List of Louisiana Creoles

This is a list of notable Louisiana Creole people.

List

*Laila Ali (1977 - ) Famous boxer
*Veronica Porsche Ali - Former wife of Boxer Muhammed Ali
*John James Audubon (1785 - 1851) ornithologist, naturalist, and painter ^{[http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/johnaudubon/johnaudubon.htm]}
*Jonathan Babineaux-Football Player, Atlanta Falcons
*Jordan Babineaux-Football Player, Seattle Seahawks
*Richmond Barthé (1901 - 1989) sculptor recognized as one of the foremost sculptors of his generation
*Sidney Bechet (1897 - 1959) jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
*E. J. Bellocq (1873 - 1949) professional photographer who worked in New Orleans during the early 20th century
*P. G. T. Beauregard (1818 - 1893) known as a general for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, also a writer, civil servant, and inventor ^{[http://www.amazon.com/dp/0807119741/]}
*Barney Bigard (1906 - 1980) jazz clarinetist ^{[http://www.redhotjazz.com/bigard.html]}
*Anatole Broyard - native of New Orleans, 20th c. writer and critic who worked in New York
*Ward Connerly (1939 - ) former University of California Regent, moderate conservative political activist, and businessman ^{[http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/wardconnerly/Ward%20Connerly.htm]}
*Edmonde Dede (1829-1903)World Famous Composer
*Marie Celestine Musson De Gas (1815-1847) Mother of French Impressionist painter, Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas ^{[http://www.biography-and-biographies.com/Artists/Edgar-Degas.htm]}
*Henriette Delille (1812-1862), Founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family & Saint
*Rudolphe Lucien Desdunes (1849-1928) Historian
*Fats Domino (1928 - ) classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist ^{[http://www.frenchcreoles.com/MusicEvents/Fats%20Domino/fats%20domino.htm]}
*Dreux Pierre Frédéric (1985 - ) award winning rapper, formerly a member of the now disbanded R'n'B quartet, B2K
*Alcée Fortier, late 19th c. professor of languages and folklore, influential in preservation of French in Louisiana
* Charles Étienne Arthur Gayarre (1805 - 1895) lawyer, judge, politician, historian, essayist, dramatist, and novelist http://nutrias.org/~nopl/monthly/july97/july97.htm
*Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829 - 1869) composer and pianist, known as a virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano pieces ^{[http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/gottschalk/gottschalk.htm]}
*Bryant Gumbel (1948 - ) television personality for news and sports programs ^{[http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/bryantgumbel/bryantcgumbel.htm]}
*George Herriman (1880 - 1944) cartoonist, known for his comic strip "Krazy Kat" ^{[http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/georgeherriman/george%20herriman.htm]}
*General Russel L. Honoré (1947 - ) commanding general of the U.S. First Army in Fort Gillem, Georgia, and commander of Joint Task Force Katrina responsible for coordinating military relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina-affected areas across the Gulf Coast ^{[http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/Russel%20L%20Honore/russel%20l%20honore.htm]}
*Ice-T - Rapper
*Illinois Jacquet (1922 - 2004) jazz tenor saxophonist famous for his solo on "Flying Home" ^{[http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/Illinois%20Jacquet/illinois%20jacquet.htm]}
*Andrew Jolivette- author, sociologist, educator, social/cultural critic
*Sybil Kein - poet, playwright, scholar, and musician
*Beyoncé and Solange Knowles
*Amel Larrieux - Singer
*Marie Laveau (1794 - 1881) practitioner of voodoo ^{[http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/marielaveau/marielaveau.htm]}
*Suzanne Malveaux (1966 - ) television news reporter ^{[http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/Suzanne%20Malveaux/suzanne%20malveaux.html]}
* Sabrina Le Beauf Actress,(1958-) Most notable role as Sandra on the TV "Cosby Show" series.
*Michel'le - R&B singer, former girlfriend of Dr. Dre; currently married to Suge Knight.
*Ernest Nathan Morial (1929 - 1989) political figure and leading civil rights advocate ^{[http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/ernest%20morial/ernest%20morial.htm]}
*Marc Morial - Former Mayor of New Orleans and son of Ernest Nathan Morial
*Morris W. Morris (1845 - 1906) Civil War soldier of the Louisiana Native Guards & stage actor ^{[http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/morris/morris.htm]}
* Paul Charles Morphy (1837 - 1884) chess master, lawyerhttp://www.excaliburelectronics.com/bio_morphy.html
*Jelly Roll Morton (1885 - 1941) virtuoso pianist, bandleader, and a composer; called the first true composer of jazz music ^{[http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/jellyrollmorton/jellyrollmorton.htm]}
*Ray Nagin (1956 - ) Mayor of New Orleans
*Kid Ory (1886 - 1973) jazz trombonist and bandleader ^{[http://www.frenchcreoles.com/MusicEvents/kid%20ory/kid%20ory.htm]}
*Bill Pickett (1871 - 1932) cowboy/rodeo performer ^{[http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/billpickett/billpickett.htm]}
*Armand J. Piron (1888 - 1943) jazz violinist, band leader, and composer ^{[http://www.frenchcreoles.com/MusicEvents/armond%20j%20piron/armond%20j%20piron.htm]}
*Homer Plessy (1863 - 1925) plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson ^{[http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/homer%20plessy/homer%20plessy.htm]}
*Lloyd Polite (1986 - ) R&B singer, rapper.
*Norbert Rillieux (1806 - 1894) inventor/engineer ^{[http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/norbertrillieux/norbertrillieux.htm]}
*Louis A. Snaer (1842-1917) Captain of the Louisiana Native Guards
*A.P. Tureaud (1899-1972) Renowned Civil Rights attorney

ee also

*List of French Americans

References