Biographical Records

Notable People from Louisiana

1,585 notable figures born in Louisiana, showing page 24 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

Joe Robichaux
American musician (1900–1965)
1900 – 1965
jazz musicianbandleaderpianist
Alton Purnell
American musician (1911–1987)
1911 – 1987
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Bobby Thompson
Bobby Lee Thompson (1939-2014)
1939 – 2014
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Joe Neal
American politician (1935-2020)
1935 – 2020
politician
Alfred C. Williams
American politician and lawyer (1951-2015)
1951 – 2015
politicianlawyer
Paul A. Kennon
American architect
1934 – 1990
architect
Pike Hall, Jr.
American judge (1931-1999)
1931 – 1999
lawyerjudge
Mallory Walker
American opera singer (1935-2014)
1935 – 2014
opera singer
Albert Tate, Jr.
United States federal judge (1920–1986)
1920 – 1986
lawyerjudge
William Norris III
American judge from West Monroe, Louisiana (1936-2016)
1936 – 2016
politicianjudge
Dan Collins
Major League Baseball player
1853 – 1883
baseball player
Peter H. Dailey
American executive and diplomat
1930 – 2018
businessperson
Anne Kimbell
American actress (1932-2017)
1932 – 2017
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Al Shea
American actor and critic (1927-2009)
1927 – 2009
theatre criticjournalistactor
Charlie Mason
American baseball player
1853 – 1936
baseball player
F. Burrall Hoffman
American architect (1882-1980)
1882 – 1980
architect
Elmo Pearce Lee
United States federal judge
1882 – 1949
lawyerjudge
Louis Placide Canonge
Louis Placide Canonge
American journalist (1822–1893)
1822 – 1893
librettistjournalistimpresario
Adrian G. Duplantier
Adrian G. Duplantier
American politician and judge (1929–2007)
1929 – 2007
politicianlawyerjudge
Ed Lafitte
American baseball player (1886–1971)
1886 – 1971
baseball playerdentist
C. E. "Cap" Barham
American politician (1904–1972)
1904 – 1972
politicianlawyer
Wooden Joe Nicholas
American musician (1883–1957)
1883 – 1957
jazz musiciantrumpeterclarinetist
Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau
New Orleans jazz musician (1888–1969)
1888 – 1969
jazz musician
Dominique Gaspard
Dominique Gaspard
American-born Creole physician who lived most of his life in Quebec, Canada
1884 – 1938
physician
Bobby Moore
American baseball player (1958-2015)
1958 – 2015
baseball player
David Jones
American jazz musician
1888 – 1956
saxophonistjazz musician
Quincy Smith
Quincy Smith
Negro league baseball player (1918–2002)
1918 – 2002
baseball player
Dalton Prejean
American murderer (1959-1990)
1959 – 1990
Camille Nickerson
Camille Nickerson
American composer and musician
1888 – 1982
composer
Benjamin C. Dawkins, Sr.
United States federal judge (1881-1966)
1881 – 1966
lawyerjudge
Abner Wimberly
Abner Wimberly
American football player (1926-1976)
1926 – 1976
American football player
Alexander Dimitry
Alexander Dimitry
Greek-American Creole Diplomat
1805 – 1883
superintendentdiplomatwriter
Orlando Thomas
Player of American football (1972-2014)
1972 – 2014
American football player
Willie Egan
American blues musician (1933-2004)
1933 – 2004
pianistsinger
Adrian Joseph Caillouet
Adrian Joseph Caillouet
United States federal judge (1883-1946)
1883 – 1946
lawyerjudge
Marcus R. Clark
American judge
1956 – 2024
lawyerjudge
Juan Joseph
American gridiron football player (1987-2014)
1987 – 2014
American football playerCanadian football player
John B. Wogan
John B. Wogan
United States general (1890–1968)
1890 – 1968
military personnel
Belton Richard
Belton Richard
Cajun musician (1939-2017)
1939 – 2017
musician
Bill Sinegal
American songwriter
1928 – 2014
songwritermusician
John Victor Parker
United States District Judge (1928-2014)
1928 – 2014
lawyerjudge
Stanhope Bayne-Jones
Stanhope Bayne-Jones
American physician and bacteriologist, U.S. Army Brigadier general (1888–1970)
1888 – 1970
medical historianmilitary physicianuniversity teacher
Kenyon Cotton
Player of American football (1974-2010)
1974 – 2010
American football player
Jim Willis
American baseball player
1927 – 2026
baseball player
J. Marshall Brown
J. Marshall Brown
American businessman and politician
1924 – 1995
politicianbusinessperson
Claiborne Foster
Claiborne Foster
American actress
1900 – 1981
writeractor
W. K. Brown
American politician (1923-2011)
1923 – 2011
politicianbusinessperson
Jean M. Doerge
Jean M. Doerge
Louisiana educator and politician
1937 – 2026
politicianteacher
Dominique Rouquette
Dominique Rouquette
French-writing poet from Louisiana
1810 – 1890
poet
Randy Romero
American jockey (1957–2019)
1957 – 2019
jockey
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