lil Boosie" Hatch (born 1982) – rapper
Jason Hatcher (born 1982) – defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys
(born 1928) – Shreveport public works commissioner (1970–78); Caddo Parish sheriff (1980–2000)
(1893–1941) – state representative from Rapides Parish (1936–40)
Kenny Havard (born 1971) – politician
Elvin Hayes (born 1945) – Hall of Fame basketball player
Hunter Hayes (born 1991) – country singer
Rufus D. Hayes (1913–2002) – first state insurance commissioner, East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney and judge, Democratic state chairman
(1920–1996) – Webster Parish sheriff (1964–80)
William Wright Heard (1853–1926) – governor of Louisiana (1900–04)
Bobby Hebert (born 1960) – New Orleans Saints quarterback known as "Cajun Cannon"
(1926–2015) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Tangipahoa Parish, 1972–96
Felix Edward Hébert (1901–1979) – journalist, politician
Paul M. Hebert (1907–1977) – judge, Louisiana State University Law Center dean
Troy Hebert (born 1966) – politician
Lee Hedges (born 1929) – champion football coach in Shreveport
(born 1952) – New Orleans real estate developer
(born 1966) – politician
Talmadge L. Heflin (born 1940) – former member of the Texas House of Representatives
Marie Alice Heine (1858–1925) – first American Princess of Monaco
Betty Heitman (1929–1994) – Republican politician
David Heitmeier (born 1961) – state senator for Orleans Parish (since 2008); optometrist
Francis C. Heitmeier (born 1950) – former state senator for Orleans Parish; lawyer and lobbyist
Knute Heldner (1875–1952) – impressionist artist
Lillian Hellman (1905–1984) – playwright and screenwriter
Devery Henderson (born 1982) – wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints
Lloyd Hendrick (1908–1951) – Shreveport lawyer and state senator for DeSoto and Caddo parishes (1940–48)
Ellis Henican (born 1958) – journalist, commentator, talk show host
Jeff Hennessy – trampoline coach
Leigh Hennessy – world champion gymnast and movie stuntwoman
Shelley Hennig (born 1987) – actress, Days of Our Lives
Charlie Hennigan (1935–2017) – football player
Gilbert Franklin Hennigan (1883–1960) – politician
Cameron Henry (born 1974) – politician
Clarence "Frogman" Henry (born 1937) – singer, musician
Gloria Henry (1923–2021) – actress, CBS's Dennis the Menace
(born 1955) – state representative
George Herriman (1880–1944) – Krazy Kat cartoonist
(born 1945) – chiropractor; served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from Rapides Parish (1988–92)
Louis Herthum (born 1956) – actor, Murder, She Wrote
Jacob Hester (born 1985) – fullback for the San Diego Chargers
(1910–1993) – New Orleans City Council member and state senator; introduced bill establishing the University of New Orleans
W. W. Hicks (1843–1925) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Webster Parish (1900–04)
Andrew Higgins (1886–1952) – shipbuilder, industrialist
Clay Higgins (born 1961) – U.S. representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, beginning 2017
Stephanie Hilferty (born 1985) – state representative for Orleans and Jefferson parishes since 2016
Dorothy Sue Hill (born 1939) – state representative for Allen, Beauregard, and Calcasieu parishes since 2008
(born 1937) – state representative for Allen, Beauregard, and Calcasieu parishes (1996–2008)
Kenny Hill (born 1958) – NFL defensive back
Corey Hilliard (born 1985) – offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions
Quin Hillyer (born 1964) – columnist and editor
Donald E. Hines (1933–2019) – politician and physician
Walker Hines (born 1984) – state representative from Orleans Parish
Al Hirt (1922–1999) – musician
Valarie Hodges (born 1955) – politician
Melvin L. Holden (born 1952) – first African-American mayor of Baton Rouge
Cheryl Holdridge (1944–2009) – actor
Trindon Holliday (born 1986) – wide receiver and return specialist for the New York Giants
Earl Holliman (born 1928) – actor
Harry Hollins (1932–1989) – state representative for Calcasieu Parish from 1964 to 1980
(1942–2010) – state senator from Jefferson Parish (1982–2008)
Paul Hollis (born 1972) – state representative from St. Tammany Parish
Clyde C. Holloway (1943–2016) – former US Representative; member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission
Ben F. Holt (1925–1995) – politician
Jay F. Honeycutt (born 1937) – former director of the Kennedy Space Center
(born 1943) – politician
Russel L. Honoré (born 1947) – general during Hurricane Katrina relief
(born 1992) – singer and actress
Dodie Horton – state representative for Bossier Parish, effective 2016
Son House (1902–1988) – blues singer and guitarist
TJ House (born 1989) – pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
Alton Hardy Howard (1925–2006) – co-founder of Howard Brothers Discount Stores; gospel songwriter
Jaye Howard (born 1988) – nose tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs
V. E. Howard (1911–2000) – Church of Christ clergyman, founder of radio International Gospel Hour
W. L. "Jack" Howard (1921–2004) – mayor of Monroe and partner of Howard Brothers Discount Stores
Arlene Howell (born 1939) – Miss USA 1958 and actress: Bourbon Street Beat
Jerry Huckaby (born 1941) – US Representative
(born 1946) – Baton Rouge attorney and former state senator
(born 1952) – associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court since 2013
William Clark Hughes (1868–1930) – Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1926–28); Bossier Parish farmer
(1923–2010) – state court judge in Alexandria
Melvin Hunt (born 1969) – assistant coach of the Dallas Mavericks
Clementine Hunter (c. 1886–1988) – folk artist
Jeffrey Hunter (1926–1969) actor – The Searchers, King of Kings; born in New Orleans; reared in Wisconsin
Marcus Hunter (born 1979) – politician
Carolyn Huntoon (born 1940) – scientist
John Brennan Hussey (born 1934) – mayor of Shreveport from 1982 to 1990
Mike "Pete" Huval (born c. 1956) – politician

I[]

Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville (1661–1706) – founder of the French colony of Louisiana of New France
Iron Eyes Cody (1904–1999) – actor; native of Kaplan
Melvin Irvin (1942–2014) – state representative from Gonzales in Ascension Parish (1984–92)
Walter Isaacson (born 1952) – author; journalist; president and chief executive officer, Aspen Institute
Barry Ivey (born 1979) – politician

J[]

