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, USA.
Contents
Academia
- Stephen Ambrose, historian and University of New Orleans professor
- Charles C. Bass, physician and researcher in tropical medicine and dental health
- 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
- Henry E. Chambers, Louisiana historian and educator
- John R. Conniff, New Orleans educator and university administrator
- Michael DeBakey, world-famous pioneer in heart surgery
- Henry C. Dethloff, American historian
- James H. Dillard, educator, advocate for education of African-Americans
- Alcée Fortier, folklorist, historian, and university professor
- Mary L. Good, scientist and university professor
- Edgar Hull, Louisiana physician, professor, and hospital administrator
- Salman Khan, educator
- James A. Knight, psychiatrist, theologian, and medical ethicist
- Marietta LeBreton, Louisiana historian
- Rudolph Matas, innovative surgeon at Tulane Medical School
- 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
- Charles P. Roland, historian at Tulane and later the University of Kentucky, specializes in American Civil War and American South
- Andrew V. Schally, endocrinologist and Nobel Laureate
- Harry V. Sims, surgeon, hospital administrator, gynecological researcher
- Argile Smith, former J. D. Grey Professor of Preaching at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, past interim president of Louisiana College
- Lewis Thomas, physician, researcher, and author of popular non-fiction
- Jeffrey Vitter, computer scientist and Purdue University dean
Arts and literature
- Enrique Alferez, sculptor
- John James Audubon, painter, ornithologist, naturalist
- E. J. Bellocq, photographer
- Skip Bolen, photographer
- James Belton Bonsall, painter
- Poppy Z. Brite, writer
- George Washington Cable, writer
- Milburn E. Calhoun, book publisher
- 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
- Edgar Degas, artist
- 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
- Caroline Hill, actress
- May Lesser Hyman, medical illustrator
- Walter Isaacson, writer, journalist, public policy analyst
- Harnett Kane, author of southern history, geography, culture, and fiction
- Frances Parkinson Keyes, writer
- Elmore Leonard, author
- Michael Lewis, writer
- Robert Bledsoe Mayfield, artist
- John McCrady, artist
- James Michalopoulos, artist[1]
- Andres Molinary, artist
- Alice Dunbar Nelson, poet, journalist and political activist
- John Travis Nixon, journalist, published what became The Monroe News Star and The Crowley Post Signal[2]
- Renee Peck, writer
- Achille Peretti, artist
- Paul E. Poincy, artist
- Matthew Randazzo V, writer
- Anne Rice, writer of vampire tales and other Gothic fiction
- Christopher Rice, author
- Stan Rice, poet
- George Rodrigue, artist
- John T. Scott, artist and sculptor
- Kendall Shaw, abstract expressionist painter
- John Kennedy Toole, writer of A Confederacy of Dunces
- Lucille Western, actress
- Tennessee Williams, playwright
Business and economics
- Isaac Delgado, businessman and philanthropist, benefactor of Delgado Community College
- Constant C. Dejoie, Sr., African-American business leader
- William Edenborn (1848–1926), industrialist and inventor, owner of Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company, which linked Shreveport with New Orleans[3]
- Avram Glazer, businessman and sports franchise owner
- Daniel Henry Holmes, 19th century businessman
- 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
- T. J. Moran, businessman, restaurateur, and philanthropist[4]
- Oliver Pollock, merchant, financier of the American Revolutionary War
- Benjamin M. Rosen, computer entrepreneur
- Louis J. Roussel, Jr., businessman and political kingmaker
- Clay Shaw, businessman
- Judah Touro, businessman and philanthropist
- Martin de Villamil or Martin Villamil (1783–1843), businessman
- David Voelker, businessman and philanthropist[5]
- Samuel Zemurray, businessman and philanthropist
Cuisine
- John Besh, chef
- Owen Brennan, restaurateur
- Richard Brennan, Sr., restaurateur, Commander's Palace
- Leah Chase, chef
- Al Copeland, restaurateur, Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits and Copeland's restaurants
- Ruth Fertel, restaurateur, Ruth's Chris Steak House
