List of people from New Orleans

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This is a list of notable individuals who are or were natives, or notable as residents of, or in association with the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

Academia[]

  • Will W. Alexander, first president of Dillard University and head of the Commission on Interracial Cooperation
  • Stephen Ambrose, historian and University of New Orleans professor
  • William Balée, anthropologist and Tulane University professor
  • Charles C. Bass, physician and researcher in tropical medicine and dental health
  • Elizabeth Bass, physician, educator, and suffragist
  • Stanhope Bayne-Jones, physician, member of US Surgeon General's Committee linking smoking to cancer
  • Joan W. Bennett, biologist and former Tulane University professor
  • Cyril Y. Bowers, physician and endocrinology researcher
  • Rick Brewer, president of Louisiana College since 2015; born in New Orleans in 1956
  • Douglas Brinkley, historian, author and former University of New Orleans and Tulane University professor
  • Brené Brown, professor of social work; author
  • George E. Burch, pioneering physician, cardiovascular disease researcher, medical school professor
  • John R. Conniff, educator and university administrator
  • Scott Cowen, president of Tulane University
  • Michael DeBakey, pioneer in heart surgery
  • Albert W. Dent, president of Dillard University, chief executive of Flint-Goodridge Hospital
  • Henry C. Dethloff, American historian
  • James H. Dillard, educator, advocate for education of African-Americans
  • John Duffy, medical historian
  • Michael T. Dugan, educator and accounting scholar
  • Joseph Ewan, botanist and biology professor
  • Alcée Fortier, folklorist, historian, and university professor
  • Mary L. Good, scientist and university professor
  • Clifton H. Johnson, historian and founder of the Amistad Research Center
  • Eamon Kelly, President of Tulane University
  • Salman Khan, educator
  • James A. Knight, psychiatrist, theologian, and medical ethicist
  • Rudolph Matas, innovative surgeon at Tulane Medical School
  • Gordon H. Mueller, historian and administrator at the University of New Orleans
  • Alton Ochsner, surgeon and medical researcher, founded the Ochsner Medical Center
  • Max Rafferty, public school administrator and writer
  • Ed Renwick, political scientist and television commentator
  • Andrew V. Schally, endocrinologist and Nobel Laureate
  • Mary S. Sherman, cancer researcher and physician
  • Royal D. Suttkus, biologist, founder of a major ichthyology collection
  • Lewis Thomas, physician, researcher, and author of popular non-fiction
  • Jeffrey Vitter, computer scientist and Purdue University dean
  • Harold E. Vokes, zoologist and paleontologist

Architecture[]

  • James Freret, architect, designed many 19th century homes in New Orleans
  • William Alfred Freret, architect, supervising architect for federal building in the 19th century
  • James Gallier Jr., architect, designed the French Opera House in New Orleans
  • Moise H. Goldstein Sr., architect of extensive designs in the early 20th century
  • Henry Howard, 19th century Irish-American architect
  • Albert C. Ledner, 20th century architect
  • Emile Weil, 20th century architect
  • Leon C. Weiss, architect commissioned by Huey P. Long
  • Elizebeth Thomas Werlein, conservationist of the French Quarter of New Orleans

Arts and literature[]

  • Enrique Alferez, sculptor
  • John James Audubon, painter, ornithologist, naturalist
  • Vernel Bagneris, playwright, actor, director, singer, dancer
  • E. J. Bellocq, photographer
  • Eloise Bibb Thompson, poet, fiction writer, and playwright
  • Skip Bolen, photographer
  • Poppy Z. Brite, writer
  • William S. Burroughs, writer
  • George Washington Cable, writer
  • Georgine Campbell, painter
  • Truman Capote, writer
  • John Churchill Chase, writer and cartoonist
  • Kate Chopin, writer, feminist
  • Ben Claassen III, illustrator and comics artist, DIRTFARM
  • Andrei Codrescu, poet and commentator
  • Florestine Perrault Collins, photographer
  • Alice Dalsheimer, poet
  • Edgar Degas, artist
  • Thomas Dent, poet and writer
  • George Washington Dixon, newspaper editor
  • Alexander John Drysdale, artist
  • George Dureau, artist and photographer
  • William Faulkner, writer
  • Daniel F. Galouye, science fiction writer
  • Whitney Gaskell, writer, attended Tulane Law School which was the setting of her 2006 novel Testing Kate
  • Rolland Golden, artist
  • Shirley Ann Grau, writer
  • Lafcadio Hearn, writer
  • Knute Heldner, artist
  • Lillian Hellman, writer
  • George Herriman, Krazy Kat cartoonist
  • Emma Churchman Hewitt, writer, journalist
  • May Hyman Lesser, medical illustrator
  • Walter Isaacson, writer, journalist, public policy analyst
  • Frances Parkinson Keyes, writer
  • Grace King, writer
  • Dominique Lapierre, writer
  • Elmore Leonard, author
  • Michael Lewis, writer
  • Shantrelle P. Lewis, curator
  • Bunny Matthews, cartoonist
  • Louis-Alphonse Maureau, painter
  • Robert Bledsoe Mayfield, artist
  • John McCrady, artist
  • James Michalopoulos, artist[1]
  • Marie Madeleine Seebold Molinary, artist
  • Alice Dunbar Nelson, poet, journalist and political activist
  • Isadora Newman, artist, poet, storyteller, sculptor
  • David Ohle, writer
  • Paul E. Poincy, artist
  • Matthew Randazzo V, writer
  • Anne Rice, writer of vampire tales and other Gothic fiction
  • John T. Scott, artist and sculptor
  • Kendall Shaw, abstract expressionist painter
  • John Kennedy Toole, writer of A Confederacy of Dunces
  • Alexandrea Weis, author
  • Lucille Western, actress
  • Tennessee Williams, playwright and screenwriter
  • William Woodward, painter