George W. Jack (1875–1924) – federal judge
Wellborn Jack (1907–1991) – state representative from Caddo Parish (1940–64)
(1906–1989) – Shreveport attorney and United States Army colonel in World War II and United States Army Reserve major general
Alphonse J. Jackson (1927–2014) – educator, civil rights activist, and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Caddo Parish (1972–92)
(born 1972) – former state representative for Jefferson Parish
(1892–1989) – chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party, 1929–34; Republican national committeeman, 1934–52; practice law in New Orleans
John M. Jackson (born 1950) – actor, JAG
Lisa Jackson (born 1962) – administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under Barack Obama
Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972) – gospel singer
Randy Jackson (born 1956) – musician, entrepreneur, television personality
Randy Jackson (born 1955) – guitarist and lead singer of rock band Zebra
Tyson Jackson (born 1986) – defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons
Brandon Jacobs (born 1982) – running back for the New York Giants
Angie Jakusz (1980–2021) – Contestant on Survivor: Palau
Bradie James (born 1981) – linebacker for the Houston Texans
Edward C. James – state representative for East Baton Rouge Parish (since 2012)
Antawn Jamison (born 1976) – NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers
Rajarsi Janakananda (1892–1955) – former president of the Self-Realization Fellowship
Lemuel Jeanpierre (born 1987) – center for the Seattle Seahawks
Patrick O. Jefferson (born 1968) – state representative for Bienville, Claiborne, and Lincoln parishes (since 2012); lawyer in Arcadia
Eddie Jemison (born 1963) – actor, Hung, Bruce Almighty, and Ocean's Eleven and its sequels
Faith Jenkins (born 20th century) – attorney, legal commentator, Miss Louisiana 2000
Mykel Shannon Jenkins (born 1969) – actor, The Bold and the Beautiful
Woody Jenkins (born 1947) – politician, newspaper publisher
(1909–1993) – politician from New Roads
Bobby Jindal (born 1971) – Governor of Louisiana
Ronnie Johns (born 1949) – politician
Andrew R. Johnson (1856–1933) – state senator and mayor of Homer; named Ashland, Louisiana
Avery Johnson (born 1965) – NBA player and coach
Bernette Joshua Johnson (born 1943) – Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court since 2013; associate justice, 1994–2013
Bill Johnson (1872–1972) – jazz musician
Damaris Johnson (born 1989) – wide receiver and punt returner for the Philadelphia Eagles
Mike Johnson (born 1972) – U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district since 2017; former state representative and constitutional attorney from Bossier Parish
Quinn Johnson (born 1986) – fullback for the Green Bay Packers
John Bennett Johnston Jr. (born 1932) – U.S. Senator (1972–97); lobbyist (since 1997); state senator (1968–72); state representative (1964–68)
Bert Jones (born 1951) – football quarterback, LSU and NFL's Baltimore Colts
Chad Jones (born 1988) – safety for the New York Giants
Deion Jones (born 1994) – linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons
Donald Edward Jones (born 1949) – mayor of Bossier City (1984–89)
Donnie Jones (born 1980) – punter for the Philadelphia Eagles
Dub Jones (born 1924) – NFL and AAFC running back
Edgar Jones (born 1984) – linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs
(1926–2014) – state representative
(1924–2000) – city, district and state circuit court judge from Ruston
Gary Lee Jones (born 1946) – Republican member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Jacoby Jones (born 1984) – wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens
Perry Jones III (born 1991) – player for the Oklahoma City Thunder
Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones (1905–1982) – president and baseball coach at Grambling State University (1936–77)
Sam Houston Jones (1897–1978) – Governor of Louisiana
Sam S. Jones (born 1953) – politician, businessman
Henderson Jordan (1896–1958) – Bienville Parish sheriff, in posse that ambushed Bonnie and Clyde
Michael I. Jordan (born 1956) – Professor at University of California, Berkeley, researcher in machine learning and artificial intelligence
(born 1942) – state senator and horse breeder from Pointe Coupee Parish
J. E. Jumonville Sr. (1919–1983) – state senator and natural gas developer from Pointe Coupee Parish
Juvenile (born 1975) – rapper

K[]

(1910–1984) – New Orleans-based author of southern history, geography, culture, and fiction
Kelly Keeling (born 1966) – singer-songwriter from Houma
Perry Keith (1847–1935) – politician
William P. Kellogg (1830–1918) – Member of Congress; Governor; United States Senator
Iris Kelso (1926–2003) – New Orleans journalist
Bolivar E. Kemp (1871–1933) – U.S. representative (1925–33)
Bolivar Edwards Kemp Jr. (1904–1965) – Louisiana Attorney General (1948–52)
John Neely Kennedy (born 1951) – Louisiana State Treasurer
(1902–1988) – Governor of Louisiana (1952–56)
(1866–1937) – newspaper publisher; politician from Minden in Webster Parish
Doug Kershaw (born 1936) – musician, singer
Sammy Kershaw (born 1958) – musician; singer; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
Ernie K-Doe (1936–2001) – singer; billed himself as the "Emperor of the Universe"
DJ Khaled (born 1975) – record producer; radio personality; DJ; record label executive
Nat G. Kiefer (1939–1985) – state senator from New Orleans
(1826–1903) – farmer; state representative from Claiborne and Webster parishes
Catherine D. Kimball (born 1945) – retired chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
(born 1942) – state representative for Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge parishes (1976–92)
Claude King (1923–2013) – country singer-songwriter; known for "Wolverton Mountain"
Earl King (1934–2003) – musician
Ralph E. King (1902–1974) – physician; state senator from Franklin Parish
Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick (1918–2014) – music educator; former member of Louisiana Board of Regents
Mark Klein (born 1993) – singer
(1896–1978) – sugar planter; politician from Rapides Parish
Jeannette Knoll (born 1943) – associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Jesse Monroe Knowles (1919–2006) – politician; survivor of the Bataan Death March during World War II

L[]

