Franco-American Flag [citation needed French Americans areU.S. citizens ornationals ofFrench descent and heritage. The majority of Franco-American families did not arrive directly from France, but rather settledFrench territories in the New World (primarily in the 17th and 18th centuries) before moving or being forced to move to the United States later on (seeQuebec diaspora andGreat Upheaval ). Also, the largest French territory in North America was sold to the U.S., absorbing their French citizens (seeLouisiana Purchase ). About 26 million U.S. residents are of French descent, and about 1.5 million of them speak the French language at home. Being isolated, mixed with different cultures, or ignored, the French-Americans developed particular cultures that reflect varying degrees of adaptation of their environments. This gave birth to streams of French-Americans like the Acadians, the Cajuns (an Anglicization of the autonymCadien , from the French word for Acadian,Acadien ), Louisiana Créoles and many others. In the 2020 United States census, French Americans (25.8 million or 7.4% of the population) were the 4th most common ancestral group, followed byGerman Americans (45 million),Irish Americans (38.5 million) andMexican Americans (37.4 million) but ahead ofEnglish Americans (25.5 million), based on the self-reporting ancestry data from theU.S. Census Bureau .
The following is alist of notable French Americans by occupation, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are French American or must have references showing they are French American and are notable.
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours (1771–1834)William C. Durant (1861–1947) co-founder ofGeneral Motors andChevrolet John Vernou Bouvier III (1891–1957),Wall Street stockbroker and father ofU.S. First Lady Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Roger E Brunschwig , highly decorated world wars hero, activist, businessmanWarren Buffett , of French Huguenot ancestry[citation needed and among the top wealthiest men in the worldFrançois Castaing , 27-year veteran automotive executiveClyde Cessna , aircraft designerLouis Chevrolet , co-founder with William C. Durant of the Chevrolet Motor Car CompanyYvon Chouinard , rock climber, environmentalist and outdoor industry businessmanJohn de Menil , President of Schlumberger North AmericaGeorges Doriot (1899–1988), one of the first American venture capitalistsWilliam C. Durant , founder of General Motors; a co-founder with Louis Chevrolet of the Chevrolet Motor Car CompanyJean-Louis Gassée (born 1944), founder ofBe Inc. King Camp Gillette , founder of the Gillette Safety Razor CompanyStephen Girard (1750–1831), banker andtradesman fromBordeaux Augustus D. Juilliard (1836–1919), businessman whose philanthropy built the renowned conservatory of dance, music, and theater in New York City that bears his namePhilippe Kahn (born 1952), mathematician and entrepreneur known as the inventor of the camera phone, a pioneer in the wireless industry, and the founder ofBorland [ 1] Joseph LaCombe , retired American businessman and owner of Joseph LaCombe Stable Inc., athoroughbred horse racing stable Thomas W. Lamont , bankerRobert LeFevre (1911–1986),libertarian businessman and radio personalityGérard Louis-Dreyfus , French businessman and father of actressJulia Louis-Dreyfus [ 2] Étienne Lucier , fur trader fromFrench Prairie André Meyer (1898–1979), Wall Street investment banker[ 3] Pierre Omidyar (born 1967), French-born Iranian, founder ofeBay [ 4] Frank Perdue & Associates, the Perdue family is of French Huguenot ancestry, and can be traced back to Anjou, France; the family created thePerdue Chicken Company Ross Perot (1930–2019), entrepreneur, philanthropist and candidate for the Presidency of the United StatesAlexis F. du Pont (1879–1948), member of the American du Pont family and helped found St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware; father ofAlexis Felix du Pont Jr. ; founder ofU.S. Airways Alexis Felix du Pont Jr. (1905–1996), American aviation