Business and economics[]

  • Frank Abadie, businessman and horse race promoter.
  • Micaela Almonester, 19th-century businesswoman and real estate developer
  • George Bissell, entrepreneur, founded the first oil company in the United States
  • Isaac Delgado, businessman and philanthropist, benefactor of Delgado Community College
  • Constant C. Dejoie Sr., business leader
  • William C. Edenborn, railroad magnate, industrialist and inventor
  • Charles E. Fenner, businessperson, co-founder of Fenner & Beane, a forerunner of Merrill Lynch
  • Ruth Fertel, businesswoman, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
  • Avram Glazer, businessman and sports franchise owner
  • Leon Godchaux, businessman and sugar merchant
  • Daniel Henry Holmes, 19th-century businessman
  • Victor Kiam, entrepreneur
  • Thomy Lafon, businessman, human rights activist
  • John McDonogh (1779–1850), shipping, land speculation (world's largest private landholder ca. 1850), philanthropist and namesake of many New Orleans schools
  • Alexander Milne, 18th-century businessman and entrepreneur
  • Oliver Pollock, merchant, financier of the American Revolutionary War
  • Benjamin M. Rosen, computer entrepreneur
  • John G. Schwegmann, supermarket innovator
  • Clay Shaw, businessman
  • Edgar B. Stern Sr, businessperson and philanthropist
  • Judah Touro, businessman and philanthropist
  • Martin de Villamil or Martin Villamil (1783–1843), businessman
  • David Voelker, businessman and philanthropist[2]
  • Philip P. Werlein, music publisher and retailer
  • Samuel Zemurray, businessman and philanthropist

Cuisine[]

Crime[]

  • Axeman of New Orleans, mysterious mass murderer
  • Sylvestro Carolla, mafia boss
  • Wilson Chouest, serial rapist and killer of two women in California
  • Antoinette Frank, former New Orleans Police Officer,
  • Ivory Harris, drug trafficker and weapons trafficker
  • Jean Lafitte, pirate and brother of Pierre Lafitte
  • Pierre Lafitte, pirate and brother of Jean Lafitte
  • Delphine LaLaurie, socialite and sadist
  • Carlos Marcello, businessman and mafia boss
  • Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin
  • Ronald A. Williams II, murdered New Orleans police officer

Fictional[]

  • Mr. Bingle, snowman that assisted Santa Claus and worked at Maison Blanche Department Store
  • Benjamin Button, man who is born old and grows young, in a film loosely adapted from an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story
  • Louis de Pointe du Lac, vampire appearing in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles
  • Ignatius J. Reilly, hero of John Kennedy Toole's novel A Confederacy of Dunces (1980)
  • Seymore D. Fair, 1984 Louisiana World Exposition Mascot, celebrity cartoon character, advocate for animal, people, and planet welfare
  • Gambit, Marvel Comics superhero (X-Men)
  • Marcel Gerard, vampire appearing in Julie Plec's The Originals
  • Hazel Levesque, previous residence before moving and first death, appearing in Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan
  • Morgus the Magnificent, mad scientist and horror movie host
  • Dwayne Cassius "King" Pride, NCIS Supervisory Agent, NCIS: New Orleans
  • Benjamin Sisko, Starfleet captain (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

Film and television[]