Lil Wayne

John LaBruzzo (born 1970) – politician
Eddie Lacy (born 1990) – running back for the Green Bay Packers
(1855–1917) – newspaper publisher; state legislator; judge; from Marksville
(1908–1963) – U.S. attorney in Shreveport (1940s)
Ed Lafitte (1886–1971) – baseball player
Jean Lafitte (c. 1780 – c. 1826) – blacksmith; pirate
Juan LaFonta (born 1972) – former state representative for Orleans Parish and New Orleans lawyer
Papa Jack Laine (1873–1966) – bandleader
Maxie Lambright (1924–1980) – football coach
Dorothy Lamour (1914–1996) – actress
(1918–2009) – former state representative and interim judge
Katherine LaNasa (born 1966) – actress, Judging Amy
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)
Jarvis Landry (born 1992) – wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins
Jeff Landry (born 1970) – politician
Lisa Landry (born 1977) – comedian
Nancy Landry (born 1962) – politician
– state representative for Lafayette, Iberia, and St. Martin parishes since 2012; former superintendent of the Louisiana State Police
Eric Laneuville (born 1952) – actor; television director, St. Elsewhere, Room 222
Nick LaRocca (1889–1961) – self-proclaimed "inventor of jazz"
John Larroquette (born 1947) – actor
Hank Lauricella (1930–2014) – football player; state senator
Marie Laveau (c 1794 – c. 1881) – Voodoo priestess
Theodore K. Lawless (1892–1971) – dermatologist, medical researcher, and philanthropist
(1894–1968) – mayor of Pineville, 1930–46; first superintendent of Louisiana State Penitentiary, 1948–51
Claude "Buddy" Leach (born 1934) – politician; businessman
Lead Belly (1885–1949) – musician
(1873–1937) – mayor of Minden (1903–05); director of the Home Owners Loan Corporation in Shreveport (1935–37)
Ronald Leary (born 1989) – guard for the Dallas Cowboys
(born 1943) – pharmacist; state representative for Evangeline and St. Landry parishes (since 2008)
Dudley J. LeBlanc (1894–1971) – politician; businessman; made a fortune in the patent medicine Hadacol
Fred S. LeBlanc – politician
(born 1956) – politician
Samuel A. LeBlanc I (1886–1955) – lawyer; state representative; state court judge; grandfather of
Conway LeBleu (1918–2007) – state representative for Calcasieu and Cameron parishes, 1964–88
Richard Leche (1898–1965) – Governor of Louisiana
Joseph E. LeDoux (born 1949) – neuroscientist
David Lee (born 1943) – football player
Harry Lee (1932–2007) – Jefferson Parish sheriff
Rory Lee (born 1949) – president of Louisiana College (1997–2004)
(1859–1929) – businessman and politician in Grant Parish and Alexandria
(born 1934) – member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (1991–2014); retired educator in Shreveport
(1921–2015) – Clerk of Court in Evangeline Parish (1956–2012)
(1883–1939) – state representative for Webster Parish (1914–16); clerk of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (1918–33)
Keith Lehr (born 1963) – two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, born and resides in Bossier City
John A. Lejeune (1867–1942) – Marine Corps general
Don Lemon (born 1966) – journalist and television anchor; host of CNN Newsroom
Countess Leon (1798–1881) – founder of Germantown Colony in Webster Parish
Elmore Leonard (1925–2013) – crime and western novelist; born in New Orleans
(1928–2015) – former state senator for Caddo Parish; LSU supervisor and Shreveport attorney
Jim Leslie (1937–1976) – journalist; advertising executive; assassinated in Baton Rouge
Jared Leto (born 1971) – actor; lead singer and guitarist of the alternative rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars
Shannon Leto (born 1970) – drummer of the alternative rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, occasional actor
Zachary Levi (born 1980) – actor, Less than Perfect, Chuck
Jerry Lee Lewis (born 1935) – musician
Keenan Lewis (born 1986) – cornerback for the New Orleans Saints
Michael Lewis (born 1960) – author; financial journalist; Moneyball, The Blind Side
Patrick Lewis (born 1991) – center for the Seattle Seahawks
Rashard Lewis (born 1979) – forward for the Orlando Magic
Lil Wayne (born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.) – rapper
Coleman Lindsey (1892–1968) – politician
Meghan Linsey (born 1985) – musician, singer/songwriter, and contestant on The Voice season 8
F. A. Little Jr. (born 1936) – judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Little Walter (1930–1968) – blues harmonica player
Lloyd Harlin Polite (born 1986) – R&B singer
Nate Livings (born 1982) – guard for the Dallas Cowboys
Bob Livingston (born 1943) – Member of Congress (1977–99)
Edward Livingston (1764–1836) – Member of Congress; United States Secretary of State
Lloyd (born 1986) – contemporary R&B and hip hop artist
Bennie Logan (born 1989) – nose tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles
Earl Kemp Long (1895–1960) – Governor of Louisiana (1939–40, 1948–52 and 1956–60)
George S. Long (1883–1958) – US Representative
(born 1944) – Republican state senator from Natchitoches; only elected Republican official of the Long family
Huey Pierce Long Jr. (1893–1935) – Governor of Louisiana; US Senator
(1931–2016) – politician
Russell Long (1918–2003) – US Senator
Speedy O. Long (1928–2006) – US Representative; district attorney from La Salle Parish
Professor Longhair (1918–1980) – musician
John L. Loos (1918–2011) – historian
Joseph Lopinto (born c. 1976) – state representative from Jefferson Parish
Morris Lottinger Jr. (born c. 1938) – politician
Morris Lottinger Sr. (1902–1978) – politician
Lance Louis (born 1985) – offensive guard for the Indianapolis Colts
Aaron Loup (born 1987) – relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
(1929–2003) – first woman state representative for Calcasieu Parish, service from 1980 to 1988
Fred L. Lowery (born 1943) – clergyman; author
(1848–1899) – politician in Bossier Parish
Bobby Lowther (1923–2015) – only two-sport (basketball and track and field) All-American at Louisiana State University (1946)
Cornelius Lucas (born 1991) – offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions
Jay Luneau (born 1962) – state senator and lawyer from Alexandria, effective 2016
Robert L. Lynn (1931–2020) – president of Louisiana College from 1975 to 1997
Hall Lyons (1923–1998) – oilman; politician
Ted Lyons (1900–1986) – Hall of Fame baseball player

M[]