- Lafcadio Hearn, author
- Emeril Lagasse, chef; restaurateur; television personality
- Beulah Levy Ledner, pastry chef
- Austin Leslie, chef
- Paul Prudhomme, chef
Crime
- Axeman of New Orleans, mysterious mass murderer
- Clyde Barrow, robber and murderer
- Sylvestro Carolla, mafia boss
- Antoinette Frank, former New Orleans Police Officer, convicted murderer
- Francis Grevemberg, crime-busting superintendent of the Louisiana state police, 1952–1955
- Ivory Harris, drug trafficker and weapons trafficker
- Jean Lafitte, pirate
- Pierre Lafitte, pirate and brother of Jean Lafitte
- Delphine LaLaurie, socialite and sadist
- Carlos Marcello, businessman and mafia boss
- Captain Bill McDonald, legendary Texas Ranger, attended Soule Commercial College in New Orleans in the early 1870s
- Lee Harvey Oswald
- Bonnie Parker, robber and murderer
- Ronald A. Williams II, murdered New Orleans police officer
Fictional
- Mr. Bingle, snowman that assisted Santa Claus and worked at Maison Blanche Department Store
- Seymore D. Fair, 1984 Louisiana World Exposition Mascot, celebrity cartoon character, advocate for animal, people, and planet welfare
- Gambit, Marvel Comics superhero (X-Men)
- Hazel Levesque, previous residence before moving and first death
- Benjamin Sisko, Starfleet captain (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
Film and television
- Neferteri Shepherd, African-American model and actress
- 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
- Donna Douglas, actress (Ellie Mae from The Beverly Hillbillies)
- John Goodman, actor
- 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
- Adah Isaacs Menken, actress
- Taylor Miller, actress
- Garrett Morris, comedian (SNL), 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
- Sydney Shields, stage actress
- Richard Simmons, entertainer
- Harold Sylvester, film 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
- Cora Witherspoon, actress
- Reese Witherspoon, actress
- Grace Zabriskie, actress
Journalism
- James Carville, Democratic Party political consultant and pundit
- Buddy Diliberto, sports journalist
- Dorothy Dix, journalist
- Charles L. "Pie" Dufour, newspaper columnist and historian
- Hap Glaudi, television sportscaster
- Bryant Gumbel, television anchor
- Greg Gumbel, television sportscaster
- Jim Henderson, television sportscaster
- Taylor Henry, investigative reporter
- 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
- Mary Matalin, Republican Party political consultant
- Patrick McCauley, journalist; edited The Huntsville Times, 1966 to 1994; employed by New Orleans Times-Picayune from 1960 to 1966[6]
- Bill Monroe, NBC television journalist
- Cokie Roberts, ABC television journalist and commentator for National Public Radio
- Nash Roberts, television meteorologist
- Garland Robinette, investigative journalist
- Howard K. Smith, television anchorman
- Blaine Stewart, television journalist
- Ronnie Virgets, writer and broadcast journalist
- Jack Wardlaw, newspaper investigative journalist, with New Orleans States-Item; then bureau chief in Baton Rouge of the New Orleans Times-Picayune[7]
Law, politics, and military
- Bryan Adams, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Jefferson Parish since 2012; born in New Orleans in 1963[8]
- Reverend Avery Alexander, civil rights leader, state legislator
- Jeff Arnold, member of the Louisiana House from the Algiers section, 2002-2016
- John B. Babcock, Medal of Honor recipient
- Algernon Sidney Badger, government official during and after Reconstruction[9]
- Austin Badon, state representative for District 100 in Orleans Parish, 2004-2016; workforce development administrator at Nunez Community College since 2000[10]
- Ben Bagert, attorney and member of both houses of Louisiana State Legislature
- John Bagneris, state represntative for District 100 in eastern Orleans Parish since 2016
- Diana Bajoie, member of both houses of Louisiana legislature from 1976 to 2008; former member of the New Orleans City Council
- P.G.T. Beauregard, Confederate general and inventor
- Clyde F. Bel, Jr., businessman and state representative for Orleans Parish, 1964 to 1972 and 1975-1980
- Judah P. Benjamin, United States Senator, Confederate Attorney General, Secretary of War and Secretary of State
