Biographical Records

Notable People from Louisiana

1,585 notable figures born in Louisiana, showing page 27 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.

Polo Barnes
American musician (1901–1981)
1901 – 1981
saxophonistjazz musicianclarinetist
Ramblin' Thomas
American country blues singer, guitarist and songwriter (1902–1945)
1902 – 1945
guitaristsongwritersinger
Vira Boarman Whitehouse
Vira Boarman Whitehouse
American suffragette (1875–1957)
1875 – 1957
suffragist
Henry Davis
American football player (1942-2000)
1942 – 2000
American football player
Sing Miller
American musician (1914–1990)
1914 – 1990
jazz musicianpianistmusician
Lee Emmett Thomas
American politician
1866 – 1935
bankerbusinesspersonpolitician
Jock Scott
American politician (1947-2009)
1947 – 2009
historianpoliticianlawyer
John Garlington
American football player (1946-2000)
1946 – 2000
American football player
John O'Quinn
John O'Quinn
American lawyer
1941 – 2009
lawyer
Keith Ortego
American football player (1963–2022)
1963 – 2022
American football player
Rudy Leopold
American baseball player (1905-1965)
1905 – 1965
baseball player
Harley Boss
Harley Boss
American baseball player (1908-1964)
1908 – 1964
baseball player
Claude J. Crenshaw
Claude J. Crenshaw
American World War II flying ace
1918 – 1972
aircraft pilotmilitary personnel
Alphonse Dunn
American baseball player
1911 – 2004
baseball player
Fernest Arceneaux
American Zydeco accordionist and singer
1940 – 2008
musician
Luis Fernandez de la Reguera
American film director
1966 – 2006
film director
Henry Braden
Louisiana lawyer, lobbyist, and legislator (1944-2013)
1944 – 2013
lobbyistpoliticianlawyer
Michael Jackson
American professional football player (1969–2017)
1969 – 2017
American football playerpolitician
Louis Cottrell, Sr.
Louis Cottrell, Sr.
American musician
1878 – 1927
jazz musician
Selma DeBakey
Lebanese-American professor of scientific communication (1915-2003)
1915 – 2013
science communicator
Charles Didier Dreux
Charles Didier Dreux
(1832-1861)
1832 – 1861
politicianmilitary personnel
John Vredenburgh Van Pelt
John Vredenburgh Van Pelt
American architect (1874–1962)
1874 – 1962
architect
Joseph Verbis Lafleur
Joseph Verbis Lafleur
American religious figure, Army chaplain
1912 – 1944
military personnel
Isidore Barbarin
American jazz cornet (1872-1960)
1872 – 1960
horn playerjazz musician
James Haynes
American football player (1960-2020)
1960 – 2020
American football player
Henry Methvin
Henry Methvin
Member of the Barrow Gang whose father helped arrange the ambush which killed Bonnie and Clyde. (1912–1948)
1912 – 1948
George W. Jack
American judge (1875-1924)
1875 – 1924
lawyerjudge
George E. Burch
American cardiologist (1910–1986)
1910 – 1986
cardiologistphysician
John Ferguson
American sports journalist
1919 – 2005
sports announcersports journalist
Stephen Starring
Stephen Starring
American football player
1961 – 2025
American football player
Robert C. Gooding
Robert C. Gooding
United States Navy admiral
1918 – 1999
Florence Converse
American journalist and writer
1871 – 1967
journalistnovelist
Glenn D. Walker
Glenn D. Walker
American Army general
1916 – 2002
military personnel
Nolan Mettetal
American politician (1945-2020)
1945 – 2020
politician
Steve Pugh
Steve Pugh
Member of Louisiana State Legislature (1961-2021)
1961 – 2021
politician
Ed Rand
Louisiana businessman and politician (1920-1999)
1920 – 1999
politicianbusinessperson
John Simoneaux
John Simoneaux
American singer and guitarist (1967-2000)
1967 – 2000
guitaristsongwritersinger
Gardner C. Taylor
American preacher (1918–2015)
1918 – 2015
religious leaderclericcivil rights advocate
Joseph Wenger
Joseph Wenger
Deputy Director of the NSA and U.S. Navy admiral (1901-1970)
1901 – 1970
military personnel
Dudley Wilkins
American triple jumper
1914 – 1989
triple jumper
John Bentley Mays
Canadian journalist (1941-2016)
1941 – 2016
journalist
Rolland Romero
Rolland Romero
American triple jumper
1914 – 1975
triple jumper
Lloyd Bourgeois
American athletics competitor (1903-1968)
1903 – 1968
athletics competitor
Pauline Anna Strom
American electronic musician (1946-2020)
1946 – 2020
electronic musiciancomposer
John Brooks
American long jumper
1910 – 1990
long jumper
Jesse Lott
Jesse Lott
American artist (1943-2023)
1943 – 2023
visual artist
Gordon Gunter
American marine biologist and fisheries scientist
1909 – 1998
marine biologistbiologist
Richard Johnson Putnam
United States federal judge (1913–2002)
1913 – 2002
military officerlawyerjudge
Roland Charles
Roland Charles
American photographer
1941 – 2000
photographer
Garland Gregory
American gridiron football player (1919-2011)
1919 – 2011
American football player
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