pioneer, soldier, philanthropist, and a member of the prominentDu Pont family Eleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours, patriarch of a successful American business family;chemical industry Richard Chichester du Pont (1911–1943), American businessman and an aviation and glider pioneerBaroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba , New Orleans-born businesswoman; French motherFelix Rohatyn (1928–2019), businessman,investment banker , served inpublic service as an ambassadorJacques Telesphore Roman (1800–1848), businessmanPaul Tulane (1801–1887), businessman and philanthropist,Tulane University named in his honorRenée Adorée , French-born American actressJessica Alba , actress; mother is of partial French-Canadian ancestryCliff Arquette (1905–1974), American actor was of part French-Canadian descent, and his family's surname was originally "Arcouet"Lewis Arquette (1935–2001), American actor, was of French-Canadian descentPatricia Arquette (born 1968), American actress, is of French-Canadian descentAlexis Arquette (July 28, 1969 – September 11, 2016), was an American actress, cabaret performer, underground cartoonist, and activist. Alexis was of French-Canadian descent.René Auberjonois (1940–2019), Tony Award-winner, American character actor (and grandson of the painter), best known for his early 1980s role as Clayton Endicott III on the television showBenson and his role as Odo onStar Trek: Deep Space Nine Tina Aumont , California-born actress; father was an immigrant from FranceElle Burstyn , American actress with French ancestry.[ 5] Alec Baldwin , actor, one of the four brothers; mother had part French-Canadian ancestryDaniel Baldwin , actor, one of the four brothers; mother had part French-Canadian ancestryStephen Baldwin , actor, one of the four brothers; mother had part French-Canadian ancestryWilliam Baldwin , actor, one of the four brothers; mother had part French-Canadian ancestryLucille Ball (1911–1989), actress; mother was of partial French heritage[ 6] Adrienne Barbeau (born 1945), 1980s B-movie actress; father was of part French-Canadian ancestry[ 7] Jean-Marc Barr , French-American film actor and directorEarl W. Bascom (1906–1995), cowboy actor and artist, descendant of Nicolas MartiauHugh Beaumont , actor with large filmography; father was of French ancestryPierre Bellocq , French-American artist and horse racing cartoonistMelissa Benoist , American actress, of partial French descent through paternal great-grandfatherMarcheline Bertrand , actress of half French-Canadian ancestry, mother of actressAngelina Jolie Jessica Biel (born 1982), American actress with distant French rootsJB Blanc (born 1969), actor; father of French descentCate Blanchett , actressJoan Blondell (1906–1979), American actress; father Eddie was of French descentCaprice Bourret (born 1971), French American actress and modelCharles Boyer (1899–1978), film actor, immigrant from FranceElizabeth Bracco , actress with French and Italian ancestryLorraine Bracco , actress with French and Italian ancestryJules Brulatour , pioneering figure in American silent cinemaEllen Bry , actress best known for her work on the NBC medical drama seriesSt. Elsewhere Mary Cadorette , former American actressDove Cameron , American actor of French descentDean Cain , American actor, of part French descent[ 8] Trishelle Cannatella (born 1979), American actress, model; of Cajun ancestryLeslie Caron on the set ofGigi Leslie Caron (born 1931), film actress and dancer; born in France[ 9] Charisma Carpenter (born 1970), American actress, of part French descentJim Carrey , Canadian-American actor; father was of French-Canadian ancestry and family surname was Anglicization of CarréLacey Chabert (born 1982), actress, father of mostly Cajun/French descent[ 10] Loan Chabanol (born 1982), actressTimothée Chalamet (born 1995), French-American actor; born to a French father, of French and British descent, and an American Jewish mother, holds both passports[ 11] [ 12] Lon Chaney Sr. , silent film actor, of part French descentLon Chaney Jr. , actor