Karl Malone

Eli Manning

Peyton Manning

Sherman Q. Mack (born 1972) – politician
Anthony Mackie (born 1979) – actor, Million Dollar Baby, The Hurt Locker, Captain America
Magic Sam (1937–1969) – blues music pioneer
John Maginnis (1948–2014) – journalist; author
Mikie Mahtook (born 1989) – outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays
Karl Malone (born 1963) – Hall of Fame basketball player, mainly with the Utah Jazz
Jeff Mangum (born 1970) – musician; founder of Neutral Milk Hotel
Robert "Bob" Mann (born 1958) – journalist, historian
Archie Manning (born 1949) – former New Orleans Saints quarterback; father of Eli, Cooper and Peyton
Cooper Manning (born 1974) – television personality; brother of Eli and Peyton
Eli Manning (born 1981) – New York Giants quarterback; son of Archie Manning; brother of Peyton and Cooper
Peyton Manning (born 1976) – retired Denver Broncos quarterback; son of Archie Manning; brother of Eli and Cooper
Tommy Manzella (born 1983) – shortstop for the Colorado Rockies
"Pistol" Pete Maravich (1947–1988) – basketball player, LSU and NBA Hall of Famer
Paul Mares (1900–1949) – musician
Anna Margaret (born 1996) – singer
Angélica María (born 1944) – Mexican actress and singer
Robert M. Marionneaux (born 1968) – politician
Branford Marsalis (born 1960) – musician
Ellis Marsalis Jr. (1934–2020) – musician; educator
Ellis Marsalis Sr. (1908–2004) – poultry farmer; jazz musician; hotelier; civil rights activist
Wynton Marsalis (born 1961) – musician
Leonard Marshall (born 1961) – former defensive end, primarily for the New York Giants
Samuel W. Martien (1854–1946) – planter; politician
(1911–1990) – secretary of state
Danny Martiny (born 1951) – politician
Charles A. Marvin (1929–2003) – district attorney; judge
Rod Masterson (1945–2013) – actor
Tyrann Mathieu (born 1992) – free safety and cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals
(1850–1954) – American frontiersman born in New Orleans; most associated with Park County, Colorado
Vance McAllister (born 1974) – U.S. representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district
(1913–1993) – politician from Grant Parish
Jay McCallum (born 1960) – state district court judge since 2003; former state representative for Lincoln and Union parishes
James T. McCalman (1914–1977) – state senator from Claiborne and Bienville parishes (1960–64)
Todd McClure (born 1977) – center for the Atlanta Falcons
John McConathy (1930–2016) – professional basketball player and educator
Mike McConathy (born 1955) – basketball coach at Northwestern State University since 1999; son of John McConathy
Billy McCormack (1928–2012) – Southern Baptist clergyman; national director of the Christian Coalition of America
C. L. McCrary (1905–1989) – state representative for Bienville Parish (1960–64)
Jim McCrery (born 1949) – US Representative
Sidney McCrory (1911–1985) – Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry (1956–60)
(born 1938) – former state representative from Morehouse and Ouachita parishes
Jack McFarland (born 1969) – state representative from Winn Parish, effective 2016
Eugene McGehee (1928–2014) – state legislator; judge; from East Baton Rouge Parish
Tim McGraw (born 1967) – country musician; actor
John McKeithen (1918–1999) – Governor of Louisiana (1964–72)
W. Fox McKeithen (1946–2005) – Louisiana secretary of state (1988–2005)
Charles E. McKenzie (1896–1956) – U.S. representative
Baylus Benjamin McKinney (1886–1952) – Christian singer-songwriter
Joe McKnight (born 1988) – tailback for the New York Jets
(1907–1997) – politician; businessman
A. J. McNamara (1936–2014) – state representative; U.S. District Judge from Jefferson Parish
Gil Meche (born 1978) – MLB pitcher
Leon C. Megginson (1921–2010), LSU professor noted for his clarifying statements about Darwinism
D. L. Menard (1932–2017) – Cajun musician from Erath
Adah Isaacs Menken (1835–1868) – actress
Mildred Methvin (born 1952) – judge
Emile Meyer (1910–1987) – actor
Jerome Meyinsse (born 1988) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Quintin Mikell (born 1980) – safety for the St. Louis Rams
Lizzie Miles (1895–1963) – singer
Wade Miley (born 1986) – relief pitcher for the Houston Astros
Gregory A. Miller (born 1962) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from St. Charles Parish
Roderick Miller (1924–2005) – politician; lawyer
Percy "Master P" Miller (born 1967) – musician; actor; record producer; athlete
Fred H. Mills Jr. (born 1955) – politician, pharmacist, banker
Jordan Mills (born 1990) – offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears
Newt V. Mills (1899–1996) – U.S. representative
Paul Millsap (born 1985) – power forward for the Utah Jazz
Alexander Milne (1742–1838) – businessman; slave trader; philanthropist
Barkevious Mingo (born 1990) – outside linebacker for the New England Patriots
H. Lane Mitchell (1895–1978) – Shreveport commissioner of public works (1934–68)
RJ Mitte (born 1992) – actor, Walt Jr. on Breaking Bad
Beth Mizell (born 1952) – state senator for St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes since 2016
Randy Moffett (born 1947) – educator
Bill Monroe (1920–2011) – journalist, host of Meet the Press (1975–84)
Greg Monroe (born 1990) – center for the Detroit Pistons
Billy Montgomery (born 1937) – politician; former educator
Little Brother Montgomery (c. 1906–1985) – musician
Chris Mooney (born 1977) – journalist and author
(1911–1987) – businessman; politician
Cleo Moore (1923–1973) – actress (1950s)
Danny Roy Moore (1925–c. 2020) – state senator from Claiborne Parish (1964–68)
Ellen Bryan Moore (1912–1999) – Register of State Lands; captain in Women's Army Corps during World War II
Mewelde Moore (born 1982) – running back for the Indianapolis Colts
W. Henson Moore (born 1939) – US Representative
(1930–2015) – businessman; restaurateur; philanthropist; from Baton Rouge
Jackie Moreland (1938–1971) – professional basketball player
Aaron Morgan (born 1988) – outside linebacker and defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cecil Morgan (1898–1999) – state legislator; led the impeachment forces against Huey Pierce Long Jr.; executive with Standard Oil Company; dean of Tulane University Law School
Elemore Morgan Jr. (1931–2008) – landscape painter and photographer
Lewis L. Morgan (1876–1950) – U.S. representative; gubernatorial runoff candidate (1944)
(1922–1982) – state representative from Red River Parish (1964–68)
Dutch Morial (1929–1989) – judge; mayor of New Orleans
(born 1943) – New Orleans clerk of the criminal court (since 2006); state representative (1984–2006)
Cynthia Hedge-Morrell (born 1947) – member of the New Orleans City Council
(born 1978) – New Orleans lawyer and member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature
Jay Morris (born 1958) – state representative from Ouachita and Morehouse parishes
deLesseps Morrison Jr. (1944–1996) – state representative from Orleans Parish
deLesseps S. "Chep" Morrison (1912–1964) – mayor of New Orleans; ambassador to the Organization of American States; three-time gubernatorial candidate
Logan Morrison (born 1987) – outfielder and first baseman for the Seattle Mariners
Morgus the Magnificent – fictional horror host (1950s–1980s)
Paul Morphy (1837–1884) – world chess champion
Garrett Morris (born 1937) – actor and comedian, Saturday Night Live
Isaac Edward Morse (1809–1866) – Attorney General of Louisiana; US Member of Congress^[1]
Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941) – musician; composer; self-proclaimed "inventor of jazz"
Alicia Morton (born 1987) – actress
Alexander Mouton (1804–1885) – Governor; United States Senator
Jonas Mouton (born 1988) – linebacker for the San Diego Chargers
Bernhard Müller (1788–1834) – colonizer of in Natchitoches Parish
Robert J. Munson (1912–1996) – state representatives from Rapides Parish (1956–73)
W. Spencer Myrick (1913–2001) – state legislator from West Carroll Parish

N[]

Ray Nagin (born 1956) – mayor of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina; convicted felon
(1918–2002) – mayor of Bossier City (1961–73)
Edward F. Neild (1884–1955) – architect; from Shreveport
Ed Nelson (1928–2014) – actor, Peyton Place
(born 1935) – state senator
Aaron Neville (born 1941) – singer
Arthel Neville (born 1962) – anchor for Fox News
Drake Nevis (born 1989) – defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys
Josephine Louise Newcomb (1816–1901) – philanthropist (Newcomb College)
Malik Newman (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Randy Newman (born 1943) – singer-songwriter; pianist
Francis T. Nicholls (1834–1912) – Governor of Louisiana
Lance E. Nichols (born 1955) – actor, Treme
(1923–2014) – state senator from Jefferson Parish (1972–88)
J. Kelly Nix (born 1934) – politician; businessman
Taurean Nixon (born 1991) – cornerback for the Denver Broncos
James A. Noe (1890–1976) – Governor of Louisiana (for five months in 1936); oil driller; broadcaster
Rico Noel (born 1989) – outfielder for the New York Yankees
Aaron Nola (born 1993) – MLB All Star baseball pitcher
(born 1942) – mayor of West Monroe (1978–2018)
William Wiley Norris III (1936–2016) – city, district, and circuit court judge from West Monroe
Solomon Northrup (1807–1863) – abolitionist
(born 1946) – state representative for Caddo Parish (since 2008)
Alcide Nunez (1884–1934) – musician
Samuel B. Nunez Jr. (1930–2012) – politician
William Harold "Billy" Nungesser (born 1959) – Republican politician