  • Bryan Batt, actor
  • Sandra Bullock, actress, resident
  • Kitty Carlisle, entertainer
  • Paul Carr, actor
  • John Carroll, actor and singer
  • Laura Cayouette, actor and author
  • Patricia Clarkson, actor
  • Marshall Colt, psychologist and former actor
  • Frank Joseph Davis, television journalist and cookbook author
  • Ellen DeGeneres, comedian, talk show host
  • Vance DeGeneres, actor, screenwriter, and musician (bass)
  • Raquel "Rocsi" Diaz, television host and personality on BET's 106 and Park
  • Faith Domergue, actress
  • Donna Douglas, actress (Ellie Mae from The Beverly Hillbillies)
  • Allison Harvard, runner-up of twelfth cycle of America's Next Top Model
  • Dwight Henry, actor
  • Gloria Henry, actress born in New Orleans in 1923
  • Cheryl Holdridge, actress and Mouseketeer
  • Indigo, actress
  • Eddie Jemison, actor
  • Bayn Johnson, former child actress and singer
  • Leatrice Joy, actress
  • Dorothy Lamour, actress
  • John Larroquette, actor
  • Sabrina LeBeauf, actress
  • Anthony Mackie, actor
  • Evan Mather, director
  • Tristin Mays, actress
  • Adah Isaacs Menken, actress
  • Taylor Miller, actress
  • Garrett Morris, comedian (SNL), actor
  • Ed Nelson, actor
  • Arthel Neville, journalist
  • Chris Owens, burlesque performer and entrepreneur
  • Pauley Perrette, actress
  • Tyler Perry, actor, director
  • Wendell Pierce, actor, Detective Bunk Moreland in The Wire
  • Godfrey Reggio, experimental filmmaker/documentarian (Qatsi trilogy)
  • Al Shea, actor and theatre critic
  • Harry Shearer, actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, musician, radio host, director and producer, best known for voicing various characters on The Simpsons
  • Neferteri Shepherd, model and actress
  • Sydney Shields, stage actress
  • Richard Simmons, entertainer
  • Harold Sylvester, film actor
  • Jay Thomas, actor
  • Sam Trammell, actor, best known for his role as Sam Merlotte in True Blood
  • Ben Turpin, silent film comedian
  • Ray Walston, actor
  • Carl Weathers, actor, football player
  • Walter Williams, creator of Mr. Bill
  • Tommy Wiseau, actor, director
  • Cora Witherspoon, actress
  • Reese Witherspoon, actress
  • Grace Zabriskie, actress
  • Bianca Del Rio, drag queen and comedian; best known for winning the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race

Journalism[]

  • Jim Amoss, journalist and newspaper editor
  • David Bernard, television meteorologist
  • James Carville, Democratic Party political consultant and pundit
  • Buddy Diliberto, sports journalist
  • Dorothy Dix, journalist
  • Christopher Drew, investigative reporter
  • Charles L. "Pie" Dufour, newspaper columnist and historian
  • Hap Glaudi, television sportscaster
  • Victor Gold, journalist and political consultant, reared in New Orleans[3]
  • Bryant Gumbel, television anchor
  • Greg Gumbel, television sportscaster
  • Ira B. Harkey Jr., newspaper journalist, civil rights advocate
  • Jim Henderson, television sportscaster
  • Iris Kelso, journalist for three New Orleans newspapers and WDSU television commentator
  • Hoda Kotb, television anchor
  • Mel Leavitt, television journalist and historian
  • Angus Lind, newspaper journalist
  • Wayne Mack, television sportscaster
  • John Maginnis, journalist, political commentator, and author of The Last Hayride, The Cross to Bear, and The Politics of Reform
  • Ora Mae Lewis Martin, journalist
  • Mary Matalin, Republican Party political consultant
  • Bill Monroe, NBC television journalist
  • Arthel Neville, television anchor
  • Cokie Roberts, ABC television journalist and commentator for National Public Radio
  • Nash Roberts, television meteorologist
  • Garland Robinette, investigative journalist
  • Howard K. Smith, television anchorman
  • Ronnie Virgets, writer and broadcast journalist

Law, politics, and military[]

