List of Cajuns

List of Cajuns

This is a list of notable Cajuns, often from the Acadiana or Greater New Orleans regions of French Louisiana, though not limited in geographic origin.

List

Arts, culture, and entertainment

*Barry Jean Ancelet - writer, folkorist, linguist [ [http://ccet.louisiana.edu/02a_Center_Associates_Bios/Ancelet_Barry_Jean.html] "Barry Jean Ancelet is a native Louisiana French-speaking Cajun, born in Church Point and raised in Lafayette."]
*Lee Benoit, accordion player and singer
*Tab Benoit, blues guitarist
*Rod Bernard, swamp pop musician
*Jarvis Black, author, artist, musician
*Carl A. Brasseaux, historian, writer
*James Lee Burke, writer
*Trishelle Cannatella (1979 - ) American actress, and model of Cajun ancestry.
*Lacey Chabert, actress
*David Cheramie, activist, writer
*Amie Comeaux, country music singer
*Matthew Corpiel, singer
*Sheila Dooley, linguist
*Michael Doucet, fiddler, singer and songwriter
*Val Dufour, (1927-2000), soap opera actor
*Edwin Duhon, musician and co-founder of the Hackberry Ramblers
*Shonda Farr American actress of part Cajun ancestry.
*Mary Alice Fontenot, children's author
*Mary Gauthier, folk singer/songwriter
*Rodney Guilbeaux, comedian
*Hunter Hayes,accordion player and singer
*Leigh Hennessy, film actress and stunt performer
*Lash La Rue, (deceased) former actor
*Doug Kershaw, Cajun and Country Music musician known as "The Ragin Cajun"
*Sammy Kershaw, Country Music singer and current candidate for Louisiana Lt. Governor
*Ali Landry, model and actress, 1996 Miss USA [Landy - [http://www.cajunculture.com/People/landryal.htm] "A Cajun and Breaux Bridge native, Ali Landry was crowned Miss USA in February 1996 at age twenty-two." [http://www.aclass . m/alil/] ]
*Lisa Landry, stand-up comedian
*Shia LaBeouf, actor
*Richard LeBoeuf, accordion player and singer
*Camille Martin, poet
*Elemore Morgan, Jr., (deceased) painter
*Paul Prudhomme, chef of Cajun cuisine [ [http://frenchquarter.com/dining/CelebrityChefs.php FrenchQuarter.com: Celebrity French Quarter Chefs ] ]
*Dennis Quaid, actor, musician
*Randy Quaid, actor
*Zachary Richard musician, environmentalist, French language preservationist and founder of Action Cadienne
*George Rodrigue, "painter" [http://www.georgerodrigue.com/outstandingalum.htm] "Just like George, he's a nice, country, Cajun guy, who left Louisiana to follow his dream and continued that dream by returning to his roots. "]
*Amanda Shaw, singer, fiddler and actress
*Floyd Sonnier [ [http://www.beaucajun.com/] "A young French-speaking Cajun boy..."]
*Wayne Toups - musician
*Justin Wilson, chef [ [http://www.justinwilson.com/] "Being half Louisiana French himself..."] , comedian
*Angela Kinsey, actress most known for The Office (US)
*Stephanie Swift (1972- ), adult actress
* Tyran Richard (1982 - ) Cajun model.
* Shane West (1978 - ) American actor from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, best known for starring in A Walk To Remember.
*Floyd Boudreaux Notorious pit bull dog fighter and breeder. Over 40 years of Mr. Boudreaux's pure bloodline are in existence and are a prized bloodline in the underground dog fighting world. March 11, 2005 his kennel was raided and he was arrested by Louisiana State Police.