O[]

Prentiss Oakley (1905–1957) – Bienville Parish sheriff (1940–52); in posse that ambushed Bonnie and Clyde in 1934
Frank Ocean (born 1987) – Grammy Award-nominated R&B singer
Alton Ochsner (1896–1981) – surgeon; medical researcher
(born 1930) – state representative for Orleans and St. Bernard parishes (1988–2008)
Bob Odom (1935–2014) – state agriculture commissioner (1980–2008); longest-serving individual in that office
(1931–2009) – pioneer woman television personality at KALB-TV in Alexandria
Arthur J. O'Keefe Sr. (1876–1943) – mayor of New Orleans (1926–29)
Michael H. O'Keefe (1931–2021) – politician; convicted felon
Henry Warren Ogden (1842–1905) – politician
(1907–1997) – politician
Shaquille O'Neal – former LSU and NBA player, Basketball Hall of Famer
Joe "King" Oliver (1885–1938) – jazz musician
Virgil Orr (1923–2021) – state representative; vice president, Louisiana Tech University
Joe Osborn (1937–2018) – musician
Kenneth Osterberger (1930–2016) – state senator from East Baton Rouge Parish, 1972 to 1992; former opponent of David Duke
Lee Harvey Oswald (1939–1963) – presumed assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy
(1894–1987) – politician; businessman
(1918–1998) – politician; from St. James Parish
(born 1964) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from East Baton Rouge Parish (since 2015)
Jessel Ourso (1932–1978) – sheriff of Iberville Parish
John H. Overton (1875–1948) – US Senator
Mel Ott (1909–1958) – Hall of Fame baseball player
Don Owen (1930–2012) – news anchor; politician

P[]

Robert Parish

Wendell Pierce

Robert Pack (born 1969) – NBA player and coach
Frank Page (1925–2013) – radio broadcaster, KWKH in Shreveport
James George Palmer (1875–1952) – Mayor of Shreveport (1930–32); Judge, Louisiana Circuit Court of Appeals (1932–33)
Jonathan Papelbon (born 1980) – closer for the Philadelphia Phillies
Robert Parish (born 1953) – Hall of Fame basketball player
(1934–2007) – architect
(1922–1996) – businessman; state representative from Rapides Parish
John M. Parker (1863–1939) – Governor of Louisiana (1920–24)
John Victor Parker (1928–2014) – federal judge (1979–2014)
Mel Parnell (1922–2012) – pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
Edward Grady Partin (1924–1990) – Teamsters Union business agent in Baton Rouge
Otto Passman (1900–1988) – U.S. Representative
(born 1954) – politician, lawyer, educational specialist
William S. Patout III (1932–2017) – sugar grower in Iberia Parish
(1920–1998) – politician
Carly Patterson (born 1988) – Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics
(1920–1999) – state senator from Lincoln and Union parishes (1956–64)
(1879–1962) – physician and politician from St. Landry Parish
James E. Paxton (born 1963) – district attorney of Louisiana 6th Judicial District
E. N. Payne (1873–1951) – state representative for Webster Parish (1932–36)
Elfrid Payton (born 1994) – Point guard for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association
Nicholas Payton (born 1973) – musician
Joe Raymond Peace (born 1945) – football coach
(1904–1984) – politician
Kevin Pearson (born 1959) – politician
Jesse Pearson (1930–1979) – actor and screenwriter
(1940–2015) – circuit court judge in Shreveport
(1916–1987) – politician
William S. Peck Sr. (1873–1946) – politician
Harvey Peltier Jr. (1923–1980) – politician
Harvey Peltier Sr. (1899–1977) – politician
Leander Perez (1891–1969) – District judge; political boss of St. Bernard and Plaquemine parishes (1919–69)
Tony Perkins (born 1963) – conservative politician; head of the Family Research Council
Ralph Perlman (1917–2013) – state budget director (1967–88)
Pauley Perrette (born 1969) – singer and actress (NCIS)
Ryan Perrilloux (born 1987) – quarterback
Jonathan W. Perry (born 1973) – politician
Tyler Perry (born 1969) – television and film producer, writer, actor, director
Jace Peterson (born 1990) – second baseman for the Atlanta Braves
Bob Pettit (born 1932) – Hall of Fame basketball player (1954–65)
Andy Pettitte (born 1972) – former starting pitcher for the New York Yankees and Houston Astros
Marguerite Piazza (1921–2012) – operatic soprano
(1920–2014) – state representative; state court judge; from Sabine Parish
Abe E. Pierce III (1934–2021) – politician; educator
Webb Pierce (1921–1991) – singer
Wendell Pierce (born 1962) – actor, Bunk Moreland on The Wire
Juan Pierre (born 1977) – outfielder for the Miami Marlins
Vincent Pierre (born 1964) – state representative for Lafayette Parish (since 2012)
P.B.S. Pinchback (1837–1921) – politician, Governor of Louisiana
Glen Pitre (born 1955) – filmmaker
Loulan Pitre Jr. (born 1961) – lawyer in New Orleans; former state representative for Lafourche Parish
Montgomery Pittman (1917–1962) – actor, screenwriter, producer, known for 77 Sunset Strip
Vance Plauché (1897-1976) - U.S. Representative, 1941 to 1943
Dustin Poirier (born 1989) – UFC fighter
Leonidas Polk (1806–1864) – Confederate general; Episcopal bishop; founder of Sewanee: The University of the South
Tracy Porter (born 1986) – cornerback for the Oakland Raiders
Dante Powell, stand-up comedian
(born 1945) – politician
(born 1961) – Shreveport politician
Robert E. Powell (1923–1997) – mayor of Monroe from 1979 to 1996
Julien de Lallande Poydras (1740–1824) – poet, politician
(born 1951) – Caddo Parish sheriff
Phil Preis (born 1950) – politician
Sister Helen Prejean (born 1938) – activist
Arthur T. Prescott (1863–1942) – educator and founding president of Louisiana Tech University
Dak Prescott (born 1993) – quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys
Edward J. Price (born 1953) – state representative for Ascension, Iberville, and St. James parishes (since 2012)
Louis Prima (1910–1978) – musician, entertainer
Professor Longhair (1918–1980) – musician
Albin Provosty (1865–1932) – politician from New Roads
Paul Prudhomme (1940–2015) – chef
(1910–1967) – state representative for Caddo Parish (1948–52)

Q[]

Chris Quinn (born 1983) – point guard for the New Jersey Nets

R[]