  • Bryan Adams, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Jefferson Parish since 2012; born in New Orleans.[4]
  • Reverend Avery Alexander, civil rights leader, state legislator
  • Andres Almonaster y Rojas, Spanish civil servant in colonial New Orleans, also a philanthropist
  • Jeff Arnold, former member of the Louisiana House for the Algiers section, 2002–2016
  • John B. Babcock, Medal of Honor recipient
  • , government official during and after Reconstruction[5]
  • Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. Supreme Court Justice and academic[6]
  • P.G.T. Beauregard, Confederate general and inventor
  • Clyde F. Bel Jr., businessman and state representative for Orleans Parish, 1964–1972 and 1975–1980
  • Judah P. Benjamin, U.S. Senator, Confederate Attorney General, Secretary of War and Secretary of State
  • David H. Berger, commandant of the United States Marine Corps
  • Hale Boggs, former U.S. Representative
  • Lindy Boggs, former U.S. Representative and retired U.S. Ambassador to The Vatican
  • Thomas Hale Boggs Jr., lawyer/lobbyist in Washington, D.C., born in New Orleans in 1940, son of Hale and Lindy Boggs, brother of Cokie Roberts and Barbara Boggs Sigmund
  • Joseph Bouie Jr., Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 97 in Orleans Parish since 2014; retired faculty member and administrator at Southern University at New Orleans[7]
  • Stephen Bradberry, community organizer, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award laureate
  • Juan Davis Bradburn, freedom fighter for Mexico, officer in the Battle of New Orleans
  • Henry Braden, politician
  • Elward Thomas Brady Jr., state representative from Terrebonne Parish 1972–1976, born in New Orleans[8]
  • Donna Brazile, political strategist
  • Jared Brossett, member of the New Orleans City Council since 2014; state representative for District 97, 2009–2014
  • J. Marshall Brown, insurance agent and politician
  • Benjamin F. Butler, administrator of Union-occupied New Orleans during the Civil War
  • John A. Butler, U.S. Marine Corps officer and Navy Cross recipient
  • Pascal F. Calogero Jr., Chief Justice Louisiana Supreme Court
  • Gary Carter Jr., member of the Louisiana House from the Algiers neighborhood, effective 2016
  • James Carville, political consultant, political science professor
  • Harry Connick Sr., district attorney, father of singer Harry Connick Jr.
  • A.G. Crowe, politician
  • Milton Joseph Cunningham, attorney, state legislator, state attorney general for three nonconsecutive terms ending in 1900
  • Bernard de Marigny, politician and land developer
  • Étienne de Boré, first Mayor of New Orleans in the U.S. administration
  • Jean Noel Destréhan, early Creole politician and plantation owner
  • David Duke, state representative for Metairie 1989–1992; White nationalist
  • H. Garland Dupré, attorney and politician; Speaker of the Louisiana House 1908–1910; U.S. representative from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 1910–1924
  • Frank Burton Ellis, attorney, politician, federal judge
  • Albert Estopinal, former U.S. representative and member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature
  • Olaf Fink, member of the Louisiana State Senate 1956–1972; New Orleans educator[9]
  • C.B. Forgotston, attorney, political activist, state government watchdog
  • Henry L. Fuqua, governor who defeated Huey Long in an election
  • Randal Gaines, state representative since 2012 for St. Charles and St. John the Baptist parishes; former assistant city attorney in New Orleans[10]
  • Gerald J. Gallinghouse, U.S. Attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana 1970–1978; known for prosecuting corruption in government[11]
  • Jim Garrison, district attorney of Orleans Parish
  • Robert T. Garrity Jr., attorney and former state representative for Jefferson Parish
  • Charles Gayarré, state legislator noted for his histories of Louisiana
  • Newt Gingrich, U.S. Congressman from Georgia, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Nicholas Girod, early mayor of New Orleans
  • John Grenier, Birmingham lawyer and Alabama Republican Party figure, born in New Orleans in 1930
  • F. Edward Hebert, Democrat U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 1st congressional district, 1941–1977
  • Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, former member of the New Orleans City Council for District D, 2005–2014
  • Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe, former judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • David Heitmeier, state senator for District 7 since 2008, optometrist[12]
  • Francis C. Heitmeier, state senator for District 7, 1988–2008; businessman and lobbyist
  • David Hennessy, police chief, assassinated in 1890
  • Clay Higgins, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district; born in New Orleans in 1961