- Kirt Bennett, Republican political activist, founder of Young Leaders Academy in Baton Rouge
- Wesley T. Bishop, member of the Louisiana State Senate; former state representative for District 99 in Orleans Parish; administrator at Southern University at New Orleans[11]
- 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
- Edward S. Bopp, retired pharmacist and attorney and state representative for Orleans and St. Bernard parishes from 1977 to 1984; born in New Orleans in 1930
- 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[12]
- 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 from 1972 to 1976, born in New Orleans[13]
- 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
- Peppi Bruneau, attorney and former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Roy A. Burrell, state representative for Caddo and Bossier parishes since 2004; former New Orleans resident[14]
- Benjamin F. Butler, administrator of Union-occupied New Orleans during the Civil War
- Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., Chief Justice Louisiana Supreme Court
- Tom Capella, assessor of Jefferson Parish; former state representative and Jefferson Parish Council member; lawyer in his native New Orleans[15]
- Gary Carter, Jr., member of the Louisiana House from the Algiers neighborhood, effective 2016
- James Carville, political consultant, political science professor
- Philip Ciaccio, state representative 1962 to 1966, New Orleans City Council member for District E 1966 to 1982, and circuit court judge from 1982 to 1998
- Walter L. Cohen, politician and businessman
- Harry Connick, Sr., district attorney, father of singer Harry Connick, Jr.
- Rob Couhig, businessman, attorney, politician
- Milton Joseph Cunningham, attorney, state legislator, state attorney general for three nonconsecutive terms ending in 1900
- Étienne de Boré, first Mayor of New Orleans in the U.S. administration
- Jean Noel Destréhan, early Creole politician and plantation owner
- Eddie Doucet, state representative for Jefferson Parish from 1972 to 1988; businessman in Jefferson Parish, born in New Orleans[16]
- David Duke, state representative for Metairie from 1989 to 1992; White nationalist
- Charles E. Dunbar, attorney, civil service reformer
- 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
- Robert Faucheux, former Louisiana state representative, educated in New Orleans
- Olaf Fink, member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1956 to 1972; New Orleans educator[17]
- C.B. Forgotston, attorney, political activist, state government watchdog
- Garey Forster, radio host, former state representative and state labor secretary
- Hoffman Franklin Fuller, professor-emeritus at Tulane University Law School, authority on tax law
- Randal Gaines, state representative since 2012 for St. Charles and St. John the Baptist parishes; former assistant city attorney in New Orleans[18]
- 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[19]
- Jim Garrison, district attorney of Orleans Parish
- Robert T. Garrity, Jr., attorney and former state representative for Jefferson Parish
- Newt Gingrich, U.S. Congressman from Georgia, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
- John Grenier, Birmingham lawyer and Alabama Republican Party figure, born in New Orleans in 1930
- Jimmy Harris, African-American Democrat state representative for District 99 since 2016
- F. Edward Hebert, Democrat U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 1st congressional district, 1941 to 1977
- Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, former member of the New Orleans City Council for District D, 2005 to 2014
- Fred Heebe, New Orleans businessman
- Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe, former judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- Jennifer Sneed Heebe, former state representative for Jefferson Parish and former member of the Jefferson Parish Council[20]
- David Heitmeier, state senator for District 7 since 2008, optometrist[21]
- Francis C. Heitmeier, state senator for District 7, 1988 to 2008; businessman and lobbyist
- David Hennessy, police chief, assassinated in 1890
- Theodore M. Hickey, New Orleans City Council member, 1958-1962; state senator, 1955-1957 and 1963-1984
