Biographical Records
Notable People from Louisiana
1,585 notable figures born in Louisiana, showing page 29 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.
Doc Souchon
1897 – 1968
jazz musiciannon-fiction writerbanjoist
Placide Adams
1929 – 2003
jazz musician
Maurice Joseph Manuel
1917 – 1942
military personnel
Al Belletto
1928 – 2014
jazz musiciansaxophonisttalent manager
W. Peyton Cunningham
1901 – 1971
politicianlawyer
John D. Ewing
1892 – 1952
editorjournalist
Grove Stafford
1897 – 1975
politicianlawyer
Junius Wallace Jones
1890 – 1977
military officer
Jasper K. Smith
1905 – 1992
politicianlawyer
J. D. "Jay" Miller
1922 – 1996
songwritermusicianrecord producer
Jefferson J. DeBlanc
1921 – 2007
military officer
Beulah Levy Ledner
1894 – 1988
chef
Marc Breaux
1924 – 2013
voice actordancerchoreographer
Stan Lewis
1927 – 2018
songwritermusic executive
Lucius Barker
1928 – 2020
academicuniversity teacherpolitical scientist
Clarence Faulk
1909 – 2010
journalistbusinessperson
Michael J. Juneau
1962 – 2023
lawyer
Valcour Aime
1798 – 1867
planter class
Beverly Turner Lynds
1929 – 2024
university teacherastronomer
Dayton Waller
1925 – 2015
restaurateurfarmerpolitician
Johnny De Droit
1892 – 1986
musician
Connie Ryan
1920 – 1996
baseball player
David Wade
1911 – 1990
military leadermilitary personnel
Dan Sandifer
1927 – 1987
American football player
Danny Roy Moore
1925 – 2020
politicianengineer
Charles Jacques Villeré
1828 – 1899
politicianlawyer
Dean Andrews Jr.
1922 – 1981
lawyer
Fannie Sellins
1872 – 1919
trade unionist
Dody Weston Thompson
1923 – 2012
artistphotographer
Don Yarborough
1925 – 2009
military officer
Henry Clay Sevier
1896 – 1974
bankerpoliticianlawyer
Doris Lindsey Holland Rhodes
1909 – 1997
journalistpolitician
Alan Barnard
1949 – 2022
Africanistanthropologistuniversity teacher
Ernie Mason
1870 – 1904
baseball player
John Elton Coon
1907 – 1993
politician
Sid Gautreaux
1912 – 1980
baseball player
Archibald
1916 – 1973
pianist
Marvin T. Culpepper
1908 – 1970
farmerpoliticianengineer
Thomas H. Patterson
1820 – 1889
military officer
Edward Avery McIlhenny
1872 – 1949
explorerornithologistzoologist
Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe
1922 – 2014
lawyerjudge
Gaston J. Sigur Jr.
1924 – 1995
officialdiplomat
George Arceneaux, Jr.
1928 – 1993
lawyerjudge
John "Papa John" Joseph
1877 – 1965
jazz musician
George Hilton Jones III
1924 – 2008
historian
Ralph Norman Bauer
1899 – 1963
politicianlawyer
Grady McWhiney
1928 – 2006
historian
Guy Bordelon
1922 – 2002
military officer
Johnny Bayersdorffer
1899 – 1969
jazz musiciansaxophonist
Henry Mentz
1920 – 2005
lawyerjudge