  • Stephanie Hilferty, Republican state representative for Orleans and Jefferson parishes, effective January 2016
  • Walker Hines, former state representative
  • Jean Joseph Amable Humbert, army general, subordinate to Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans
  • Bernette Joshua Johnson, Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court since 2013; associate justice, 1994–2013, native and resident of New Orleans
  • Jeannette Knoll, associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court; reared and educated in New Orleans, where the court meets; resides in Marksville[13]
  • Mary Landrieu, state representative, state treasurer, U.S. senator
  • Mitch Landrieu, state representative, lieutenant governor, former mayor of New Orleans
  • Moon Landrieu, judge and politician, mayor of New Orleans
  • Hank Lauricella, former professional football player; state senator from Jefferson Parish, 1972–1996
  • Bob Livingston, Republican former U.S. Representative for 1st congressional district
  • Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, Confederate general
  • Joseph Mansion, Louisiana state legislator, state tax assessor
  • Bessie Margolin, labor lawyer
  • Danny Martiny, state senator from Jefferson Parish, born in New Orleans
  • Harold A. Moise, state representative for the 12th Ward, Orleans civil court judge 1937–1948, and associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court 1948–1958
  • Ernest Nathan Morial, American political, legal, and civil rights leader
  • Marc Morial, former mayor, son of Ernest Nathan Morial
  • deLesseps Story Morrison, former mayor and ambassador to the Organization of American States
  • deLesseps Morrison Jr., late state representative
  • William Mumford, Confederate resistor in Union-occupied New Orleans during the Civil War
  • Ray Nagin, former mayor of New Orleans
  • Michael H. O'Keefe, president of the Louisiana State Senate 1976–1983; convicted felon
  • Alejandro O'Reilly, governor of Louisiana, known as "Bloody O'Reilly"
  • James E. Paxton, district attorney of Louisiana 6th Judicial District based in St. Joseph, practiced law in New Orleans 1988–1993[14]
  • Leander Perez, district judge, district attorney, and president of the Plaquemines Parish Commission Council
  • P.B.S. Pinchback, politician
  • Loulan Pitre, Jr., New Orleans lawyer and former state representative for Lafourche Parish
  • Edward Joseph Price, state representative for District 58, Gonzales businessman, and former resident of New Orleans[15][16]
  • William P. Quigley, activist attorney and academic
  • Max Rafferty, educator author and columnist, California politician, born in New Orleans in 1917
  • Cokie Roberts, journalist, daughter of Hale and Lindy Boggs
  • Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip and U.S. Representative of Louisiana's 1st district[17]
  • Tom Schedler, former state senator from St. Tammany Parish and current Louisiana secretary of state
  • Pat Screen, Louisiana State University quarterback, lawyer, and former Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Ronal W. Serpas, Superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department since 2010
  • Joseph A. Shakspeare, Mayor of New Orleans at the time of the March 14, 1891 lynchings
  • Eric Skrmetta, attorney from Metairie, Louisiana; Republican member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission for District 1
  • Jefferson B. Snyder, lived in New Orleans 1893–1897; later district attorney in three delta parishes in northeast Louisiana 1904–1948
  • James Z. Spearing, attorney, school board member, U.S. representative from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 1924–1931
  • Dorothy Mae Taylor, first African-American woman to serve in the Louisiana House, 1971–1980; member of the New Orleans City Council, 1986–1994[18]
  • Charles Laveau Trudeau, early 19th century mayor of New Orleans
  • A.P. Tureaud, attorney
  • Jorge Ubico, exiled president of Guatemala
  • José de Villamil (or José Villamil), father of the independence of Ecuador
  • David Vitter, U.S. Senator, 2005–2017
  • David Voelker, businessman
  • Frank Voelker Jr., lawyer, politician
  • John Volz, late U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • Chatham Roberdeau Wheat, leader of the Louisiana Tigers during the US Civil War
  • Edward Douglass White, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
  • John C. White, Louisiana education superintendent since 2012; superintendent of the Recovery School District in New Orleans, 2011[19]
  • Robert Wilkie, National Security Assistant to the President
  • Clint Williamson, U.S. Ambassador, White House policy official, United Nations envoy
  • John Minor Wisdom, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • Andrew Young, politician