- Stephanie Hilferty, Republican state representative for Orleans and Jefferson parishes, effective January 2016
- Walker Hines, state representative
- Gerry E. Hinton, state senator from St. Tammany Parish
- Jean Joseph Amable Humbert, army general, subordinate to Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans
- Nita Rusich Hutter, college administrator and politician
- Girod Jackson, III, state legislator for Jefferson Parish, 2008-2013; former New Orleans resident[22]
- John E. Jackson, state Republican party chairman, 1929 to 1934; Republican national committeeman, 1934 to 1952, practiced law in New Orleans[23]
- 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[24]
- Mary Landrieu, state representative, state treasurer, U.S. senator
- Mitch Landrieu, state representative, lieutenant governor, 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
- Samuel Lawrason, attorney, authored the Lawrason Act on municipal government[25]
- Sam A. LeBlanc, III, New Orleans attorney, former state legislator, former temporary federal appeals court judge; retired to St. Francisville c. 2006
- W. Burch Lee, state representative; Clerk of Court
- Art Lentini, Metairie attorney who succeeded Hank Lauricella in the state senate (1996–2008)
- Bob Livingston, Republican former U.S. Representative for 1st congressional district
- Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, a Confederate general
- Nicholas Lorusso, Republican state representative for Orleans and Jefferson parishes from 2007 to 2016
- Virginia Martinez, Republican activist, treasurer of the 1980 and 1984 Republican National Conventions
- Danny Martiny, state senator from Jefferson Parish, was born in New Orleans.
- P.J. Mills, politician, businessman
- A. Brown Moore, member of the New Orleans City Council from 1950 to 1957; decorated World War II veteran, lawyer, and businessman
- Ernest Nathan Morial, American political, legal, and civil rights leader
- Marc Morial, former mayor, son of Ernest Nathan Morial
- Arthur A. Morrell, New Orleans lawyer; Clerk of court
- Jean-Paul Morrell, New Orleans lawyer and member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature[26]
- 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
- Kenneth L. Odinet, Sr., state representative for Orleans and St. Bernard parishes, 1988-2008
- Michael H. O'Keefe, president of the Louisiana State Senate from 1976 to 1983; convicted felon
- Alejandro O'Reilly, governor of Louisiana, known as "Bloody O'Reilly"
- Lionel Ott, state senator from 1940 to 1945 and New Orleans Finance Commissioner from 1946 to 1954; candidate for lieutenant governor in 1952
- Paul Pastorek, Louisiana state superintendent of education from 2007 to 2011; subsequently general council to Airbus Group, Inc.
- James E. Paxton, district attorney of Louisiana 6th Judicial District based in St. Joseph, practiced law in New Orleans from 1988 to 1993[27]
- 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[28][29]
- Andrew C. Querbes, Sr., banker and mayor of Shreveport from 1902 to 1906
- William P. Quigley, activist attorney and academic
- Max Rafferty, educator author and columnist, California politician, born in New Orleans in 1917
- George W. Reese, Jr., New Orleans lawyer; Republican political figure, senatorial nominee in 1960[30]
- Beth Rickey, political activist who opposed David Duke
- Edward Ripoll, state representative for District 103, 1984-1988; original owner of Bud Rip's Bar in New Orleans, retired to St. Bernard Parish and died in 2006
- Cokie Roberts, journalist, daughter of Hale and Lindy Boggs
- Angelo Roppolo, political consultant from Shreveport, born in New Orleans in 1920
- James St. Raymond, businessman and state representative for Orleans Parish from 1988 to 1992
- Tom Schedler, former state senator from St. Tammany Parish and current Louisiana secretary of state
- Ed Scogin, former state representative from St. Tammany Parish
- Pat Screen, Louisiana State University quarterback, lawyer, and Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish
- Ronal W. Serpas, Superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department since 2010
- Jefferson B. Snyder, lived in New Orleans from 1893 to 1897; later district attorney in three delta parishes in northeast Louisiana from 1904 to 1948
