List of people from New Orleans
New Orleans skyline This is a list of notable individuals who are or were natives, or notable as residents of, or in association with the American city of New Orleans, Louisiana
Academia
Will W. Alexander , first president of Dillard University and head of the Commission on Interracial Cooperation Stephen Ambrose , historian and University of New Orleans professorWilliam Balée , anthropologist and Tulane University professorCharles C. Bass , physician and researcher in tropical medicine and dental health Elizabeth Bass , physician, educator, and suffragist Stanhope Bayne-Jones , physician, member of US Surgeon General's Committee linking smoking to cancerJoan W. Bennett , biologist and former Tulane University professorFlorence Borders , archivist and historian at the Amistad Research Center Cyril Y. Bowers , physician and endocrinology researcherRick Brewer , president of Louisiana College since 2015; born in New Orleans in 1956Douglas Brinkley , historian, author and former University of New Orleans and Tulane University professorBrené Brown , professor of social work; authorGeorge E. Burch , pioneering physician, cardiovascular disease researcher, medical school professorJohn R. Conniff , educator and university administratorScott Cowen , former president of Tulane UniversityMichael DeBakey , pioneer in heart surgeryAlbert W. Dent , president of Dillard University , chief executive of Flint-Goodridge Hospital James H. Dillard , educator, advocate for education of African-AmericansJohn Duffy , medical historianMichael T. Dugan , educator and accounting scholarJoseph Ewan , botanist and biology professorAlcée Fortier , folklorist, historian, and university professorMary L. Good , scientist and university professorClifton H. Johnson , historian and founder of the Amistad Research Center Eamon Kelly , President of Tulane UniversitySalman Khan , educatorJames A. Knight , psychiatrist, theologian, and medical ethicistRudolph Matas , innovative surgeon at Tulane Medical School Gordon H. Mueller , historian and administrator at the University of New OrleansErnest Lagarde literature and languages, professor and authorAlton Ochsner , surgeon and medical researcher, founded the Ochsner Medical Center Max Rafferty , public school administrator and writerAndrew V. Schally , endocrinologist and Nobel Laureate Mary S. Sherman , cancer researcher and physicianRoyal D. Suttkus , biologist, founder of a major ichthyology collectionLewis Thomas , physician, researcher, and author of popular non-fictionJeffrey Vitter , computer scientist and Purdue University deanHarold E. Vokes , zoologist and paleontologist
Architecture
Jean-Louis Dolliole , architect-builder who was a free person of color in the Antebellum eraJames Freret , architect, designed many 19th century homes in New OrleansWilliam Alfred Freret , architect, supervising architect for federal building in the 19th centuryJames Gallier Jr. , architect, designed the French Opera House in New OrleansMoise H. Goldstein Sr. , architect of extensive designs in the early 20th centuryHenry Howard , 19th century Irish-American architectRichard Koch , architectural preservationist and photographerAlbert C. Ledner , 20th century architectEmile Weil , 20th century architectLeonard Spangenberg , 20th century architectLeon C. Weiss , architect commissioned by Huey P. Long Elizebeth Thomas Werlein , conservationist of the French Quarter of New Orleans
Arts and literature
Enrique Alferez , sculptorJohn James Audubon , painter, ornithologist, naturalistVernel Bagneris , playwright, actor, director, singer, dancerE. J. Bellocq , photographerEloise Bibb Thompson , poet, fiction writer, and playwrightSkip Bolen , photographerRoark Bradford , fiction writerPoppy Z. Brite , writerWilliam S. Burroughs , writerGeorge Washington Cable , writerGeorgine Campbell , painterTruman Capote , writerJohn Churchill Chase , writer and cartoonistKate Chopin , writer, feministMarcus Bruce Christian , poet, folklorist and historianBen Claassen III , illustrator and comics artist , DIRTFARM Andrei Codrescu , poet and commentatorFlorestine Perrault Collins , photographerAlice Dalsheimer , poetEdgar Degas , artistThomas Dent , poet and writerJohn Bull Smith Dimitry Creole author known for Le Tombeau Blanc George Washington Dixon , newspaper editorAlexander John Drysdale , artistGeorge Dureau , artist and photographerCaroline Durieux , artist and printmakerWilliam Faulkner , writerElissa Minet Fuchs , ballerinaDaniel F. Galouye , science fiction writerWhitney Gaskell , writer, attended Tulane Law School which was the setting of her 2006 novel Testing Kate Rolland Golden , artistShirley Ann Grau , writerLafcadio Hearn , writerKnute Heldner , artistLillian Hellman , writerGeorge