Math, science, and invention[]

  • Ruth Benerito, inventor of wrinkle-free cotton
  • Alfred H. Clifford, mathematician
  • Isaac Cline, meteorologist and writer
  • Andrew Higgins, ship builder and inventor
  • Emile Lamm, inventor
  • Theodore K. Lawless, dermatologist, medical researcher, and philanthropist
  • Jean Alexandre LeMat, inventor
  • Abraham Louis Levin, physician and inventor of the Levin Tube
  • Levi Spear Parmley, inventor of dental floss
  • Mark Plotkin, ethnobotanist
  • John Leonard Riddell, inventor of the binocular microscope
  • Norbert Rilleaux, inventor, engineer
  • A. Baldwin Wood, inventor and engineer

Music[]

  • August Alsina, singer/songwriter
  • Phil Anselmo, musician
  • Louis Armstrong, musician and entertainer
  • B.G., rapper
  • Baby Boy Da Prince, rapper
  • Achille Baquet, musician
  • George Baquet, musician
  • Paul Barbarin, musician and composer
  • Pat Barberot, band leader
  • Dave Bartholomew, musician, composer, promoter
  • Jon Batiste, singer, composer, pianist, jazz musician
  • Sidney Bechet, musician
  • Better Than Ezra, rock group
  • Birdman aka Baby, rapper, producer
  • Big Freedia, bounce artist
  • Terence Blanchard, musician and composer
  • Peter Bocage, Jazz trumpeter and violinist
  • Buddy Bolden, musician, early jazz figure
  • Sharkey Bonano, Jazz musician
  • James Booker, musician
  • Connee Boswell, singer, member of the Boswell Sisters singing group
  • Helvetia "Vet" Boswell, singer, member of the Boswell Sisters singing group
  • Martha Boswell, singer, member of the Boswell Sisters singing group
  • Jimmy Bower, guitarist, drummer
  • Pud Brown, jazz musician
  • George Brunis, jazz trombonist
  • Collie Buddz, reggae/dancehall artist
  • C-Murder, rapper
  • Cane Hill, nu-metal group
  • Paul Caporino, songwriter, musician, lead singer of M.O.T.O.
  • Alton "Big Al" Carson, blues singer
  • Alex Chilton, songwriter, guitarist, music producer, lead singer of the Box Tops and Big Star
  • Choppa, rapper
  • Merry Clayton, singer
  • Jon Cleary, funk and R&B musician
  • Lee Collins, jazz trumpeter
  • Harry Connick Jr., musician and entertainer
  • Cowboy Mouth, band
  • Barry Cowsill, musician
  • Paul Crawford, jazz musician, music historian
  • Curren$y, rapper
  • Edmond Dede, musician, composer
  • Fernando del Valle, operatic tenor
  • DJ Khaled, DJ
  • Dr. John, musician
  • Johnny Dodds, jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
  • Fats Domino, musician
  • Lee Dorsey, singer
  • Down, metal band
  • Tom Drummond, bassist of Better Than Ezra
  • Champion Jack Dupree, pianist, singer
  • Frankie Dusen, jazz trombonist
  • Ernie K-Doe, singer, "Emperor of the Universe"
  • Lars Edegran, bandleader
  • Lionel Ferbos, jazz musician
  • Frankie Ford, singer, entertainer
  • Pops Foster, jazz musician
  • Vernel Fournier, jazz drummer
  • Pete Fountain, musician, clarinet player, jazz, pop, and swing
  • Mannie Fresh, DJ, producer, rapper
  • Frank Froeba, musician, jazz, pianist, band leader
  • The Funky Meters, musicians and singers
  • Kevin Gates, rapper
  • George Girard, musician
  • Victor Goines, jazz musician, dean of jazz at the Juilliard School
  • Louis Moreau Gottschalk, pianist and composer
  • Kevin Griffin, musician, lead singer for Better than Ezra
  • Gudda Gudda, rapper
  • Donald Harrison, musician
  • Clarence "Frogman" Henry, singer and musician
  • Al Hirt, musician, trumpet, jazz, pop, and swing
  • Moses Hogan, musician, composer
  • Linda Hopkins, blues and gospel singer
  • Noah Howard, jazz musician
  • Armand "Jump" Jackson, blues drummer and bandleader[20]
  • Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer
  • Pervis Jackson, rhythm & blues singer
  • Luke James, R&B singer, actor
  • Jay Electronica, rapper and producer