- James Z. Spearing, attorney, school board member, U.S. representative from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 1924-1931
- Paul Spitzfaden, Republican mayor of Mandeville, 1984-1996; born in New Orleans, 1920[31]
- James Sutterfield, practicing attorney and first Republican member of the Louisiana House from Orleans Parish since Reconstruction; served 1970-1972
- Dorothy Mae Taylor, first African-American woman to serve in the Louisiana House, 1971-1980; member of the New Orleans City Council, 1986-1994[32]
- Marilyn Thayer, former president of the National Federation of Republican Women, New Orleans native, resident of Lilburn, Georgia[33]
- Addison Roswell Thompson, perennial segregationist candidate for mayor of New Orleans and governor of Louisiana between 1954 and 1975
- Ben C. Toledano, Republican nominee for mayor of New Orleans in 1970 and U.S. Senate in 1972; lawyer and author; New Orleans native, resident of Pass Christian, Mississippi, since 1991[34]
- A.P. Tureaud, attorney
- José de Villamil (or José Villamil), father of the independence of Ecuador
- Roger F. Villere, Jr., politician, chairman of Louisiana Republican Party
- David Vitter, U.S. Senator
- 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[35]
- Robert Wilkie, National Security Assistant to the President
- Alfred C. Williams, lawyer and state representative for East Baton Rouge Parish since 2012; born in New Orleans in 1951[36]
- Peggy Wilson, member of the New Orleans City Council from 1986 to 1998[37]
- 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
- Jan Hamer, organic chemist
- Benjamin Morgan Harrod, civil engineer
- Andrew Higgins, ship builder and inventor
- Emile Lamm, 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
- Troy Andrews, musician
- 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
- Dave Bartholomew, musician, composer, promoter
- Sidney Bechet, musician
- Better Than Ezra, rock group
- Birdman aka Baby, rapper
- Big Freedia, bounce artist
- Terence Blanchard, musician and composer
- Buddy Bolden, musician, early jazz figure
- 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
- George Brunis, jazz trombonist
- Collie Buddz, reggae/dancehall artist
- C-Murder, rapper
- 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
- Jon Cleary, funk and R&B musician
- Lee Collins, jazz trumpeter
- Harry Connick, Jr., musician and entertainer
- Cowboy Mouth, band
- Barry Cowsill, musician
- 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
- Tom Drummond, bassist of Better Than Ezra
- Champion Jack Dupree, pianist, singer
- Frankie Dusen, jazz trombonist
- Ernie K-Doe, singer, "Emperor of the Universe"
- Lionel Ferbos, jazz musician
- Rico Love, singer/songwriter
- Frankie Ford, singer, entertainer
- Pete Fountain, musician, clarinet player, jazz, pop, and swing
- The Funky Meters, musicians and singers
- 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
- 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
- Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer
- 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
- Earl King, musician
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Mutemath, band
- Mystikal, rapper
- The Neville Brothers, musicians and singers
- Ivan Neville, phunk, R&B
- Randy Newman, musician
- Frank Ocean, singer
- Joe "King" Oliver, musician
- Lisette Oropesa, opera singer, soprano
- Jimmy Palao, musician, bandleader
- Earl Palmer, musician
- 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, musician
- 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
- Jason Ross, Seven Mary Three frontman
- Kermit Ruffins, jazz trumpeter, singer and composer
- Silkk the Shocker, rapper
- Bill Sinegal, bassist and songwriter
- Skull Duggery, rapper
- Soulja Slim, rapper
- Brian Stoltz, musician, songwriter, record producer
- Stooges Brass Band, New Orleans funk brass band
- Supagroup, rock band
- Irma Thomas, rhythm and blues singer, "Soul Queen of New Orleans"
- Allen Toussaint, musician, composer, record producer
- Trombone Shorty, trombone player
- Turk, rapper
- Spencer Williams, songwriter
- Young V, rapper
- Linnzi Zaorski
- Zebra, band
Sports
- Blair Barbier, former baseball player for the Chicago Cubs organization