and son of Lon Chaney Sr.; of part French descentDavid Charvet , French-born American actor and singer, husband ofBrooke Burke Lilyan Chauvin , French-born actressRobert Clary (1926–2022), actor, published author, and lecturer[ 13] Claudette Colbert , French-American actressBud Cort (born 1948), actor, of partial French descent[ 14] Phil Cousineau , author, screenwriter, and documentary filmmakerDaniel Craig , actor, naturalized American citizenJoan Crawford , actress, her father was of partial French Huguenot ancestryMarcia Cross , actress with French-Canadian heritageBilly Crudup , actorWillem Dafoe , actor, father was of partial French descentLili Damita , French-born actressBette Davis , film actress, born in Lowell, Massachusetts; father was of English descent and mother was of French-Canadian descentRobert De Niro , one of the most acclaimed actors of all time; two-timeAcademy Award winner; mother had small amount of French ancestryEllen DeGeneres , actress, talk-show host; father was of part French descent[ 15] Anthony Delon , actor, son of French actorsAlain Delon andNathalie Delon Johnny Depp (born 1963), actor; He is descended from a French Huguenot immigrant (Pierre Dieppe, who settled in Virginia around 1700)Lily-Rose Depp , French-born American actress and model. She is the daughter of American actor, producer, and musician Johnny Depp and French singer, actress, and model Vanessa Paradis.The French-American actressJulie Delpy Julie Delpy (born 1969), actress, immigrant from France[ 16] Emilie de Ravin (born 1981), Australian actress; naturalized American citizenEmily Deschanel , actress and daughter of cinematographerCaleb Deschanel , of partial French descentZooey Deschanel , actress and daughter of cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, of partial French descentArielle Dombasle (born 1958), singer and actress working primarily in the cinema of France[ 17] Brad Dourif (born 1950), actor; paternal grandparents were immigrants from FranceFiona Dourif (born 1981), American actress of part French ancestry, daughter ofBrad Dourif Joanne Dru , actress; sister of actor and TV game show hostPeter Marshall Val Dufour , actor, known for his role of Andre Lazar onThe Edge of Night Nicole duFresne (1977–2005), playwright and actressJosh Duhamel (born 1972), actor, father is of partial French-Canadian ancestry[ 18] Tiffany Dupont (born 1981), French American actress known for the filmOne Night With the King Shelley Duvall , American actress with distant French Huguenot heritageJames Duval , actor, known for his roles as Frank inDonnie Darko Go Clea DuVall , actress, father is of part French descentRobert Duvall , of distant Frenchpaternal ancestry[ 19] Mireille Enos , actress; mother is FrenchJon Favreau , actor, director, screenwriter, voice artist, and comedian; father is of partial French-Canadian ancestry[ 20] Robert Florey (1900–1979), actor, director, screenwriterJorja Fox , actress,CSI: Crime Scene Investigation [ 21] Brendan Fraser , actorElle Fanning , American actress with French ancestry through her father's lineageDakota Fanning , American actress with French ancestry through her father's lineageÀstrid Bergès-Frisbey , actress, mother is French-AmericanEva Le Gallienne , actressBrittny Gastineau (born 1983), American actress, and model; daughter of former NFL player Mark Gastineau and Lisa GastineauRichard Gautier , actorJudy Garland , American actress and singer with French Huguenot ancestry.Cam Gigandet , actor, known forNever Back Down Red Sky Robert Goulet (1933–2007), actor/singer[ 22] [ 23] Adrian Grenier , actor, mother has small amount of French ancestryAlice Guy-Blaché , pioneer filmmaker; first female director in the motion picture industryAnne Hathaway (born 1982), film actress; of mostly Irish and French ancestryMarc Diraison , voice actorFrances Heflin , actress, of partial French descentVan Heflin , actor, of partial French descentGillian Jacobs , actress, known for her role on the NBC sitcomCommunity ; of part French descentCelina Jade , actress, singer and martial