Herriman , Krazy Kat Emma Churchman Hewitt , writer, journalistMay Hyman Lesser , medical illustratorWalter Isaacson , writer, journalist, public policy analystCharles Edward Kerbs , erotic artist and playwrightFrances Parkinson Keyes , writerGrace King , writerDominique Lapierre , writerElmore Leonard , authorMichael Lewis , writerShantrelle P. Lewis , curatorBunny Matthews , cartoonistLouis-Alphonse Maureau , painterRobert Bledsoe Mayfield , artistJohn McCrady , artistJames Michalopoulos , artist[ 1] Marie Madeleine Seebold Molinary , artistGertrude Morgan , artist, musician, poet and preacherSergio Rossetti Morosini , diplomat, painter, sculptor, filmmaker, naturalistAlice Dunbar Nelson , poet, journalist and political activistIsadora Newman , artist, poet, storyteller, sculptorDavid Ohle , writerPaul E. Poincy , artistBart Ramsey , composer, author, singer and jazz musicianMatthew Randazzo V , writerAnne Rice , writer of vampire tales and other Gothic fictionJohn T. Scott , artist and sculptorKendall Shaw , abstract expressionist painterJohn Kennedy Toole , writer of A Confederacy of Dunces Alexandrea Weis , authorLucille Western , actressChris Wiltz , novelistWilliam Woodward , painter
Business and economics
Frank Abadie , businessman and horse race promoter.Micaela Almonester , 19th-century businesswoman and real estate developerGeorge Bissell , entrepreneur, founded the first oil company in the United StatesIsaac Delgado , businessman and philanthropist, benefactor of Delgado Community College Constant C. Dejoie Sr. , business leaderWilliam C. Edenborn , railroad magnate, industrialist and inventorCharles E. Fenner , businessperson, co-founder of Fenner & Beane, a forerunner of Merrill LynchRuth Fertel , businesswoman, Ruth's Chris SteakhouseAvram Glazer , businessman and sports franchise ownerLeon Godchaux , businessman and sugar merchantGeorge A. Hero , entrepreneur known locally as the "Drainage King"Daniel Henry Holmes , 19th-century businessmanVictor Kiam , entrepreneurThomy Lafon , businessman, human rights activistJohn McDonogh (1779–1850), shipping, land speculation (world's largest private landholder ca. 1850), philanthropist and namesake of many New Orleans schoolsAlexander Milne , 18th-century businessman and entrepreneurOliver Pollock , merchant, financier of the American Revolutionary WarBenjamin M. Rosen , computer entrepreneurJohn G. Schwegmann , supermarket innovatorClay Shaw , businessmanEdgar B. Stern Sr , businessperson and philanthropistPatrick F. Taylor , businessperson and philanthropistJudah Touro , businessman and philanthropistMartin de Villamil or Martin Villamil (1783–1843), businessmanPhilip P. Werlein , music publisher and retailerSamuel Zemurray , businessman and philanthropist
Cuisine
Crime
Axeman of New Orleans , mysterious mass murdererSylvestro Carolla , mafia bossWilson Chouest , serial rapist and killer of two women in CaliforniaAntoinette Frank , former police officer and triple-murdererIvory Harris , drug trafficker and weapons traffickerMary Jane Jackson , mid-19th century serial killerJean Lafitte , pirate and brother of Pierre LafittePierre Lafitte , pirate and brother of Jean LafitteDelphine LaLaurie , socialite and sadistCarlos Marcello , businessman and mafia bossLee Harvey Oswald , assassinated John F. Kennedy
Fictional
Mr. Bingle , snowman that assisted Santa Claus and worked at Maison Blanche Department Store Benjamin Button , man who is born old and grows young, in a film loosely adapted from an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story Louis de Pointe du Lac , vampire appearing in Anne Rice 's The Vampire Chronicles Ignatius J. Reilly , hero of John Kennedy Toole's novel A Confederacy of Dunces (1980)Seymore D. Fair , 1984 Louisiana World Exposition Mascot, celebrity cartoon character, advocate for animal, people, and planet welfareGambit , Marvel Comics superhero (X-Men )Marcel Gerard , vampire appearing in Julie Plec 's The Originals Hazel Levesque , previous residence before moving and first death, appearing in Heroes of Olympus Morgus the Magnificent , mad scientist and horror movie hostDwayne Cassius "King" Pride , NCIS Supervisory Agent, NCIS: New Orleans Benjamin Sisko , Starfleet captain (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Princess Tiana , heroine of Disney's animated film The Princess and the Frog Alastor , sinner demon and one of the Overlords of Hell in the adult-animated musical series Hazbin Hotel