Ed Reed

Paul Rae (born 1968) – actor
Max Rafferty (1917–1982) – author ;educator; California politician
Henry Ragas (1897–1919) – early jazz pianist
Kevin Rahm (born 1971) – actor
Tanner Rainey (born 1992) – relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals
Melvin Rambin (1941–2001) – politician; banker
Rueben Randle (born 1991) – wide receiver for the New York Giants
Kevin Rankin (born 1976) – actor, Friday Night Lights, Trauma, Unforgettable
Ed Rand (1920–1999) – state representative from Rapides Parish (1960–64)
Joseph E. Ransdell (1858–1954) – U.S. representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district; U.S. senator (1913–31)
John Rarick (1924–2009) – US Representative; state court judge
Clyde V. Ratcliff (1879–1952) – politician; planter
Eddy Raven (born 1944) – singer-songwriter
(1925–2014) – historian
Shawn Reaves (born 1978) – actor
Mac "Dr John" Rebbenack (born 1940) – pianist, singer-songwriter
Ed Reed (born 1978) – NFL free safety
Willis Reed (1941–2019) – Hall of Fame basketball player with the New York Knicks; NBA head coach
Pee Wee Reese (1918–1999) – Hall of Fame shortstop for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers
(1946–2005) – district attorney for Winn Parish (1991–2005, his death)
Godfrey Reggio (born 1940) – filmmaker
Eric Reid (born 1991) – safety for the San Francisco 49ers
Sean Reilly (born 1961) – state representative; chief operating officer of Lamar Advertising Company
Ed Renwick (1938–2020) – political scientist
Darius Reynaud (born 1985) – wide receiver and running back for the Tennessee Titans
Gene Reynolds (born 1950) – state representative
Slater Rhea (Shuai De, 帅德) – American singer and TV personality famous in China; born in Alexandria
Doris Lindsey Holland Rhodes (1909–1997) – politician
Anne Rice (1941–2021) – author
Jerome "Dee" Richard (born 1955) – politician
Teddy Riley (1924–1992) – jazz trumpeter
Norbert Rilleaux (1806–1894) – inventor; engineer
(1924–2006) – state representative; bar owner in New Orleans
(born 1962) – state senator, 2008 to 2020; state representative since 2020
(born 1951) – mayor of Lake Charles since 2000
Joel Robideaux (born 1962) – politician
Cokie Roberts (1943–2019) – television journalist; author; daughter of Hale Boggs and Lindy Boggs
(1872 – date of death missing) – politician from Union and Webster parishes
Kay Robertson (born 1950) – television personality
Phil Robertson (born 1946) – television personality
Si Robertson (born 1948) – television personality
Scotty Robertson (1930–2011) – basketball coach
Greg Robinson (born 1992) – offensive tackle for the St. Louis Rams
W. C. Robinson (1861–1914) – educator
George Rodrigue (1944–2013) – "Blue Dog" artist
Buddy Roemer (1943–2021) – governor of Louisiana (1988–92)
Charles E. Roemer II (1923–2012) – state commissioner of administration (1972–80)
(born 1970) – president of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (since 2012)
Ned Romero (1925–2017) – actor; originally from Franklin
Ralph L. Ropp (1897–1982) – president of Louisiana Tech University (1949–62)
Leon Roppolo (1902–1943) – musician
Jacques Roy (born 1970) – mayor of Alexandria (since 2006)
Alvin Benjamin Rubin (1920–1991) – federal judge
Barry Rubin (born 1957) – Head Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL
(1830–1902) – founder of Ruston, Louisiana
Bill Russell (born 1934) – Hall of Fame center for the Boston Celtics; NBA coach
Weldon Russell (born 1946) – politician; businessman

S[]

Steven Soderbergh

Britney Spears

Jeffrey D. Sadow (born 1962) – political scientist; columnist; educator
Larry Sale (1893–1977) – sheriff of Claiborne Parish
Joe R. Salter (born 1943) – politician, educator
A. T. "Apple" Sanders Jr. (1926–1989) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from East Baton Rouge Parish (1956–64)
Roy Sanders (1904–1976) – educator; state legislator from Natchitoches Parish
John N. Sandlin (1872–1957) – U. S. representative from Louisiana's 4th congressional district (1921–37)
McIntyre H. Sandlin (c. 1870–1955) – politician in Minden
(1832–1896) – politician in Webster Parish
(1918–2007) – artist
Kurtis Scaletta – writer
Clay Schexnayder (born 1969) – state representative; businessman
John Schroder (born 1961) – former state representative from Covington; businessman
Mike Scifres (born 1980) – punter for the San Diego Chargers
Ashley Scott (born 1977) – actress, model, Jericho, Dark Angel, Birds of Prey
Nauman Scott (1916–2001) – U.S. District Court judge
Pat Screen (1943–1994) – mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish (1981–88)
Alan Seabaugh (born 1967) – state representative
J.C. Seaman (1898–1964) – state representative from Tensas Parish (1944–64)
Sam Seamans (born 1967) – Anglican Church bishop in Mountain Home, Arkansas; born in Morgan City
Aaron Selber Jr. (1927–2013) – businessman and philanthropist
(born 1944) – state senator from Ascension Parish, 1976–94
Henry Clay Sevier (1896–1974) – politician
V. C. Shannon (1910–1989) – politician
Amanda Shaw (born 1990) – actress; singer; fiddler
B. L. Shaw (1933-2018) - former state senator, educator
Rhonda Shear (born 1954) – beauty queen; television host
Ben Sheets (born 1978) – MLB pitcher
Virginia Shehee (1923-2015) -first woman elected to Louisiana Senate
Clarence Shelmon (born 1952) – NFL offensive coordinator
Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born 1977) – musician
Alana Shipp (born 1982) – American-Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder
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 musician
Richard Simmons (born 1948) – fitness authority; television personality
Scott M. Simon (born 1961) – state representative
Tharold Simon (born 1991) – cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks
Frank P. Simoneaux (born 1933) – state representative from East Baton Rouge Parish (1972–82)
C. O. Simpkins Sr. (1925–2019) – state representative from Shreveport; civil rights activist, and dentist
Cuthbert Ormond Simpkins Jr. (born 1947) – physician and historian, reared in Shreveport
Oramel H. Simpson (1870–1932) – Governor of Louisiana (1926–28)
Fulwar Skipwith (1765–1839) – diplomat; politician
Eric Skrmetta (born 1958) – politician
John Slidell (1793–1871) – U.S. Senator; Confederate diplomat
Soulja Slim (1977–2003) – musician
Donald Sloan (born 1988) – guard for the Atlanta Hawks
(1912–2002) – Republican lawyer; politician
Argile Smith (born 1955) – interim president of Louisiana College (2014–15)
Dorothy Garrett Smith (c. 1932–1990) – first woman president of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
George Luke Smith (1837–1884) – U.S. representative from Louisiana's 4th congressional district
Howard K. Smith (1914–2002) – television journalist; reporter
James Peyton Smith (1925–2006) – politician
Jasper K. Smith (1905–1992) – politician
John R. Smith (born 1945) – politician
Otis Smith (born 1965) – New England Patriots cornerback; Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach
Patricia Haynes Smith (born 1946) – state representative from Baton Rouge
(1890–1972) – short story writer
Jefferson B. Snyder (1859–1951) – politician
Robert H. Snyder (1855–1905) – politician
(1921–2011) – politician
Steven Soderbergh (born 1963) – film producer; screenwriter; cinematographer; director
Floyd Soileau (born 1938) – record producer
Ian Somerhalder (born 1978) – actor; model
Art Sour (1924–2000) – State Representative from Shreveport (1972–92)
James Z. Spearing (1864–1942) – politician
Britney Spears (born 1981) – singer; actress
Bryan Spears (born 1977) – film and television producer
Jamie Lynn Spears (born 1991) – actress; singer
Lynne Spears (born 1955) – author
Marcus Spears (born 1983) – defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys
Freddie Spencer (born 1961) – world motorcycle champion
Mason Spencer (1892–1962) – politician
Tommy Spinks (1948–2007) – football player
Tam Spiva (1932–2017) – screenwriter
Frank Spooner (born 1937) – businessman and politician
David Theophilus Stafford (1849–1926) – sheriff of Rapides Parish, 1888–1904
Grove Stafford (1897–1975) – state senator for Rapides Parish, 1940–48
Leroy Augustus Stafford (1822–1864) – Confederate brigadier general
Tom Stagg (1923–2015) – Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Richard Stalder (born 1951) – secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections
Rusty Staub (1944–2018) – MLB right fielder, designated hitter, and first baseman
Edward J. Steimel (1922–2016) – lobbyist and founder of
Craig Steltz (born 1986) – safety for the Chicago Bears
Alton Sterling (1979–2016) – black man fatally shot by a police officer in Baton Rouge
(1872–1956) – Minden lawyer and state representative for Webster Parish from 1904 to 1908
Kordell Stewart (born 1972) – NFL quarterback and wide receiver
(born c. 1957) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Iberville and Assumption parishes (since 2004)
(born 1952) – businessman and politician from Lake Charles
(born 1956) – businessman and politician from Sulphur in Calcasieu Parish
Ford E. Stinson (1914–1989) – lawyer and state legislator from Bossier Parish
Julie Stokes (born 1969) – state representative from Jefferson Parish
Brandon Stokley (born 1976) – wide receiver for the Denver Broncos
Johnathan Stove (born 1995), basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
(1926–1973) – politician and pediatrician
(born 1959) – veterinarian; state representative; Commissioner of the Louisiana Departmentof Agriculture and Forestry
Izzy Stradlin (born 1962) – singer, guitarist and backing vocal at Guns N' Roses
(born c. 1957) – state representative for Orleans Parish (1988–92); businessman
Roy C. Strickland (1942–2010) – businessman, politician
Raymond Strother (born 1940) – political consultant
(1917–1995) – mayor of Lake Charles, 1965–73; 1989–93
Patrick Surtain (born 1976) – NFL cornerback
(born 1942) – lawyer; Republican member of the Louisiana House from Orleans Parish (1970–72)
Hal Sutton (born 1958) – PGA Tour golfer
Jimmy Swaggart (born 1935) – evangelist
Marc Swayze (1913–2012) – comic book writer and illustrator
Stromile Swift (born 1979) – NBA player
Harold Sylvester (born 1949) – actor, Married... with Children, Today's F.B.I., Shaky Ground