  • N.O. Joe, music producer, musician
  • Little Sonny Jones, blues singer
  • Juvenile, rapper
  • Freddie Keppard, jazz cornetist
  • Kid Ory, musician
  • Kidd Kidd, rapper
  • Earl King, musician
  • Solange Knowles, musician, songwriter
  • Papa Jack Laine, bandleader
  • Nick LaRocca, early jazz figure
  • Meghan Linsey, singer-songwriter, contestant from The Voice season 8
  • Lil' Fizz, singer, rapper
  • Lil Romeo, rapper
  • Lil Wayne, rapper
  • Lloyd, singer
  • Rico Love, singer/songwriter
  • Mac, rapper
  • Magic, rapper
  • Magnolia Shorty, New Orleans bounce artist
  • Mack Maine, rapper
  • Dave Malone, songwriter, guitarist, music producer, guitarist and vocalist in The New Orleans Radiators
  • Mannie Fresh, rapper, producer, disc jockey
  • Wingy Manone, jazz trumpeter, and singer
  • Angélica María, Mexican singer-songwriter and entertainer, "La Novia de Mexico"
  • Branford Marsalis, musician, alto, soprano, tenor, and baritone saxophones
  • Ellis Marsalis Jr., musician and educator, piano
  • Ellis Marsalis Sr., music patron, businessman and advocate
  • Jason Marsalis, musician (drums, vibraphone)
  • Wynton Marsalis, musician, trumpet, cornet, flumpet, flugelhorn
  • Master P, rapper, businessman, and mogul
  • Cosimo Matassa, music studio entrepreneur
  • Irvin Mayfield, musician
  • The Medicine Men, producers, singers (Mo B. Dick and Odell), rappers (KLC and Mo B. Dick)
  • The Meters, musicians and singers
  • Lizzie Miles, singer
  • Mr. Quintron, organist
  • Deacon John Moore, musician and bandleader
  • Jelly Roll Morton, musician and composer, early jazz figure
  • Teedra Moses, R&B and soul singer-songwriter
  • Mutemath, band
  • Mystick Krewe of Clearlight
  • Mystikal, rapper
  • The Neville Brothers, musicians and singers
  • Ivan Neville, phunk, R&B
  • Randy Newman, musician
  • Normani, born Normani Kordei Hamilton, singer
  • Frank Ocean, singer
  • Joe "King" Oliver, musician
  • Lisette Oropesa, opera singer, soprano
  • Jimmy Palao, musician, bandleader
  • Earl Palmer, musician
  • Robert Parker, musician and singer
  • Partners-N-Crime, rap duo
  • Nicholas Payton, musician
  • Marguerite Piazza, operatic soprano
  • Piggy D., bassist
  • George Porter Jr., musician
  • Louis Prima, musician (trumpet), singer, bandleader, entertainer, aka "The King of the Swing"
  • Professor Longhair, born Henry Byrd, pianist, singer
  • The Radiators, rock band
  • Mac Rebennack, "Dr. John"
  • Rebirth Brass Band, band
  • Trent Reznor, musician, producer
  • Dawn Richard, former member of Danity Kane and Diddy-Dirty Money
  • Rising Appalachia, world, folk, roots, and soul group
  • Jason Ross, Seven Mary Three frontman
  • Kermit Ruffins, jazz trumpeter, singer and composer
  • Bill Russell, music historian and composer
  • Paul Sanchez, singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • Silkk the Shocker, rapper
  • Bill Sinegal, bassist and songwriter
  • Skull Duggery, rapper
  • Soulja Slim, rapper
  • Chloe Smith, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
  • Leah Song, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
  • Stooges Brass Band, New Orleans funk brass band
  • $uicideboy$,rap duo
  • Babe Stovall, blues singer and guitarist, "Mr. Bojangles"
  • Supagroup, rock band
  • Irma Thomas, rhythm and blues singer, aka "Soul Queen of New Orleans"
  • Allen Toussaint, musician, composer, record producer
  • Norman Treigle, opera singer
  • Trombone Shorty, born Troy Andrews, musician
  • Turk, rapper
  • George Wein, founder of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
  • Charles "Hungry" Williams, Rhythm & Blues drummer
  • Larry Williams, Rock 'n' Roll/R&B pianist
  • "Scarface" John Williams, singer
  • Spencer Williams, songwriter
  • Young V, rapper
  • Linnzi Zaorski
  • Zebra, band