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II , actorBryan Batt , actorSandra Bullock , actressKitty Carlisle , entertainerPaul Carr , actorJohn Carroll , actor and singerLaura Cayouette , actor and authorHong Chau , actressPatricia Clarkson , actressMarshall Colt , psychologist and former actorFrank Joseph Davis , television journalist and cookbook authorBianca Del Rio , drag queen and comedianEllen DeGeneres , comedian and talk show hostVance DeGeneres , actor, screenwriter and musicianRaquel "Rocsi" Diaz , television hostFaith Domergue , actressDonna Douglas , actressJean Baptiste Le Sueur Fontaine , actor, theatre director and newspaper editorAllison Harvard , runner-up of the twelfth cycle of America's Next Top Model Barry Shabaka Henley , actorDwight Henry , actorGloria Henry , actressCheryl Holdridge , actressIndigo , actressEddie Jemison , actorBayn Johnson , former child actress and singerLeatrice Joy , actressDorothy Lamour , actressJohn Larroquette , actorSabrina LeBeauf , actressAnthony Mackie , actorEvan Mather , directorTristin Mays , actressAdah Isaacs Menken , actressTaylor Miller , actressGarrett Morris , comedian and actorEd Nelson , actor[ 2] Mark Normand , stand-up comedianChris Owens , burlesque performer and entrepreneurPauley Perrette , actressTyler Perry , actor, directorWendell Pierce , actor,Godfrey Reggio , experimental filmmaker and documentarianStassi Schroeder , television personality, model and authorAl Shea , actor and theatre criticNeferteri Shepherd , model and actressSydney Shields , stage actressRichard Simmons , fitness personalityHarold Sylvester , actorJay Thomas , actorSam Trammell , actorBen Turpin , silent film comedianRay Walston , actorCarl Weathers , actorWalter Williams , comedianTommy Wiseau , actor and directorCora Witherspoon , actressReese Witherspoon , actressGrace Zabriskie , actress
Journalism
Jim Amoss , journalist and newspaper editorDean Baquet , journalist and newspaper editorJason Berry , investigative journalist and historianDavid Bernard , television meteorologistJames Carville , Democratic Party political consultant and punditBuddy Diliberto , sports journalistCharles Patton Dimitry Creole journalist, poet, and author known for The House in Balfour Street Dorothy Dix , journalistChristopher Drew , investigative reporterCharles L. "Pie" Dufour , newspaper columnist and historianHap Glaudi , television sportscasterVictor Gold , journalist and political consultant, reared in New Orleans[ 3] Bryant Gumbel , television anchorGreg Gumbel , television sportscasterIra B. Harkey Jr. , newspaper journalist, civil rights advocateJim Henderson , television sportscasterIris Kelso , journalist for three New Orleans newspapers and WDSU television commentatorHoda Kotb , television anchorMel Leavitt , television journalist and historianAngus Lind , newspaper journalistWayne Mack , television sportscasterJohn Maginnis , journalist, political commentator, and author of The Last Hayride , The Cross to Bear , and The Politics of Reform Ora Mae Lewis Martin , journalistMary Matalin , Republican Party political consultantBill Monroe , NBC television journalistArthel Neville , television anchorCokie Roberts , ABC television journalist and commentator for National Public Radio Nash Roberts , television meteorologistGarland Robinette , investigative journalistLouis Charles Roudanez , founder of The New Orleans Tribune Lyle Saxon , journalistHoward K. Smith , television anchormanRonnie Virgets , writer and broadcast journalist
Bryan Adams , former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Jefferson Parish since 2012; born in New Orleans.[ 4] Reverend Avery Alexander , civil rights leader, state legislator
Andres Almonaster y Rojas , Spanish civil servant in colonial New Orleans, also a philanthropistJeff Arnold , former member of the Louisiana House for the Algiers section, 2002–2016John B. Babcock , Medal of Honor recipientAmy Coney Barrett , U.S. Supreme Court Justice and academic[ 5] Jean J. Beaufort , Union Army corporal and Medal of Honor recipient in the Civil War P.G.T. Beauregard , Confederate general and inventorClyde F. Bel Jr. , businessman and state representative for Orleans Parish, 1964–1972 and 1975–1980Judah P. Benjamin , U.S. Senator, Confederate Attorney General, Secretary of War and Secretary of StateDavid H. Berger , commandant of the United States Marine CorpsHale Boggs , former U.S. RepresentativeLindy Boggs , former U.S. Representative and retired U.S. Ambassador to The Vatican Thomas Hale Boggs Jr. , lawyer/lobbyist in Washington, D.C. , born in New Orleans in 1940, son of Hale and Lindy Boggs, brother of Cokie Roberts and Barbara Boggs Sigmund Stephen Bradberry , community organizer, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award laureateJuan Davis Bradburn , freedom fighter for Mexico, officer in the Battle of New OrleansHenry Braden , politicianElward Thomas Brady Jr. , state representative from Terrebonne Parish 1972–1976, born in New Orleans[ 6] Donna Brazile , political strategistJared Brossett , member of the