- Tom Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints
- Delvin Breaux, gridiron football player
- Will Clark, former Major League Baseball star, infielder
- Tazzie Colomb, IFBB professional female bodybuilder and powerlifter
- Ernie Danjean, former Green Bay Packers linebacker
- Orleans Darkwa, professional football player
- Tom Dempsey, former MFL kicker, held longest field goal record for over 43 years
- David Dixon, professional sports advocate for the New Orleans Saints, the Louisiana Superdome, USFL, World Championship Tennis
- Scott Dohmann, pitcher, currently a free agent
- Corey Dowden, former National Football League defensive back
- Clyde Drexler, former NBA star, Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
- Bobby Duhon, professional football player
- Marshall Faulk, football star (St. Louis Rams)
- Steve Foley, former defensive back for the Denver Broncos
- Matt Forté, running back for the Chicago Bears
- John Fourcade, former NFL and CFL quarterback, sports analyst
- Nolan Franz, former Green Bay Packers wide receiver
- Eddie Garcia, former Green Bay Packers placekicker
- Tookie Gilbert, major league baseball player
- Danny Granger, forward for the Detroit Pistons
- Adrian Hardy, NFL player
- Chris Henry, former NFL wide receiver
- Chris Horton, Ssafety, Washington Redskins
- Kevin Hughes, NFL player
- Tory James, cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals
- Avery Johnson, former National Basketball Association player, former coach of the Dallas Mavericks
- Junkyard Dog, stage name of Sylvester Ritter, former professional wrestler
- Shaun King, former NFL quarterback
- Kerry Kittles, former NBA player for the New Jersey Nets
- Michael Lewis, former New Orleans Saints wide receiver, kick returner
- 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 quarterback, currently of the Denver Broncos
- Pete Maravich, long-time player for the New Orleans Jazz professional basketball team
- Sammy Martin, former New England Patriots running back
- Tyrann Mathieu, Arizona Cardinals player
- 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
- Eddie Murray, prolific NFL placekicker
- Antonio Narcisse, football player
- Mel Ott, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer
- Micah Owings, MLB pitcher
- Robert Pack, former NBA player, current assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder
- Audrey Patterson, first African-American woman to win an Olympic medal
- Eldridge Recasner, former NBA player
- Alana Shipp, American/Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Nate Singleton, former wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers
- Neil Smith, former defensive end, Kansas City Chiefs
- Truett Smith, football player
- Kordell Stewart, 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 the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Ron Washington, longtime manager of the Texas Rangers
- Reggie Wayne, wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts
- Aeneas Williams, former corner back for the St. Louis Rams
- 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 integration of the New Orleans Public School System
- Betty DeGeneres, LGBT rights activist
- Emmitt Douglas, former president of the Louisiana NAACP[38]
- David Ferrie, pilot investigated in the assassination of President Kennedy
- Jean Margaret Gordon, suffragette
- Kate M. Gordon, suffragette
- J. D. Grey, pastor, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention
- Margaret Haughery, philanthropist
- Francis L. Hawks, clergyman
- Marie Alice Heine, first American Princess of Monaco
- Blaine Kern, Mardi Gras float designer and builder
- Benjamin Henry Latrobe, architect
- Marie Laveau, "voodoo queen"
- Jean Alexandre LeMat, inventor
- Angélica María, Mexican entertainer, "La Novia de Mexico"
- Frank H. Mayer, frontiersman[39]
- Sally Miller: The Lost German Slave Girl
- Allison 'Tootie' Montana, Mardi Gras Indian, "chief of chiefs"
- Paul Morphy, chess master
- Babe Stovall, entertainer, "Mr. Bojangles"
- Paul Tulane, benefactor of Tulane University
See also
- List of people from Louisiana
- List of Loyola University New Orleans people
- List of Tulane University people
References
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