Biographical Records
Notable People from Louisiana
1,585 notable figures born in Louisiana, showing page 17 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.
Mary Ellen Sigsbee Fischer
1876 – 1960
painterillustratorartist
Glenn R. Conrad
1932 – 2003
historian
Albert Brunies
1900 – 1978
jazz musiciancomposer
Wyatt Anderson
1939 – 2023
evolutionary biologistgeneticist
Charles Parlange
1851 – 1907
politicianlawyerjudge
Otto Ernest Passman
1900 – 1988
military officerbusinesspersonpolitician
John B. Conway
1939 – 2024
university teachermathematician
Dick Guidry
1929 – 2014
politicianbusinessperson
Bolivar E. Kemp
1871 – 1933
politicianlawyer
Jimmy D. Long
1931 – 2016
farmerbusinesspersonpolitician
William Walton Butterworth
1903 – 1975
diplomat
James O'Connor
1870 – 1941
politicianlawyer
Wendell Eugene
1923 – 2017
jazz musician
John N. Sandlin
1872 – 1957
politicianlawyerjudge
Moses Hogan
1957 – 2003
choir directormusicianconductor
Preston Jackson
1902 – 1983
jazz musician
Manuel Perez
1871 – 1946
jazz musicianbandleaderconductor
John K. Griffith
1882 – 1942
politician
D. L. Menard
1932 – 2017
woodworkersongwritermusician
Achille Baquet
1885 – 1956
saxophonistjazz musiciancomposer
Buddy Christian
1885 – 1958
banjoistjazz guitaristmusician
Leroy Chollet
1925 – 1998
basketball player
Wilmer L. Barrow
1903 – 1975
engineer
Richard Alvin Tonry
1935 – 2012
politicianlawyer
Charles Lucien Lambert
1828 – 1896
composer
Armand Jackson
1917 – 1985
songwritermusiciandrummer
Ralph Hamner
1916 – 2001
baseball player
Magic
1975 – 2013
rapper
Kid Howard
1908 – 1966
jazz musiciantrumpetermusician
Young Bleed
1974 – 2025
songwriterrappersinger
Joseph Merrick Jones
1902 – 1963
juristlawyer
Lee Collins
1901 – 1960
jazz musiciantrumpeterbandleader
Edward Haygood Adams
1910 – 1958
American football playerbasketball coach
Edward James Boyle, Sr.
1913 – 2002
lawyerjudge
Gus Levy
1910 – 1976
investment bankerentrepreneurbusinessperson
J. Skelly Wright
1911 – 1988
juristlawyerjudge
Jackson B. Davis
1918 – 2016
politicianmilitary officerlawyer
Harold Dejan
1909 – 2002
jazz musiciansaxophonist
Janet Collins
1917 – 2003
choreographerballet dancer
Hamilton Basso
1904 – 1964
novelistjournalistwriter
Frank Froeba
1907 – 1981
jazz musicianbandleaderpianist
Leo Adde
1904 – 1942
jazz musician
Emmett Hardy
1903 – 1925
jazz musician
Freddie Kohlman
1918 – 1990
jazz musicianbandleadermusician
Josiah "Cie" Frazier
1904 – 1985
jazz musician
George Williams
1917 – 1988
jazz musicianmusiciancomposer
Ransom Knowling
1912 – 1967
musician
Rod Dedeaux
1914 – 2006
baseball player
Dedric Willoughby
1974 – 2023
basketball player
Brandon Montrell
1979 – 2022
film actorcomedianactor