New Orleans City Council since 2014; state representative for District 97, 2009–2014J. Marshall Brown , insurance agent and politicianWilliam G. Brown (1832–1883), Louisiana state superintendent of education, 1872–1876Benjamin F. Butler , administrator of Union-occupied New Orleans during the Civil WarJohn A. Butler , U.S. Marine Corps officer and Navy Cross recipientPascal F. Calogero Jr. , Chief Justice Louisiana Supreme CourtGary Carter Jr. , member of the Louisiana House from the Algiers neighborhood, effective 2016James Carville , political consultant, political science professorMarlon Coleman , Mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma Harry Connick Sr. , district attorney, father of singer Harry Connick Jr. A.G. Crowe , politicianMilton Joseph Cunningham , attorney, state legislator, state attorney general for three nonconsecutive terms ending in 1900Bernard de Marigny , politician and land developerÉtienne de Boré , first Mayor of New Orleans in the U.S. administrationJames D. Denegre , Minnesota state senator and lawyerJean Noel Destréhan , early Creole politician and plantation owner Alexander Dimitry , First Person of Color to become U.S. Ambassador of Costa Rica and Nicaragua, 1859 – 1861Andrea Dimitry fought in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 with Andrew Jackson Michel Dragon Lieutenant American Revolutionary War David Duke , state representative for Metairie 1989–1992; White nationalistOscar Dunn , first African-American governor of a U.S. stateH. Garland Dupré , attorney and politician; Speaker of the Louisiana House 1908–1910; U.S. representative from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 1910–1924Frank Burton Ellis , attorney, politician, federal judgeAlbert Estopinal , former U.S. representative and member of both houses of the Louisiana State LegislatureOlaf Fink , member of the Louisiana State Senate 1956–1972; New Orleans educator[ 7] C.B. Forgotston , attorney, political activist, state government watchdogHenry L. Fuqua , governor who defeated Huey Long in an electionRandal Gaines , state representative since 2012 for St. Charles and St. John the Baptist parishes; former assistant city attorney in New Orleans[ 8] Jim Garrison , district attorney of Orleans ParishRobert T. Garrity Jr. , attorney and former state representative for Jefferson ParishCharles Gayarré , state legislator noted for his histories of LouisianaNewt Gingrich , U.S. Congressman from Georgia, Speaker of the U.S. House of RepresentativesNicholas Girod , early mayor of New OrleansJohn Grenier , Birmingham lawyer and Alabama Republican Party figure, born in New Orleans in 1930Brenda Hatfield , former Chief Administrative Officer of the City of New OrleansF. Edward Hebert , Democrat U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 1st congressional district , 1941–1977Cynthia Hedge-Morrell , former member of the New Orleans City Council for District D, 2005–2014Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe , former judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana David Heitmeier , state senator for District 7 since 2008, optometrist[ 9] Francis C. Heitmeier , state senator for District 7, 1988–2008; businessman and lobbyistDavid Hennessy , police chief, assassinated in 1890Clay Higgins , Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district ; born in New Orleans in 1961Stephanie Hilferty , Republican state representative for Orleans and Jefferson parishes, effective January 2016Walker Hines , former state representativeJean Joseph Amable Humbert , army general, subordinate to Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans Bernette Joshua Johnson , Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court since 2013; associate justice, 1994–2013, native and resident of New OrleansJeannette Knoll , associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court; reared and educated in New Orleans, where the court meets; resides in Marksville [ 10] Mary Landrieu , state representative, state treasurer, U.S. senatorMitch Landrieu , state representative, lieutenant governor, former mayor of New OrleansMoon Landrieu , judge and politician, mayor of New OrleansHank Lauricella , former professional football player; state senator from Jefferson Parish, 1972–1996Bob Livingston , Republican former U.S. Representative for 1st congressional districtEdward Livingston , drafted Louisiana Civil Code Lt. Gen. James Longstreet , Confederate generalJoseph Mansion , Louisiana state legislator, state tax assessorBessie Margolin , labor lawyerDanny Martiny , state senator from Jefferson Parish , born in New OrleansHarold A. Moise , state representative for the 12th Ward , Orleans civil court judge 1937–1948, and associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court 