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The following are notable people who were either born, raised, or have lived for a significant period of time in the American state of Louisiana.

A

Louis Armstrong

B

Amy Coney Barrett
Sidney Bechet
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
Terry Bradshaw
H. Rap Brown

C

Billy Cannon
Harry Connick Jr.
Daniel Cormier

D

Jake Delhomme
Donna Douglas
Fats Domino
Caroline Dormon
Champion Jack Dupree
Seth Davis (musician)

E

F

Marshall Faulk
Cheryl Ford
Samuel B. Fuller

G

Todd Graves
Ron Guidry
Buddy Guy

H

Elvin Hayes
Son House

I

J

Mahalia Jackson
Randy Jackson
Charlie Joiner

K

L

Jared Leto
Lil Wayne

M

Karl Malone
Eli Manning
Peyton Manning
Jarell Martin
Tim McGraw

N

O

Frank Ocean
Mel Ott

P

Robert Parish
Carly Patterson
Pauley Perrette
Bob Pettit
Wendell Pierce
Dustin Poirier

Q

R

Ed Reed
Willis Reed
Phil Robertson
Si Robertson
Bill Russell

S

Steven Soderbergh
Britney Spears
Jamie Lynn Spears

T

Jim Taylor
David Toms

U

  • Chris Ullo (1928–2014), member of both houses of the state legislature from Jefferson Parish (1972–2008)

V

Steve Van Buren

W

Madam C. J. Walker
Carl Weathers
Doug Williams
Reese Witherspoon

Y

Z

Buckwheat Zydeco

See also

Notes

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.