T[]

Joseph Talamo (born 1990) – jockey
Kirk Talbot (born 1969) – state representative from Jefferson Parish
Irvin Talton – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Webster Parish (1880–84)
Elmer R. Tapper (1929–2011) – politician
(born 1946) – civil rights activist, state senator from Caddo Parish
Ray Tarver (1921–1972) – dentist; represented Natchitoches Parish in state House of Representatives (1964–68)
(1944–2020) – doctor; represented Avoyelles, Evangeline and Allen Parishes in State Senate (1972-1976)
Albert Tate (1920–1986) – state and federal judge
Billy Tauzin (born 1943) – US Representative; lobbyist
Dorothy Mae Taylor (1928–2000) – first African-American woman in the Louisiana House of Representatives (1971–80)
Ike Taylor (born 1980) – cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Taylor (1935–2018) – Hall of Fame fullback, primarily with the Green Bay Packers
(1920–1987) – historian
Richard Taylor (1826–1879) – Confederate general
Zachary Taylor (1784–1850) – 12th President of the United States; US Army general
Lloyd George Teekell (1922–1996) – politician
(1867–1942) – state representative from Red River Parish (1920–28)
Garrett Temple (born 1986) – point guard for the San Antonio Spurs
Suzanne Haik Terrell (born 1954) – politician
Byron Thames (born 1969) – actor and musician, Father Murphy
Sam H. Theriot (born 1954) – politician
Ryan Theriot (born 1979) – infielder for the San Francisco Giants
Major Thibaut (born 1977) – politician
Keith Thibodeaux (born 1950) – actor
Ledricka Thierry (born 1978) – politician
Dallas Thomas (born 1989) – offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins
Mike Thomas (born 1987) – wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Tyrus Thomas (born 1986) – power forward for the Charlotte Bobcats
(1911–1976) – segregationist politician
Jeff R. Thompson (born 1965) – politician
Ken Thompson (born 1943) – pioneer of computer science
Lizzie P. Thompson (1894–1973) – state representative
(1916–1997) – state representative from Grant Parish
(born 1946) – politician; environmentalist
(born 1935) – member of the Louisiana State Senate from Franklin Parish (1988–96)
T. Ashton Thompson (1916–1965) – U.S. representative
(1943–2014) – journalist; Louisiana State University professor; press secretary to Governor Edwin Edwards
Marcus Thornton (born 1987) – shooting guard for the New Orleans Hornets
George H. Tichenor (1837–1923) – surgeon; pioneer in antiseptics
(1874–1954) – physician; coroner; state senator for East and West Feliciana parishes (1944–54)
(1930–1982) – guitarist; inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame
David Toms (born 1967) – PGA Tour golfer
Charles Emery Tooke Jr. (1912–1986) – lawyer; state senator
John Kennedy Toole (1937–1969) – author of Pulitzer Prize-winning A Confederacy of Dunces
Reggie Torbor (born 1981) – former NFL linebacker
(1926–1988) – politician; publisher
Wayne Toups (born 1958) – musician
Allen Toussaint (1938–2015) – New Orleans musician; composer; record producer
(born 1959) – state representative for Lafayette and Vermilion parishes (2004–08)
John D. Travis (1940–2016) – state representative from East Feliciana Parish, 1984 to 2000
David C. Treen (1928–2009) – US Representative (1973–80); Governor of Louisiana (1980–84)
(1927–2012) – attorney; state representative
Ralph T. Troy (1935–2014) – mayor of Monroe (1972–76)
(1887–1956) – businessman; educator
Paul Tulane (1801–1887) – businessman; philanthropist
Ben Turpin (1869–1940) – silent film comedian
Odessa Turner (born 1964) – NFL wide receiver
Trai Turner (born 1993) – guard for the Carolina Panthers
Marshall H. Twitchell (1840–1905) – politician; planter; diplomat
Ollie Tyler (born 1945) – educator; politician