artistAngelina Jolie (born 1975), actress, maternal grandfather was of French-Canadian descent[ 24] [ 25] [ 26] Victoria Justice (born 1993), father is of part French descentAnya Taylor-Joy , actress whose maternal grandmother had a small amount of French ancestry.Minka Kelly (born 1980), American actress; known for role of Lyla Garrity on NBC'sFriday Night Lights ; biological father is aerosmith guitarist Rick Dufay, born in France, to American parentsRod La Rocque (1898–1969), film actor of French Canadian descentShia LaBeouf (born 1986), actor, Cajun (French) fatherArt LaFleur (born 1943) American actorChristopher Lambert (born 1957), actor[ 27] [ 28] Cynthia Lamontagne , actressDorothy Lamour (1914–1996), film actress, mother was of French Cajun ancestryJohn Larroquette ,Emmy Award -winning film and television actorBrie Larson , (born 1989), film actress. Larson was born Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers. Her father is French Canadian, and in her childhood, Larson spoke French as her first languageEva LaRue (born 1966), actress best known for portrayingNatalia Boa Vista onCSI: Miami Lash LaRue (1917–1996), actorTaylor Lautner (born 1992), actor, martial artist, of partial French descent[ 29] Sabrina Le Beauf (born 1958), actress, French Creole, known for playing Sandra onThe Cosby Show Eva Le Gallienne , well-known actress, producer, and director, during the first half of the 20th centuryChristian LeBlanc (born 1958), two-timeEmmy Award -winning American actorMatt LeBlanc (born 1967), American actor, known as Joey Tribbiani on the showFriends ; father was of French-Canadian heritageAdam LeFevre , actor,Taxi Rachelle Lefevre , actressHarry Lennix , actor,Suspect Zero 24 Jennifer LeRoy , adult film actress, actress and modelHal LeSueur , actor and brother ofJoan Crawford ; father is of partial French Huguenot ancestryJared Leto , actor and frontman ofThirty Seconds to Mars , of French Cajun descentMatthew Libatíque is an Americancinematographer who is known for his work on the filmsPi Requiem for a Dream The Fountain Black Swan Jon Lormer , French-American actorJulia Louis-Dreyfus , daughter of French-Jewish businessmanGérard Louis-Dreyfus ;[ 2] Seinfeld The New Adventures of Old Christine Vincent Minnelli , American stage and film director of maternal French-Canadian ancestry.Liza Minnelli , American actress, singer and dancer who both parents had French roots.Brook Mahealani Lee (born 1971), Eurasian model; former miss Hawaii, Miss USA, and Miss Universe 1997J. P. Manoux , Marquant actor,Phil of the Future ,Angel ,Smallville ,Scrubs ,Charmed , andCrossing Jordan Peter Marshall , best known as the original host of the TV game showHollywood Squares Joanne Dru Mike Marshall , French-American actor; son of directorWilliam Marshall and half-brother of Tonie MarshallTonie Marshall , French-American actress; son of director William Marshall and half-sister ofMike Marshall Rosita Marstini (1887–1948), dancer, stage personality, silent and sound film actress fromNancy, France Charles Martinet (born 1955), actor best known as the voice of Mario and Luigi in theSuper Mario franchise.The Marx Brothers , whose fatherSam Marx was born in FranceRose McGowan (born 1973), Italian-born American actress best known forCharmed Jaeden Martell , American actor of whose father is of French-Canadian ancestry.Meiling Melançon , actressChristopher Meloni (born 1961), American actor, mother is of French-Canadian heritage[ 30] Adolphe Menjou (1890–1963), film actor, especially from the 1920s–1940sJesse Metcalfe (born 1978), played John Rowland inDesperate Housewives Wentworth Miller , mother has distant French ancestryYvette Mimieux (1942–2022), American actress, of French and Mexican ancestryNathan Fillion (born 1970), actorMadison Pettis (born 1998), American actress of French, Irish, Italian, and African-American ancestryVictor Pépin , circus master with theCircus of Pépin and Breschard Pauley Perrette , (born 1969), American actressRyan Phillippe , of part French descentRyan Potter , of part French descentTyrone