Religion[]

  • Antonio de Sedella, early Roman Catholic leader in New Orleans
  • Henriette DeLille, founder of the order of the Sisters of the Holy Family
  • Jesse Duplantis, televangelist
  • J. D. Grey, pastor, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention
  • Marie-Madeleine Hachard, Ursuline abbess, documented early history of New Orleans
  • Philip Hannan, former archbishop of New Orleans
  • Francis L. Hawks, clergyman, first president of Tulane University
  • Jerome LeDoux, Roman Catholic priest
  • Joseph Francis Rummel, former archbishop of New Orleans
  • Francis Xavier Seelos, missionary who ministered to victims of yellow fever epidemics
  • John William Shaw, former archbishop of New Orleans

Sports[]

  • Ashley Ambrose, NFL player, Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints, graduated from Alcee Fortier High School
  • Nehemiah Atkinson, professional tennis player and coach
  • D.J. Augustin, NBA player
  • Tom Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints
  • Armand Blackmar, nineteenth century chess player and music publisher
  • Delvin Breaux, gridiron football player
  • Stanley Brundy (born 1967), basketball player
  • Cethan Carter, football player
  • Will Clark, former Major League Baseball star, infielder
  • Tazzie Colomb, IFBB professional female bodybuilder and powerlifter
  • Ricky Starks, All Elite Wrestling FTW Heavyweight Champion.
  • Ernie Danjean, former Green Bay Packers linebacker
  • Orleans Darkwa, professional football player
  • Tom Dempsey, former NFL kicker, held longest field goal record for over 43 years
  • David Dixon, professional sports advocate for New Orleans Saints, Louisiana Superdome, USFL, World Championship Tennis
  • Scott Dohmann, former MLB pitcher
  • Corey Dowden, former NFL defensive back
  • Clyde Drexler, former University of Houston and NBA star, member of Basketball Hall of Fame
  • Bobby Duhon, professional football player
  • Marshall Faulk, professional football star (St. Louis Rams), member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
  • Steve Foley, former defensive back for Denver Broncos
  • Matt Forte, running back for Chicago Bears, New York Jets
  • John Fourcade, former NFL and CFL quarterback, sports analyst
  • De'Aaron Fox, point guard for Sacramento Kings
  • Nolan Franz, former Green Bay Packers wide receiver
  • Harry P. Gamble, football player, swimmer, gymnast, boxer, and attorney
  • Eddie Garcia, former Green Bay Packers placekicker
  • Larry Gilbert, Major League Baseball player
  • Tookie Gilbert, Major League Baseball player
  • Tad Gormley, athletic trainer, coach, and official
  • Danny Granger, forward for NBA's Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat
  • Adrian Hardy, NFL player
  • Chris Henry, former NFL wide receiver
  • Chris Horton, safety, Washington Redskins
  • Kevin Hughes, former NFL offensive tackle
  • Tory James, former cornerback for Cincinnati Bengals
  • Avery Johnson, former National Basketball Association player, former coach of Dallas Mavericks
  • Junkyard Dog, stage name of Sylvester Ritter, former professional wrestler
  • Robert Kelley, Washington Redskins running back
  • Shaun King, former NFL quarterback
  • Kerry Kittles, former NBA player for New Jersey Nets
  • Dominik Koepfer, professional tennis player
  • Lester Lautenschlaeger, football player, politician, first director of New Orleans Recreation Department
  • Kendrick Lewis, NFL free safety, played for Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens, attended Ole Miss
  • Michael Lewis, former New Orleans Saints wide receiver
  • Rydell Malancon, former NFL linebacker
  • Archie Manning, former New Orleans Saints quarterback, father of Peyton and Eli
  • Eli Manning, New York Giants quarterback
  • Peyton Manning, former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos quarterback
  • Pete Maravich, basketball Hall of Famer, played for LSU and NBA's New Orleans Jazz
  • Sammy Martin, former New England Patriots running back
  • Tyrann Mathieu, player for NFL's Kansas City Chiefs
  • Bo McCalebb, Macedonian basketball player who plays for Montepaschi Siena
  • Max McGee, NFL player on five championship teams
  • Sylvester McGrew, former Green Bay Packers defensive end
  • Greg Monroe, college basketball player for Georgetown University
  • Paul Morphy, world chess champion
  • Patrick Mullins, professional soccer player
  • Steve Mura, retired pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Eddie Murray, prolific NFL placekicker
  • Antonio Narcisse, football player
  • Mel Ott, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer
  • Micah Owings, MLB pitcher
  • Robert Pack, NBA player, assistant coach for New Orleans Pelicans
  • Emmett Paré, professional tennis player and coach
  • Joe Pasternack, head basketball coach at UC Santa Barbara
  • Audrey Patterson, first African-American woman to win Olympic medal
  • Chris Quinn, former NBA player and current Miami Heat assistant coach
  • Eldridge Recasner, former NBA player
  • Ham Richardson, professional tennis player
  • Alana Shipp, American/Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder
  • Nate Singleton, former wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers
  • Neil Smith, former defensive end, Kansas City Chiefs
  • Truett Smith, former football player
  • Rusty Staub, Major League Baseball player
  • Kordell Stewart, former NFL quarterback
  • Patrick Surtain, former NFL cornerback
  • Ron Swoboda, former New York Mets outfielder
  • Ike Taylor, cornerback, Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Roosevelt Taylor, safety, 1963 NFL champion, Chicago Bears
  • Taryn Terrell, professional wrestler for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • Mike Wallace, wide receiver for Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Ron Washington, longtime manager of MLB's Texas Rangers
  • Reggie Wayne, wide receiver for Indianapolis Colts
  • Aeneas Williams, former cornerback for St. Louis Rams
  • Jason Williams (born 1983), basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the National Basketball League of Israel
  • John "Hot Rod" Williams, longtime professional basketball player
  • Korey Williams, Canadian Football League player

Other[]

  • Ruby Bridges, commemorated for her role, as a child, in racial integration of the New Orleans Public School System
  • Betty DeGeneres, LGBT rights activist
  • Caroline Dormon, horticulturalist and historian
  • David Ferrie, pilot investigated in the assassination of President Kennedy
  • Myra Clark Gaines, socialite and subject of the longest lawsuit in US history
  • Jean Margaret Gordon, suffragette
  • Kate M. Gordon, suffragette
  • Margaret Haughery, philanthropist
  • Marie Alice Heine, first American Princess of Monaco
  • Sir Lady Java, drag queen, actress and transgender rights activist
  • Blaine Kern, Mardi Gras float designer and builder
  • TJ Kirk, Youtuber
  • Marie Laveau, "voodoo queen"
  • Sara T. Mayo, physician and humanitarian reformer
  • Eleanor McMain, civic activist
  • Sally Miller: The Lost German Slave Girl
  • Allison 'Tootie' Montana, Mardi Gras Indian, "chief of chiefs"
  • Paul Morphy, unofficial world chess champion
  • Homer Plessy, early civil rights activist
  • Edith Rosenwald Stern, philanthropist
  • Paul Tulane, benefactor of Tulane University
  • Sylvanie Williams, educator and women's club activist
  • Sophie B. Wright, educator and clubwoman

See also[]

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