1948–1958Ernest Nathan Morial , American political, legal, and civil rights leaderMarc Morial , former mayor, son of Ernest Nathan MorialdeLesseps Story Morrison , former mayor and ambassador to the Organization of American States deLesseps Morrison Jr. , late state representativeWilliam Mumford , Confederate resistor in Union-occupied New Orleans during the Civil WarRay Nagin , former mayor of New OrleansMichael H. O'Keefe , president of the Louisiana State Senate 1976–1983; convicted felonAlejandro O'Reilly , governor of Louisiana, known as "Bloody O'Reilly"George Pandely New Orleans Assistant Alderman known for the Pandelly Affair Leander Perez , district judge, district attorney, and president of the Plaquemines Parish Commission CouncilP.B.S. Pinchback , politicianJames Pitot , third mayor of New OrleansLoulan Pitre Jr. , New Orleans lawyer and former state representative for Lafourche ParishEdward Joseph Price , state representative for District 58, Gonzales businessman, and former resident of New Orleans[ 11] [ 12] William P. Quigley , activist attorney and academicMax Rafferty , educator author and columnist, California politician, born in New Orleans in 1917Cokie Roberts , journalist, daughter of Hale and Lindy Boggs Steve Scalise , House Minority Whip and U.S. Representative of Louisiana's 1st district[ 13] Tom Schedler , former state senator from St. Tammany Parish and current Louisiana secretary of statePat Screen , Louisiana State University quarterback , lawyer, and former Mayor -President of East Baton Rouge Parish Ronal W. Serpas , Superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department since 2010Joseph A. Shakspeare , Mayor of New Orleans at the time of the March 14, 1891 lynchings Eric Skrmetta , attorney from Metairie, Louisiana; Republican member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission for District 1Jefferson B. Snyder , lived in New Orleans 1893–1897; later district attorney in three delta parishes in northeast Louisiana 1904–1948James Z. Spearing , attorney, school board member, U.S. representative from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 1924–1931Dorothy Mae Taylor , first African-American woman to serve in the Louisiana House, 1971–1980; member of the New Orleans City Council, 1986–1994[ 14] Charles Laveau Trudeau , early 19th century mayor of New OrleansA.P. Tureaud , attorneyJorge Ubico , exiled president of GuatemalaJosé de Villamil (or José Villamil), father of the independence of EcuadorDavid Vitter , U.S. Senator, 2005–2017John Volz , late U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana Chatham Roberdeau Wheat , leader of the Louisiana Tigers during the US Civil War Edward Douglass White , Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court John C. White , Louisiana education superintendent since 2012; superintendent of the Recovery School District in New Orleans, 2011[ 15] Robert Wilkie , National Security Assistant to the PresidentJohn Williams , Union Navy sailor awarded the Medal of Honor during the Civil War .Clint Williamson , U.S. Ambassador, White House policy official, United Nations envoyJohn Minor Wisdom , judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Andrew Young , politician
Ruth Benerito , inventor of wrinkle-free cottonAlfred H. Clifford , mathematicianIsaac Cline , meteorologist and writerTheodore John Dimitry Jr. optometrist known for developing the Dimitry Erisiphake and the Plastic EyeBennet Dowler , medical scientistAndrew Higgins , ship builder and inventorEmile Lamm , inventorTheodore K. Lawless , dermatologist, medical researcher, and philanthropistJean Alexandre LeMat , inventorAbraham Louis Levin , physician and inventor of the Levin Tube Levi Spear Parmley , inventor of dental floss Mark Plotkin , ethnobotanistJohn Leonard Riddell , inventor of the binocular microscopeNorbert Rilleaux , inventor, engineerKen Thompson , co-creator of the Unix operating system, C (programming language) and Go (programming language) and Turing Award recipientA. Baldwin Wood , inventor and engineerAngie Jones , software engineer, automation architect
Music