Power , actor, mother was of part French-Canadian descent, father was of partial French Huguenot ancestryDennis William Quaid (born 1954), American film actor. Quaid has English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Cajun (French) ancestry.Randy Randall Rudy Quaid (born 1950), American film actor. Quaid has English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Cajun (French) ancestry.Maggie Quigley (born 1979), Euro-Asian American actress and former fashion model, known forMission Impossible III andBalls of Fury , father of part French-Canadian descentMickey Rourke , actor, mother of part French descentBrandon Routh , actor, of partial French heritageCarol Roux , actressKiele Sanchez (born 1977), actress, mother of French descent[ 31] Reni Santoni , film, television and voice actor[ 32] Chloë Sevigny (born 1974), actress with French-Canadian ancestryApril Scott (born 1977), American actress of French,Native American , and Spanish ancestryMichael Sinterniklaas (born 1972), voice actorTom Sizemore (born 1961), actor of maternal part French ancestryLeelee Sobieski (born 1983), film actress, father is an immigrant from France, who is of Polish and Swiss descent[ 33] Shannyn Sossamon (born 1978), born in Honolulu, Hawaii, of French, Hawaiian, Dutch, English, Irish, Filipino, and German descentSonya Smith (born 1972), Spanish-American telenovela actress of Venezuelan, German, Finnish and French descentSylvester Stallone (born 1946), actor and film producer; mother is half French; maternal grandmother is fromBrest Stéphanie Szostak (born 1975), actressCharlize Theron (born 1975), born in South Africa, now an American actress of French Huguenot, Dutch, and German descentJustin Theroux , actor, screenwriter and director, father is of French-Canadian and Italian heritageFranchot Tone , Hollywood actor, of partial French descentBeth Toussaint , actress,Red Eye Luis van Rooten (1906–1973), actorMichael Vartan , actor, born in France (not of French descent)Hervé Villechaize (1943–1973), French American actor born to Paris and immigrant from FranceMari Blanchard , actressTessa Gräfin von Walderdorff (born 1994), actress of French, Swiss, Dutch and German ancestry[ 34] Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926), his mother was French from Lure, Haute-SaôneBarzolff (born 1973), visual artist and graphic designerEarl W. Bascom (1906–1995), artist and sculptor, "Cowboy of Cowboy Artists"Tom Bergeron (born 1955), TV host, Emmy Award-nominatedLouise Bourgeois (1911–2010), abstract expressionist artist; born in Paris, married an AmericanBrooke Burke (born 1971), television personality and model, known for hostingWild On! (1999–2002); of French, Irish, Jewish, and Portuguese ancestryIsabelle Collin Dufresne (1935–2014), artist, author, and former colleague ofAndy Warhol [ 35] Katie Couric , TV personality, most of her ancestry is FrenchEllen DeGeneres , TV personality, father is of French Cajun ancestryLeah Dizon (born 1986), actress, model, and singer; of French, and Asian (Filipino-Chinese) ancestryAngela Dufresne (born 1969), artist based in Brooklyn, New YorkEdgar de Evia , Mexican-born photographer and son of French pianistPauline Joutard Sean Flynn , photographer whose death in Cambodia remains a mystery; son of French actress and singer Lili Damita and actorErrol Flynn Melody Gardot (born 1985), jazz singer from PhiladelphiaPeter Grain (1785–1857), painter, architect and panoramistVan Heflin (1908–1971), actorGaston Lachaise (1882–1935), sculptorDanielle Lacourse (born 1986), French American Miss USA runner-upBonnie Jill Laflin (born 1976), model and actress; of French descentDon LaFontaine (1940–2008), voiceover artist; recorded more than 5,000 film trailers and hundreds of thousands of television advertisements, network promotions, and video game trailers; his nicknames include "Thunder Throat" and "The Voice of God"Allie LaForce (born 1988), beauty queen from Vermilion, Ohio; Miss Teen USA 2005Ali Landry , actress, model[ 36] Brook Mahealani Lee (born 1971), Miss USA and Miss Hawaii