List of people from Louisiana

People from the state of Louisiana who have achieved fame or note include:

Trace Adkins, singer & songwriter
Louis Armstrong, (1901-1971), musician & entertainer
Evelyn Ashford, (born 1957), Olympic champion
The Axeman, serial killer
Vernel Bagneris, writer, director, actor, dancer
Dave Bartholomew, musician, composer, promoter
P.G.T. Beauregard, (1818-1893), general & inventor
Sidney Bechet, (1897-1959), musician
Ernest Bellocq, (1873-1949), photographer
Terrence Blanchard, musician & composer
Kathleen Blanco, governor
Buddy Bolden (1877-1930), musician, "inventor of jazz"(?)
James Booker, musician
Terry Bradshaw, (born 1948), football quarterback
Overton Brooks (1897-1961), politician
Tom Brown (1888-1958), musician
Wellman Braud,(1891-1966), musician
George Brunies (1902-1974), musician
George Washington Cable, (died 1925), writer
Truman Capote, (1924-1984), writer
Kitty Carlisle, (born 1910), entertainer
James Carville, political consultant
Clifton Chenier, Zydeco musician
Harry Connick, Jr, (born 1967), musician and entertainer
Harry Connick Sr, district attorney, singer
Jimmie Davis, (1899-2000), singer, governor
Edmond Dede musican, composer
Ernie K. Doe, singer, "Emperor of the Universe"
Fats Domino, musician
Champion Jack Dupree boxer & musician
Marshall Faulk, (born 1973), St. Louis Rams star running back
Jim Garrison, (1921-1992), district attorney
George Girard, (1930-1957), musician
Louis Moreau Gottschalk, pianist & composer
Shirley Ann Grau, writer
Bryant Gumbel, (born 1948), television anchor
Buddy Guy, blues musician
John Hampson, inventor of "venetian" blinds
Marie Alice Heine, (1858-1925), first American Princess of Monaco
Clarence "Frogman" Henry, singer & musician
Lillian Hellman, (1905-1984), writer
George Herriman, (1880-1944), Krazy Kat cartoonist
Al Hirt, (1922-1999), musician
Mahalia Jackson, (1911-1972), gospel singer
Bill Johnson, (1872-1972), musician
Earl King, (1934-2003), musician
Stalebread Lacombe, self-proclaimed "inventor of jazz"
Papa Jack Laine, (1873-1966), bandleader
Dorothy Lamour, (1914-1996), actress
Mary Landrieu, (born 1955), Senator
Moon Landrieu, (born 1930), judge and politician
Nick LaRocca, (1889-1961), self-proclaimed "inventor of jazz"
Josef Delarose Lascaux, inventor of cotton candy (candy floss)
John Larroquette, (born 1947), actor
Marie Laveau, (1794?-1881?), Voodoo Queen
Emeril Lagasse, (born 1959), Chef
Elmore Leonard, (born 1925), author
Jerry Lee Lewis, (born 1935), musician
Earl Long, governor
Huey P. Long, (1893-1935), kingfish
Russell B. Long, (1918-2003), Senator
Professor Longhair, musician
Magic Sam, Blues pioneer
Karl Malone, (born 1963), Los Angeles Lakers forward, former Utah Jazz legend
Peyton Manning, (born 1976), Indianapolis Colts star quarterback
Pete Maravich, (1947-1988), Basketball player
Paul Mares, (1900-1949), musician
Branford Marsalis, (born 1960), musician
Ellis Marsalis, musician & educator
Wynton Marsalis, (born 1961), musician
Huey Meaux, record producer
DL Menard, Cajun musician Erath, LA
Adah Isaacs Menken, actress
Lizzy Miles, (1895-1963), singer
Little Brother Montgomery, (c. 1906-1985), American musician
Jelly Roll Morton, (1890-1941), musician & composer, self-proclaimed "inventor of jazz"
Morgus The Magnificent
Paul Morphy, (1837-1884), world chess champion
Garrett Morris, (born 1937), comedian
The Neville Brothers, musicians & singers
Alcide Nunez, (1884-1934), musician
Joe "King" Oliver, (1885-1938), musician
Dr. Alton Ochsner, surgeon & medical researcher
Lee Harvey Oswald, (1939-1963), alleged assassin
John H. Overton, (1875-1948), Senator
Nicholas Payton, musician
Marguerite Piazza, operatic soprano
P.B.S. Pinchback, politician
Helen Prejean, (born 1938), activist
Louis Prima, (1910-1978), musician & entertainer
Paul Prudhomme, Chef - born
Mac Rebbenack "Dr. John"
Godfrey Reggio, (born 1940), film maker
Anne Rice, (born 1941), writer of vampire tales and other Gothic fiction
Norbert Rilleaux, (1806-1894), inventor, engineer
Leon Roppolo, (1902-1943), musician
Rhonda Shear, beauty queen, television host
Rockin' Sidney, Zydeco star
Richard Simmons, (born 1948), entertainer
Floyd Soileau, record producer
Britney Spears, (born 1981), pop singer
Jimmy Swaggart, evangelist
Keith Thibodeaux, (born 1950), actor
John Kennedy Toole, (1937-1969), writer
Allen Toussaint, musician, composer, record producer
Ben Turpin, (c. 1872-1940), silent film comedian
Ray Walston, (1914-2001), actor
Hank Williams, Jr, (1949-) singer
A. Baldwin Wood, (1879-1956), inventor & engineer
Andrew Young, (1932-), politician & statesman
Lester Young, (1909-1959), musician