August Alsina , singer/songwriterPhil Anselmo , musicianLouis Armstrong , musician and entertainerB.G. , rapperBaby Boy Da Prince , rapperAchille Baquet , musicianGeorge Baquet , musicianPaul Barbarin , musician and composerPat Barberot , band leaderDanny Barker , musician, vocalist, and writerDave Bartholomew , musician, composer, promoterJon Batiste , singer, composer, pianist, jazz musicianSidney Bechet , musicianAnnabelle Bernard , operatic sopranoBetter Than Ezra , rock groupBirdman aka Baby , rapper, producerBig Freedia , bounce artistTerence Blanchard , musician and composerPeter Bocage , Jazz trumpeter and violinistBuddy Bolden , musician, early jazz figureSharkey Bonano , Jazz musicianJames Booker , musicianLarry Borenstein , founder of Preservation Hall Connee Boswell , singer, member of the Boswell Sisters singing groupHelvetia "Vet" Boswell , singer, member of the Boswell Sisters singing groupMartha Boswell , singer, member of the Boswell Sisters singing groupPud Brown , jazz musicianGeorge Brunis , jazz trombonistCollie Buddz , reggae/dancehall artistC-Murder , rapperCane Hill , nu-metal groupPaul Caporino , songwriter, musician, lead singer of M.O.T.O. Big Al Carson , blues singerEugene Chassaignac , musician, composer, advocate for people of colorAlex Chilton , songwriter, guitarist, music producer, lead singer of the Box Tops and Big Star Choppa , rapperMerry Clayton , singerJon Cleary , funk and R&B musicianLee Collins , jazz trumpeterHarry Connick Jr. , musician and entertainerCowboy Mouth , bandBarry Cowsill , musicianPaul Crawford , jazz musician, music historianCurren$y , rapperEdmond Dede , musician, composerFernando del Valle , operatic tenorDJ Khaled , DJDr. John , musicianJohnny Dodds , jazz clarinetist and saxophonistFats Domino , musicianLee Dorsey , singerDown , metal bandTom Drummond , bassist of Better Than Ezra Champion Jack Dupree , pianist, singerFrankie Dusen , jazz trombonistErnie K-Doe , singer, "Emperor of the Universe"Lars Edegran , bandleaderLionel Ferbos , jazz musicianLucky Daye , singer, songwriter, musician, performerGiuseppe Ferrata , composer, pianist, and university professorFrankie Ford , singer, entertainerPops Foster , jazz musicianVernel Fournier , jazz drummerPete Fountain , musician, clarinet player, jazz, pop, and swingMannie Fresh , DJ, producer, rapperFrank Froeba , musician, jazz, pianist, band leaderThe Funky Meters , musicians and singersMary Gauthier , singer and song writerGeorge Girard , musicianVictor Goines , jazz musician, dean of jazz at the Juilliard SchoolLouis Moreau Gottschalk , pianist and composerKevin Griffin , musician, lead singer for Better than Ezra Gudda Gudda , rapperDonald Harrison , musicianClarence "Frogman" Henry , singer and musicianAl Hirt , musician, trumpet, jazz, pop, and swingCha Cha Hogan , comedian, musician, entertainerMoses Hogan , musician, composerLinda Hopkins , blues and gospel singerNoah Howard , jazz musicianArmand "Jump" Jackson , blues drummer and bandleader[ 16] Mahalia Jackson , gospel singerPervis Jackson , rhythm & blues singer member of The Spinners Luke James , R&B singer, actorJay Electronica , rapper and producerN.O. Joe , music producer, musicianLittle Sonny Jones , blues singerJuvenile , rapperFreddie Keppard , jazz cornetistKid Ory , musicianKidd Kidd , rapperEarl King , musicianJean Knight , singerPapa Jack Laine , bandleaderNick LaRocca , early jazz figureWalter "Popee" Lastie , drummerMeghan Linsey , singer-songwriter, contestant from The Voice season 8 Lil' Fizz , singer, rapperLil Romeo , rapperLil Wayne , rapperLloyd , singerRico Love , singer/songwriterMac , rapperMagic , rapperMagnolia Shorty , New Orleans bounce artistMack Maine , rapperDave Malone , songwriter, guitarist, music producer, guitarist and vocalist in The New Orleans Radiators Wingy Manone , jazz trumpeter, and singerAngélica María , Mexican singer-songwriter and entertainer, "La Novia de Mexico"Paul Mares , jazz musicianBranford Marsalis , musician, alto, soprano, tenor, and baritone saxophonesEllis Marsalis Jr. , musician and educator, pianoEllis Marsalis Sr. , music patron, businessman and advocateJason Marsalis , musician (drums, vibraphone)Wynton Marsalis , musician, trumpet, cornet, flumpet, flugelhornMaster P , rapper, businessman, and mogulCosimo Matassa , music studio entrepreneurJimmy Maxwell , bandleaderIrvin Mayfield , musicianThe Medicine Men , producers, singers (Mo B. Dick and Odell ), rappers (KLC and Mo B. Dick )The Meters , musicians and singersLizzie Miles , singerMr. Quintron , organistDeacon John Moore , musician and bandleaderJelly Roll Morton , musician and composer, early jazz figureTeedra Moses , R&B and soul singer-songwriterMutemath , bandMystick Krewe of Clearlight Mystikal , rapperThe Neville Brothers , musicians and singersIvan Neville , phunk, R&BRandy Newman , musicianCamille Nickerson , musician and composerNormani , born Normani Kordei Hamilton, singerFrank Ocean , singerJoe "King" Oliver , musicianLisette Oropesa , operatic sopranoJimmy Palao , musician, bandleaderEarl Palmer , musicianRobert Parker , musician and singerPartners-N-Crime , rap duoNicholas Payton , musicianMarguerite Piazza , operatic sopranoPiggy D. , bassistGenevieve Pitot , composer, musician, dancerGeorge Porter Jr. , musicianLouis Prima , musician (trumpet), singer, bandleader, entertainer, aka "The King of the Swing"Professor