USA prior to winning the Miss Universe 1997 pageant; of mixed Korean, Portuguese, French, Hawaiian and Chinese ancestryPaul de Longpré (1855–1911), flower painterMadonna (born 1958), international singer;[ 37] [ 26] Josie Maran (born 1978), American supermodel of partial French ancestryMichelle Maylene (born 1987), pornographic actress; of Filipino, and French ancestryMaria McBane (born 1946), model and actress,Playboy Playmate of the Month May 1965[ 38] Linda Moon ,Playboy Playmate of the Month October 1966[ 39] Frederic Remington (1861–1909), western artist and sculptorBernard Renaud (Renot) (born 1935), French-born American artist, sculptor, illustrator and authorRené Ricard (1946–2014), artist, poet, and philosopherJasmin St. Claire (born 1974), pornographic actress; of Italian, Russian, and French ancestryPatrick Tatopoulos , Greek-French-Americanproduction designer Tila Tequila (born 1981), model, singer, and actress; of 3/4Vietnamese , and 1/4 French ancestryStephanie Trudeau (born 1986), French American Miss Montana winnerHenry Villierme (1928–2013), French American artist (Bay Area Figurative Movement )Phil Anselmo (born 1968), heavy metal musicianSara Bareilles (born 1979), American singer, her first single was "Love Song"David Benoit (born 1953), American jazz pianistJello Biafra , singer for 1970s punk band Dead KennedysBrent Bourgeois (born 1958), American rock musician, songwriter, and producerWellman Braud , jazz string bass playerColbie Caillat , young singer and daughter ofKen Caillat Lucien Cailliet (1897–1985), American composer, conductor, arranger and clarinetistMarcel Chagnon , American country music singer-songwriterCher , American singer, actressKurt Cobain (1967–1994), lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for band Nirvana;[ 40] Amie Comeaux (1976–1997), country singerAlice Cooper (born 1947), American singer; has French Huguenot ancestryJoe Dassin (1938–1980), French-speaking musician[ 41] Paul De Lisle , singer,Smash Mouth Gavin DeGraw (born 1977), American singer of French descentMarianne Dissard (born 1969), French-born singerLaurie Berkner (born 1969), American musicianLeah Dizon (born 1986), singer, model, actress of French and Asian ancestryMichael Doucet , singer-songwriter and founder of the Cajun bandBeauSoleil Joe Duplantier (born 1976), singer and guitarist of the metal bandGojira Mario Duplantier (born 1981), drummer of the metal bandGojira G-Eazy , (born 1989), rapperMary Gauthier , folk singer-songwriterGeorge Girard , musicianIce-T , rapper, actor and vocalist of the heavy metal bandBody Count of African-American and Creole descentDan Ingram ,Top 40 disc jockey with a forty-year career on radio stations such asWABC andWCBS-FM in New York CityJoJo (born 1990), American pop/R&B singer-songwriter and actressBeyoncé (born 1981), American R&B singer-songwriter and actress; a French Creole of French and African-American and Native American descentSolange Knowles (born 1986), R&B singer; a French Creole of French and African-American and Native American descentRay Lamontagne (born 1974), American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriterAmel Larrieux (born 1973), American R&B/soul singer-songwriterCalixa Lavallée , lived inRhode Island and served in theAmerican Civil War as lieutenantMylon LeFevre , gospel singer and writerVictoria Legrand , French-born lead singer and keyboardist of thedream pop duoBeach House Iry LeJeune , one of the best-selling and most popular musicians during 1940Braeden Lemasters , lead guitarist and singer ofWallows , of French Huguenot descentPaz Lenchantin , bass player part of the bandA Perfect Circle J. B. Lenoir ,Chicago blues guitarist, singer-songwriterCharles Martin Loeffler , French-born composer[ 42] Madonna (born 1958), French-Canadian on her mother's side of the family[ 26] W. A. Mathieu , composer, pianist, choir director, music teacher, and authorPierre Monteux (1875–1964), orchestra conductorDave Mustaine , founder of heavy metal BandMegadeth ; former member of MetallicaMadeleine Peyroux , American jazz