Biographical Records
Notable People from Louisiana
1,585 notable figures born in Louisiana, showing page 20 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.
Lafayette Thomas
1928 – 1977
musicianpianist
Wes Wise
1928 – 2022
journalistpolitician
William Pajaud
1925 – 2015
public relations executiveart directorpainter
Bill Minor
1922 – 2017
journalist
Jim McCullough Sr.
1928 – 2012
film producerfilm director
Charles Rodney Chandler
1938 – 1968
military personnel
Peter Duren
1935 – 2020
textbook writeruniversity teachermathematician
Harry Lee
1932 – 2007
politicianlawyer
Leonard J. Chabert
1932 – 1991
politicianbusinessperson
Gus Weill
1933 – 2018
novelistjournalistbiographer
Jerome Bonaparte "Black Jack" Ward
1891 – 1954
film actoractor
Harry Shields
1899 – 1971
jazz musician
E. L. Henry
1936 – 2025
politicianlawyer
Charles Hughes
1822 – 1887
politicianlawyer
Fred Carter, Jr.
1933 – 2010
guitaristmusicianrecord producer
Fred Cummings
1931 – 2019
theoretical physicistphysicist
George Bundy Smith
1937 – 2017
journalistlawyerjudge
Glenn Sutton
1937 – 2007
songwriterrecord producer
Hal Bevan
1930 – 1968
baseball player
Charles Connor
1935 – 2021
drummer
Howie Ferguson
1930 – 2005
American football player
John Delafose
1939 – 1994
musician
Jack Murphy Gordon
1931 – 1982
lawyerjudge
Jackie Clarkson
1936 – 2024
politician
James A. Joseph
1935 – 2023
artistauthordiplomat
Adolphus Lewis Heermann
1827 – 1865
ornithologistphysician
Lou Klein
1918 – 1976
baseball player
Lewis Elliott Chaze
1915 – 1990
novelisteditorjournalist
Lansing Leroy Mitchell
1914 – 2001
lawyerjudge
Joseph Gregory Vath
1918 – 1987
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bonnie Lee
1931 – 2006
singer
Calvin Waller
1937 – 1996
Chancy Croft
1937 – 2022
politicianlawyer
Delisa Newton
1934 – 2004
jazz musiciansinger
Zack Williams
1884 – 1958
film actoractor
Richard Green
1937 – 1983
boxerboxing referee
Roosevelt Taylor
1937 – 2020
American football player
Warren Storm
1937 – 2021
singerdrummer
Joe Clay
1938 – 2016
musiciansinger
Gib Guilbeau
1937 – 2016
musiciansinger-songwriter
Thomas Dewitt Milling
1887 – 1960
aircraft pilotjudge
Thomas Semmes Walmsley
1889 – 1942
politicianlawyer
Leon C. Weiss
1882 – 1953
architect
Li'l Millet
1935 – 1997
musiciansinger-songwriterpianist
Joe Martina
1889 – 1962
baseball player
Andrew G. T. Moore II
1935 – 2018
lawyerjudge
Norman D. Wilson
1938 – 2004
actor
Curtis Graves
1938 – 2023
politicianphotographer
Fred Broussard
1933 – 2015
American football player
Frank Christian
1887 – 1973
jazz musician