Law and politics

*Kathleen Blanco, Former Louisiana Governor [ [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/HurricaneKatrina/story?id=1111600&page=1] "she was nicknamed the "Cajun Grandma" and won the election to become the top elected official in the state." [http://edition.cnn.com/2003/TRAVEL/03/13/french.louisiana.ap/] ""So many people in Louisiana actually speak French every day and feel French, and I think they're a little disappointed about the situation," says Lt. Gov. Kathleen Blanco, a French Acadian whose maiden name was Babineaux. "We're looking at a 200-year historical time when France was our greatest ally.""]
*John Breaux, former Louisiana US Senator [ [http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=20031006&s=cottle100603] "John Breaux, a close friend and fellow Cajun." [http://www.lafayettetravel.com/culture/history/what_is_cajun.cfm] ]
*James Carville, political strategist, know as the "Ragin' Cajun."
*Edwin Edwards, former governor of Louisiana [ [http://www.ourcongress.org/race/la07] "Louisiana's notorious Cajun politician, Edwin Edwards, who was elected governor four times. He currently resides in the Federal Correctional Institution in Oakdale, Louisiana." [http://www.cajunculture.com/People/EEdwards.htm] ]
*F. Edward Hebert, former Congressman, Chairman of Armed Services Committee
*Charlie Melancon, US congressman [ [http://www.wwltv.com/local/lafourche/stories/WWL080905melancon.598822dc.html News for New Orleans, Louisiana | Lafourche/Terrebonne News | News for New Orleans, Louisiana | wwltv.com ] ]
*Billy Tauzin, politician [ [http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=20031006&s=cottle100603] [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1:108410020/Cajun+Dressing+-+Billy+Tauzin,+charming+villain.html?refid=SEO] ]
*Chet Traylor, Louisiana Supreme Court Justice

Military

*Claire Lee Chennault, former World War II Aviator
*Eugene Roe, World War II medic in the famed Easy Company

ports

*Eddie Delahoussaye, former quarter-horse jockey [ [http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2002/derby_coverage/derby_news/derby_news_03232002.html] "The California-based Delahoussaye, a Cajun from New Iberia, La., is one of the best riders in Kentucky Derby history."]
*Jake Delhomme, NFL quarterback [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1:115312978/Gotta-wanna-needa-getta-hava~C~+cajun+quarterback+Jake+Delhomme,+who+led+the+Carolina+Panthers+to+the+super+bowl,+inked+a+deal+to+endorse+Bojangles+spicy+chicken~R~(Tattle+Tales)(Brief+Article).html?refid=SEO] [http://panthers.com/news/newsroomNewsDetail.jsp?id=18196] ]
*Brett Favre, NFL quarterback
*Andy Pettitte, Starting Pitcher for the NY Yankees
*Eric Guerin, hall of fame jockey [ [http://www.megantingleybooks.com/books/11/0446530700/chapter_excerpt16905.html] "Eric Guerin, the twenty-eight-year-old Cajun jockey who rode all of Vanderbilt's top horses under a contract arrangement."]
*Ron Guidry, former baseball player
*Bobby Hebert, former NFL quarterback [ [http://lafourche.com/sports/hebert.htm] "The Cajun Cannon" [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCL/is_4_34/ai_n6257771] ]
*Leigh Hennessy, world champion gymnast
*Tom Landry, coach, Dallas Cowboys
*Stefan LeFors, football quarterback [ [http://www.washtimes.com/sports/20050527-121250-4839r.htm Washington Times - Barrow, Morton among likely cuts ] ]
*John LeRoux, professional wrestler
*Ryan Theriot, shortstop for the Chicago Cubs, born in Baton Rouge, La. [ [http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=444135 The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs: Team: Player Information ] ]

Fictional characters

*Bobby Boucher, main character played by Adam Sandler in The Waterboy.
*Bill Dauterive from the cartoon King of the Hill.
*Eduard Delacroix, aka "Del", one of the prisoners from The Green Mile.
*Jay "Chef" Hicks, an engineman who brings Captain Benjamin Willard to Colonel Walter E. Kurts in Apocalypse Now.
*Ruby Landry, from the V. C. Andrews' Landry series.
*Remy LeBeau, aka "Gambit," member of the Marvel Comics X-Men.
*Polycarp, local children's TV show host.
*Bayou Billy, video game and comic book character in The Adventures of Bayou Billy for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Konami.
*Emile Dufraisne, video game character in Splinter Cell Double Agent.
*Dave Robisheaux, the detective in New Iberia and New Orleans in the award winning James Lee Burke's crime novels.

ee also

*List of French Americans
*List of Louisiana Creoles
*List of Notable People Related to Cajun Music

References


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