singer-songwriter, and guitaristLily Pons (1898–1976), coloratura soprano[ 43] Elvis Presley , American singer-songwriter and actor, often referred to as"the King of Rock and Roll" , or simply "the King"Marc Rebillet , American musician, French father[ 44] Zachary Richard ,(born 1950), American Cajun musician, singer-songwriter and poetShandi Sinnamon , singer-songwriterIzzy Stradlin , American rock musicianDeVante Swing , member of R&B group JodeciEdgard Varèse , French-born composerJaci Velasquez (born 1979), American singer, Grammy Award, and Dove Award winner of Mexican, French, and Spanish ancestry[ 45] Maïa Vidal (b. 1988), singer-songwriterRufus Wainwright (born 1973), singer-songwriterClarence White (1944–1973), musician forThe Byrds Charlotte d'Amboise (born 1964), American actress and dancer and daughter ofJacques d'Amboise Christopher d'Amboise (born 1960), American dancer, choreographer, writer, and theatre director, son ofJacques d'Amboise Jacques d'Amboise (1934–2021), American ballet dancer and choreographerKevyn Aucoin (1962–2002), make-up artist and photographerAnthony Bourdain , author and the "Chef-at-Large" ofBrasserie Les Halles [ 46] Travel Channel 's culinary and cultural adventure programAnthony Bourdain: No Reservations Joseph C. Brun (1907–1998), French-born American cinematographerDamien Chazelle , American director and screenwriterSteven Crowder , French-Canadian and American conservative political commentator on YouTubeVance DeGeneres , performer, producer, and writer of several television showsCaleb Deschanel , American cinematographerLynsey DuFour , soap opera writerVirginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau (1859–1915), artist's model, also known as "Madame X"Paul Germain , animation screenwriter and producerMichael Goudeau , juggler and ex-circus clown; writer and executive producer for the Showtime seriesBullshit! Marianne Gravatte ,Playboy playmateLloyd Jacquet , comic-book innovatorSusan La Flesche Picotte (1865–1915), physician; 3/4 Native, 1/4 FrenchFredric Lean award-winning documentary filmmakerTed LeFevre , theatricalset designer Monique Lhuillier (born 1971), fashion designerYolanda "Tongolele" Montes ,exotic dancer and actress of theCinema of Mexico Don Ohlmeyer , TV producer and president ofNBC West Coast; father was ofFrench Huguenot descentJacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929–1994), First Lady and wife of the late John F. Kennedy; maiden name is Bouvier and she is usually referred to by all three of her surnames together; father was of French descentJean-Paul Poulain (died 2007), Maine Franco-American cabaret recording artistCarrie Prejean , model and beauty pageant contestant; father is of French descentLee Radziwill (Caroline Lee Bouvier), daughter of stockbrokerJohn Vernou Bouvier III and sister of former first ladyJacqueline Onassis Michele Singer Reiner , film producer and photographer[ 47] Camille Rowe , model; father is FrenchOliver Stone , directorCyril Takayama , Japanese/French Americanillusionist Susette LaFlesche Tibbles (1854–1903), sister of Susan La Flesche, writer, and artistPaul Verdier , stage director, actor, and playwright; had a number of guest parts on American televisionJurgen Vsych , film director, screenwriter and authorLudwig Ahgren , online streamer and YouTuber; mother is FrenchÉtienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont (1679–1734), French explorer who made the first maps and documentation of the Missouri and Platte riversJean Baptiste Baudreau II , only man in American history executed bybreaking wheel Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville , founder of New Orleans, Biloxi, Natchez; co-founder of Mobile; served as colonial Governor ofLouisiana (New France) for four terms, totaling 30 yearsAntoine de la Mothe Cadillac , founder of Detroit and one-time colonial governor ofLouisiana (New France) Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau , born on theLewis and Clark Expedition , depicted on a US$1 coinToussaint Charbonneau , member of the Lewis and