List of people from Louisiana People from the state of
Louisiana who have achieved fame or note include:
Trace Adkins, singer & songwriter
Louis Armstrong , (1901-1971), musician & entertainer
Evelyn Ashford , (born 1957), Olympic champion
The Axeman , serial killer
Vernel Bagneris, writer, director, actor, dancer
Dave Bartholomew, musician, composer, promoter
P.G.T. Beauregard , (1818-1893), general & inventor
Sidney Bechet , (1897-1959), musician
Ernest Bellocq , (1873-1949), photographer
Terrence Blanchard, musician & composer
Buddy Bolden (1877-1930), musician, "inventor of jazz"(?)
James Booker, musician
Terry Bradshaw , (born 1948), football quarterback
Overton Brooks (1897-1961), politician
Tom Brown (1888-1958), musician
Wellman Braud ,(1891-1966), musician
George Brunies (1902-1974), musician
George Washington Cable, (died 1925), writer
Truman Capote , (1924-1984), writer
Kitty Carlisle, (born 1910), entertainer
James Carville , political consultant
Clifton Chenier, Zydeco musician
Harry Connick, Jr, (born 1967), musician and entertainer
Harry Connick Sr, district attorney, singer
Jimmie Davis, (1899-2000), singer, governor
Edmond Dede musican, composer
Ernie K. Doe, singer, "Emperor of the Universe"
Fats Domino , musician
Champion Jack Dupree boxer & musician
Marshall Faulk, (born 1973), St. Louis Rams star running back
Jim Garrison , (1921-1992), district attorney
George Girard , (1930-1957), musician
Louis Moreau Gottschalk , pianist & composer
Shirley Ann Grau, writer
Bryant Gumbel, (born 1948), television anchor
Buddy Guy, blues musician
John Hampson, inventor of "venetian" blinds
Marie Alice Heine , (1858-1925), first American Princess of Monaco
Clarence "Frogman" Henry, singer & musician
Lillian Hellman , (1905-1984), writer
George Herriman , (1880-1944), Krazy Kat Al Hirt , (1922-1999), musician
Mahalia Jackson , (1911-1972), gospel singer
Bill Johnson , (1872-1972), musician
Earl King , (1934-2003), musician
Stalebread Lacombe, self-proclaimed "inventor of jazz"
Papa Jack Laine , (1873-1966), bandleader
Dorothy Lamour , (1914-1996), actress
Mary Landrieu , (born 1955), Senator
Moon Landrieu , (born 1930), judge and politician
Nick LaRocca , (1889-1961), self-proclaimed "inventor of jazz"
Josef Delarose Lascaux, inventor of cotton candy (candy floss)
John Larroquette, (born 1947), actor
Marie Laveau , (1794?-1881?), Voodoo Queen
Emeril Lagasse, (born 1959), Chef
Jerry Lee Lewis , (born 1935), musician
Earl Long , governor
Huey P. Long , (1893-1935), kingfish
Russell B. Long , (1918-2003), Senator
Professor Longhair , musician
Magic Sam, Blues pioneer
Karl Malone, (born 1963), Los Angeles Lakers forward, former Utah Jazz legend
Peyton Manning, (born 1976), Indianapolis Colts star quarterback
Pete Maravich , (1947-1988), Basketball player
Paul Mares , (1900-1949), musician
Branford Marsalis , (born 1960), musician
Ellis Marsalis, musician & educator
Wynton Marsalis , (born 1961), musician
Huey Meaux, record producer
DL Menard, Cajun musician Erath, LA
Adah Isaacs Menken, actress
Lizzy Miles , (1895-1963), singer
Little Brother Montgomery , (c. 1906-1985), American musician
Jelly Roll Morton , (1890-1941), musician & composer, self-proclaimed "inventor of jazz"
Morgus The Magnificent
Paul Morphy , (1837-1884), world chess champion
Garrett Morris , (born 1937), comedian
The Neville Brothers , musicians & singers
Alcide Nunez , (1884-1934), musician
Joe "King" Oliver , (1885-1938), musician
Dr. Alton Ochsner, surgeon & medical researcher
Lee Harvey Oswald , (1939-1963), alleged assasin
John H. Overton , (1875-1948), Senator
Nicholas Payton, musician
Marguerite Piazza, operatic soprano
P.B.S. Pinchback , politician
Helen Prejean , (born 1938), activist
Louis Prima , (1910-1978), musician & entertainer
Paul Prudhomme, Chef - born
Mac Rebbenack "Dr. John"
Godfrey Reggio , (born 1940), film maker
Anne Rice , (born 1941), writer of vampire tales and other Gothic fiction
Norbert Rilleaux , (1806-1894), inventor, engineer
Leon Roppolo , (1902-1943), musician
Rhonda Shear , beauty queen, television host
Rockin' Sidney , Zydeco star
Richard Simmons , (born 1948), entertainer
Floyd Soileau, record producer
Britney Spears , (born 1981), pop singer
Jimmy Swaggart , evangelist
Keith Thibodeaux , (born 1950), actor
John Kennedy Toole , (1937-1969), writer
Allen Toussaint, musician, composer, record producer
Ben Turpin , (c. 1872-1940), silent film comedian
Ray Walston , (1914-2001), actor
Hank Williams, Jr, (1949-) singer
A. Baldwin Wood , (1879-1956), inventor & engineer
Andrew Young , (1932-), politician & statesman
Lester Young , (1909-1959), musician