U[]

Chris Ullo (1928–2014) – member of both houses of the state legislature from Jefferson Parish (1972–2008)

V[]

Steve Van Buren (1920–2012) – Hall of Fame halfback for the Philadelphia Eagles
Rose Van Thyn (1921–2010) – Holocaust survivor in Shreveport
(1849–1900) – politician
Andrew Varona – race car driver
Troy Verges (born 20th century) – country music songwriter
(1910–1960) – politician; from Red River Parish
Jeffrey P. Victory (born 1946) – associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Jacques Villeré (1760–1830) – Creole; Governor of Louisiana; general
Pruitt Taylor Vince (born 1960) – film and television character actor
David Vitter (born 1961) – U.S. Senator
Jeffrey Vitter (born 1955) – computer science professor and researcher; 17th chancellor of the University of Mississippi
David Voelker (1953–2013) – entrepreneur
Frank Voelker Jr. (1921–2002) – lawyer; politician
John Volz (1936–2011) – U.S. attorney; prosecuted high-profile corruption cases in the 1980s
Cole Vosbury (born 1991) – singer-songwriter, musician, and contestant on The Voice season 5

W[]

Carl Weathers

Reese Witherspoon

David Wade (1911–1990) – general
Thomas M. Wade (1860–1929) – politician; educator
Von Wafer (born 1985) – shooting guard for the Orlando Magic
Joseph David Waggonner Jr. (1918–2007) – U.S. representative from Louisiana's 4th congressional district
(1905–1976) – sheriff of Bossier Parish (1948–76)
Bryan Wagner (1943–2018) – Republican politician; former member of the New Orleans City Council
Madam C. J. Walker (1867–1919) – business tycoon
Joseph Marshall Walker (1786–1856) – Governor of Louisiana
Lillian W. Walker (1923–2016) – politician
Taijuan Walker (born 1992) – starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Mike Wallace (born 1986) – wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers
(1925–2015) – former state representative from Caddo Parish
Ray Walston (1914–2001) actor – My Favorite Martian
Mike Walsworth (born 1956) – state senator from Ouachita Parish
Donald Ellsworth Walter (born 1936) – former U.S. attorney; U.S. district judge in Shreveport
Rick Ward III (born 1982) – state senator from Iberville Parish
(1937–2012) – journalist
Henry C. Warmoth (1842–1931) – Governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction
Ron Washington (born 1952) – manager for the Texas Rangers
J. Louis Watkins Jr. (1929–1997) – judge; politician
(1828��1895) – state senator and judge in Webster Parish
John T. Watkins (1854–1925) – state court judge; U.S. representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district (1905–21)
Muse Watson (born 1948) – actor, Prison Break, NCIS
Reggie Wayne (born 1978) – wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts
Carl Weathers (born 1948) – NFL player; actor, Apollo Creed in the Rocky films
Blayne Weaver (born 1976) – actor
Corey Webster (born 1982) – cornerback for the New York Giants
Gus Weill (1933–2018) – political consultant and author
Carl Weiss (1906–1935) – physician; purported assassin of Huey Pierce Long Jr.
Fred Weller (born 1966) – actor, In Plain Sight, Missing Persons
Rebecca Wells (born 20th century) – actress; playwright; author
Vernon Wells (born 1978) – outfielder for the New York Yankees
Charcandrick West (born 1991) – running back for the Kansas City Chiefs
Shane West (born 1978) – actor
Lloyd F. Wheat (born 1923) – state senator from Natchitoches and Red River parishes (1948–52)
Bodi White (born 1956) – politician
Edward Douglass White (1845–1921) – Chief Justice of the United States
John C. White (born 1975) – Louisiana state superintendent of education (since 2012)
Malinda Brumfield White (born 1967) – state representative from Bogalusa, effective 2016
Tony Joe White (1943–2018) – singer-songwriter; musician
Wally Whitehurst (born 1964) – former MLB pitcher
Lynn Whitfield (born 1953) – actress
Lenar Whitney (born 1959) – politician
Jonathan Wilhite (born 1984) – cornerback for the Denver Broncos
Robert L. Wilkie (born 1962) – Assistant Secretary of Defense
Aeneas Williams (born 1968) – Hall of Fame defensive back in the NFL
(1951–2015) – state representative for East Baton Rouge Parish (since 2015)
A. L. Williams (born 1934) – retired football coach
Brian "Baby" Williams (born 1969) – record executive; record producer; entrepreneur; musician
Chris Williams (born 1985) – offensive guard for the Chicago Bears
Doug Williams (born 1955) – NFL quarterback, led Washington Redskins to Super Bowl XXII championship
Duke Williams (born 1990) – safety for the Buffalo Bills
Gerald Williams (born 1966) – former Major League Baseball outfielder
Hank Williams Jr. (born 1949) – singer
Kyle Williams (born 1983) – defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills
Lucinda Williams (born 1963) – singer-songwriter; musician
Patrick C. Williams (born 1963) – state representative for Caddo Parish
T. Harry Williams (1909–1979) – historian
Tramon Williams (born 1983) – cornerback for the Green Bay Packers
Norris C. Williamson (1874–1949) – politician
Edwin E. Willis (1904–1972) – US Representative (1949–69)
Tom Willmott (born 1960) – state representative from Jefferson Parish (since 2008)
Harry D. Wilson (1869–1948) – Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry (1916–48)
Justin E. Wilson (1914–2001) – Cajun; raconteur; chef; humorist; politician
(born 1937) – Republican politician; former member of the New Orleans City Council
Riley J. Wilson (1871–1946) – U.S. representative
Rush Wimberly (1873–1943) – politician
(born 1957) – judge; state representative
John D. Winters (1917–1998) – historian
Tommy Wiseau (born 1968) – screenwriter; director; producer; executive producer; actor
Reese Witherspoon (born 1976) – Academy Award-winning actress
A. Baldwin Wood (1879–1956) – inventor; engineer
Susan Ward (born 1976) – actress; model
(born 1980) – state representative for Jefferson Parish from 2013 to 2016
Xavier Woods (born 1995) – safety for the Dallas Cowboys
J. Robert Wooley (born 1953) – politician
Orlando Woolridge (1959–2012) – NBA power forward for several teams
(1836–1901) – member of both houses of the Louisiana legislature; farmer in Webster Parish
Zelma Wyche (1918–1999) – politician; civil rights activist

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Andrew Young (born 1932) – politician and civil rights advocate
Lester Young (1909–1959) – musician
Thaddeus Young (born 1988) – small forward for the Philadelphia 76ers
(1843–1914) – Shreveport businessman

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Buckwheat Zydeco

Samuel Zemurray (1877–1961) – businessman; philanthropist
Jerome Zeringue (born 1962) – state representative for Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes, effective 2016
Buckwheat Zydeco (1947–2016) – musician

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^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.

[Marquis_1607–1896-1] Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.

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