Longhair , born Henry Byrd, pianist, singerThe Radiators , rock bandMac Rebennack , "Dr. John"Rebirth Brass Band , bandTrent Reznor , musician, producerDawn Richard , former member of Danity Kane and Diddy-Dirty Money Rising Appalachia , world, folk, roots, and soul groupRob49 , rapperJason Ross , Seven Mary Three frontmanKermit Ruffins , jazz trumpeter, singer and composerBill Russell , music historian and composerMarguerite Samuel , composer and pianistPaul Sanchez , singer-songwriter and guitaristSilkk the Shocker , rapperBill Sinegal , bassist and songwriterSkull Duggery , rapperSoulja Slim , rapperChloe Smith , singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalistLeah Song , singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalistStooges Brass Band , New Orleans funk brass band$uicideboy$ , rap duoBabe Stovall , blues singer and guitarist, "Mr. Bojangles "Supagroup , rock bandIrma Thomas , rhythm and blues singer, aka "Soul Queen of New Orleans"Allen Toussaint , musician, composer, record producerNorman Treigle , operatic bass-baritoneTrombone Shorty , born Troy Andrews, musicianTurk , rapperShirley Verrett , operatic mezzo-soprano and sopranoGeorge Wein , founder of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Michael White , Jazz musicianCharles "Hungry" Williams , Rhythm & Blues drummerLarry Williams , Rock 'n' Roll/R&B pianist"Scarface" John Williams , singerSpencer Williams , songwriterYoung V , rapperLinnzi Zaorski Zebra , band
Religion
Aleister Crowley , Gnostic Bishop, poet, writer and occultistAntonio de Sedella , early Roman Catholic leader in New OrleansHenriette DeLille , founder of the order of the Sisters of the Holy Family Jesse Duplantis , televangelistJ. D. Grey , pastor, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention Marie-Madeleine Hachard , Ursuline abbess, documented early history of New OrleansW. T. Handy, Jr. , United Methodist bishopPhilip Hannan , former archbishop of New OrleansFrancis L. Hawks , clergyman, first president of Tulane University Jerome LeDoux , Roman Catholic priestJoseph Francis Rummel , former archbishop of New OrleansLory Schaff , member of the Sisters of St. Joseph who founded centers for adult literacy educationFrancis Xavier Seelos , missionary who ministered to victims of yellow fever epidemicsJohn William Shaw , former archbishop of New Orleans
Sports
Ashley Ambrose , NFL player, Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints , graduated from Alcee Fortier High School Nehemiah Atkinson , professional tennis player and coachD. J. Augustin , NBA playerAmari Bailey (born 2004), NBA basketball player[ 17] Tom Benson , owner of the New Orleans SaintsArmand Blackmar , nineteenth century chess player and music publisherWalter Blattmann , Olympic gymnastDelvin Breaux , gridiron football playerStanley Brundy , basketball playerCethan Carter , football playerWill Clark , former Major League Baseball playerLandon Collins , NFL player for the New York Giants Tazzie Colomb , IFBB professional female bodybuilder and powerlifterScott Cochran , special teams coordinator for the Georgia Bulldogs Ernie Danjean , former Green Bay Packers linebackerOrleans Darkwa , professional football playerTom Dempsey , former NFL kicker, held longest field goal record for over 43 yearsDavid Dixon , professional sports advocate for New Orleans Saints, Louisiana Superdome, USFL, World Championship TennisScott Dohmann , former MLB pitcherCorey Dowden , former NFL defensive backClyde Drexler , former University of Houston and NBA star, member of Basketball Hall of Fame Marshall Faulk , professional football star (St. Louis Rams ), member of Pro Football Hall of Fame Steve Foley , former defensive back for Denver Broncos Matt Forte , running back for Chicago Bears , New York Jets John Fourcade , former NFL and CFL quarterback, sports analystDe'Aaron Fox , NBA point guardJ. P. France , MLB pitcherNolan Franz , former Green Bay Packers wide receiverLeonard Fournette , NFL player, running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Harry P. Gamble , football player, swimmer, gymnast, boxer, and attorneyEddie Garcia , former Green Bay Packers placekickerLarry Gilbert , Major League Baseball playerTookie Gilbert , Major League Baseball playerTad Gormley , athletic trainer, coach, and officialDanny Granger , forward for NBA's Indiana Pacers , Miami Heat Cortez Hankton , former NFL player who is currently the passing game coordinator & wide receivers coach for the LSU Tigers Adrian Hardy , NFL playerChris Henry , former NFL wide receiverChris Horton , former NFL safetyKevin Hughes , former NFL offensive tackleTory James , former cornerback for Cincinnati Bengals Avery Johnson , former National Basketball Association player, former coach of Dallas