Biographical Records
Notable People from Louisiana
1,585 notable figures born in Louisiana, showing page 32 of 32, ranked by historical prominence.
Lloyd Stovall
1911 – 1983
American football playerhead coach
Lionel Wilson
1915 – 1998
politician
Henry Vignaud
1830 – 1922
historiandiplomat
Leigh Harris
1953 – 2019
singer
A. L. Swanson
1905 – 1987
American football playerhead coachbasketball coach
Campbell B. Hodges
1881 – 1944
academic administratormilitary officer
Matilda Geddings Gray
1885 – 1971
philanthropistart collectorartist
Bernard P. Randolph
1933 – 2021
military officer
Bettye Davis
1938 – 2018
social workernursepolitician
Herbert William Christenberry
1897 – 1975
lawyerjudge
Bob Odom
1935 – 2014
rancherfarmer
A. Hays Town
1903 – 2005
architect
Laverne Harding
1905 – 1984
animator
Carl Gunter, Jr.
1938 – 1999
politician
Edgar B. Stern
1886 – 1959
businessperson
Waldren "Frog" Joseph
1918 – 2004
jazz musician
Charlie Tolar
1937 – 2003
American football player
James D. Simon
1897 – 1982
politicianlawyerjudge
Arthur P. Bedou
1882 – 1966
photographer
Dalton Truax
1935 – 2019
American football player
Dave Hill
1937 – 2018
baseball player
Wade O. Martin, Jr.
1911 – 1990
politicianfarmerlawyer
Judi Ann Mason
1955 – 2009
playwrightwriterscreenwriter
John Cullen
1854 – 1921
baseball player
Ray Cox
1881 – 1957
stage actoractor
Joseph E. Bernard
1880 – 1958
actor
Blanche Thomas
1922 – 1977
singer
Roger Wolcott Richardson
1930 – 1993
university teachermathematician
Charles C. Holt
1921 – 2010
university teachereconomistengineer
Alfred Mercier
1816 – 1894
playwrightpoetphysician
Sam E. Haddon
1937 – 2025
lawyerjudge
Samuel B. Nunez, Jr.
1930 – 2012
politicianbusinessperson
Sid Fournet
1932 – 2011
American football player
Tiger Conway Sr.
1932 – 2006
professional wrestleramateur wrestler
Prince La La
1936 – 1963
singer