Mavericks Deion Jones , NFL linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons Junkyard Dog , stage name of Sylvester Ritter, former professional wrestlerRobert Kelley , Washington Redskins running backKerry Kittles , former NBA player for New Jersey Nets Dominik Koepfer , professional tennis playerLester Lautenschlaeger , football player, politician, first director of New Orleans Recreation Department Kendrick Lewis , NFL free safety, played for Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens , attended Ole Miss Michael Lewis , former New Orleans Saints wide receiverRydell Malancon , former NFL linebackerArchie Manning , former New Orleans Saints quarterback, father of Peyton and Eli and CooperEli Manning , former New York Giants quarterbackPeyton Manning , former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos quarterbackPete Maravich , basketball Hall of Famer, played for LSU and NBA's New Orleans Jazz Sammy Martin , former New England Patriots running backTyrann Mathieu , player for NFL's Kansas City Chiefs Bo McCalebb , Macedonian basketball player who plays for Montepaschi Siena Max McGee , NFL player on five championship teamsSylvester McGrew , former Green Bay Packers defensive endGreg Monroe , college basketball player for Georgetown University Paul Morphy , world chess championPatrick Mullins , professional soccer playerSteve Mura , retired pitcher in Major League BaseballEddie Murray , prolific NFL placekickerAntonio Narcisse , football playerHerman Neugass , Track & field athlete who boycotted the Berlin Olympic trialsMel Ott , Major League Baseball Hall of FamerMicah Owings , MLB pitcherRobert Pack , NBA player, assistant coach for New Orleans Pelicans Emmett Paré , professional tennis player and coachJoe Pasternack , head basketball coach at UC Santa BarbaraAudrey Patterson , first African-American woman to win Olympic medalChris Quinn , former NBA player and current Miami Heat assistant coach Eldridge Recasner , former NBA playerSam Renick (1910–1999), jockeyHam Richardson , professional tennis playerAlana Shipp , American/Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilderNate Singleton , former wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers Neil Smith , former defensive end, Kansas City Chiefs Truett Smith , former football playerRusty Staub , Major League Baseball playerRicky Starks , All Elite Wrestling FTW Heavyweight Champion.Kordell Stewart , former NFL quarterbackPatrick Surtain , former NFL cornerbackRon Swoboda , former New York Mets outfielderIke Taylor , cornerback, Pittsburgh Steelers Roosevelt Taylor , safety, 1963 NFL champion, Chicago BearsVincent Taylor , defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons Taryn Terrell , professional wrestler for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Mike Wallace , wide receiver for Pittsburgh SteelersBryce Washington (born 1996), basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Ron Washington , former MLB player and manager who is currently the third base coach for the Atlanta Braves Reggie Wayne , wide receiver for Indianapolis ColtsAeneas Williams , former cornerback for St. Louis Rams Jason Williams (born 1983), basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the National Basketball League of Israel Korey Williams , Canadian Football League player
Other
Raymond Arroyo , employer of EWTN Bessie Behan , social leaderKate Walker Behan , club leader and philanthropistRuby Bridges , commemorated for her role, as a child, in racial integration of the New Orleans Public School System Betty DeGeneres , LGBT rights activistCaroline Dormon , horticulturalist and historianMarianne Celeste Dragon Creole socialite and the subject of a painting by José Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza David Ferrie , pilot investigated in the assassination of President Kennedy Myra Clark Gaines , socialite and subject of the longest lawsuit in US historyJean Margaret Gordon , suffragetteKate M. Gordon , suffragetteMargaret Haughery , philanthropistMarie Alice Heine , first American Princess of Monaco Sir Lady Java , drag queen, actress and transgender rights activistBlaine Kern , Mardi Gras float designer and builderTJ Kirk , YoutuberMarie Laveau , "voodoo queen"Sara T. Mayo , physician and humanitarian reformerEleanor McMain , civic activistSally Miller: The Lost German Slave Girl Allison 'Tootie' Montana , Mardi Gras Indian , "chief of chiefs"Paul Morphy , unofficial world chess championHomer Plessy , early civil rights activistEdith Rosenwald Stern , philanthropistPaul Tulane , benefactor of Tulane University Sylvanie Williams , educator and women's club activistSophie B. Wright , educator and clubwoman
See also
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