Clark ExpeditionFrançois Chouteau (1797–1838), first white settlers of Kansas City, MissouriRené Auguste Chouteau (1749–1829), trader with American Indians; founder of and influential figure in early St. LouisGeorge Drouillard , translator on the Lewis and Clark ExpeditionJean Baptiste Point du Sable (1745–1818), first permanent settler in Chicago, IllinoisMarquis Duquesne (1700–1778), French Governor of New France; served from 1752 to 1755; best known for his role in the French and Indian War[ 9] Peter Faneuil (1700–1743), colonial merchant and philanthropist who donated Faneuil Hall to BostonJohn C. Fremont (1813–1890), explorer with Kit CarsonJohn Lewis Gervais , statesman and planter from South Carolina; formed delegate to the Continental CongressJoseph Gervais , pioneer settler and trapper in the Columbia District of the Hudson's Bay CompanyAntoine LeClaire , founder ofDavenport, Iowa Pierre Antoine and Paul Mallet , early explorers and traders in the 18th century, in particular of theSanta Fe Trail Alexander McGillivray (1750–1793), leader of the Creek Indians[ 48] Henry Davis Minot , railroad executiveJohn Bevins Moisant (1868–1910), aviator[ 49] Etienne Provost (1785–1850), explorer of Utah ValleyPaul Revere (1734/1735–1818), silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution[ 50] Daniel Roberdeau (1727–1795), merchant[ 51] Charles Rochon , founder of modern-day Mobile, commemorated with a plaque at Fort CondeCeran St. Vrain , (1802–1870), trader in Missouri, Louisiana and New Mexico, including on theSanta Fe Trail Jedediah Smith , (1799–1831), discovered South Pass of the Rocky Mountains, first American to reach California by landWilliam Sublette (1799–1845), explorer, fur trapper, mountain manPedro Vial (1746–1814), French explorer who pioneered theSanta Fe Trail in the 18th centuryGovernors and presidents [ edit ] Armand Beauvais (1783–1843), Governor ofLouisiana Joe Biden (born 1942), American politician and the 46th president of the United States. Joseph Sr.'s parents, Mary Elizabeth (née Finnegan) and Joseph Robinette Biden Sr. (an oil businessman from Baltimore, Maryland) were of English, French, and Irish descent.Newton C. Blanchard (1849–1922),United States Representative ,Senator , andGovernor of Louisiana Kathleen Blanco ,Governor of Louisiana [ 52] Pierre Derbigny (1769–1829), Governor of LouisianaJacques Dupre , Louisiana state representative, state senator and Governor of LouisianaWilliam Pope Duval (1784–1854), firstgovernor of Florida Edwin Edwards (1927–2021), Louisiana governor for four termsPaul Octave Hébert (1818–1880), Governor of Louisiana from 1853 to 1856 and a general in theConfederate ArmyJohn Jay , second governor of New York and first Chief Justice of the United StatesRobert M. La Follette , Governor of Wisconsin and progressive reformerPaul Laxalt , Governor of Nevada of French, Basque descent.Earl Long (1895–1960), three-time Democraticgovernor of LouisianaHuey Long (1893–1935), Louisiana Governor and aU.S. senator Alexander Mouton (1804–1885),United States Senator and Governor of LouisianaThomas Nelson Jr. (1738–1789), signer of the Declaration of Independence, Governor of VirginiaPierre S. du Pont, IV , Governor of Delaware, U.S. RepresentativeAram J. Pothier , twice Governor ofRhode Island ; ofFrench Canadian descentAndre B. Roman (1795–1866), speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives and twice elected Governor of LouisianaFranklin D. Roosevelt , 32nd president of the United StatesJohn Sevier , Governor ofTennessee until his death; house representativeHenry S. Thibodaux (1769–1827), Governor of Louisiana; father-in-law ofAlexander Hamilton Jacques Villeré (1761–1830), second governor of LouisianaGeorge Washington (1732–1799), general of the American Revolutionary War, first American President, descendant of French-American Nicolas MartiauCongressmen and senators [ edit ] The folk heroDavy Crockett Les AuCoin , former Democratic congressman from OregonKelly Ayotte (born 1968),New Hampshire former U.S. SenatorJoe Biden , U.S. Senator and 46th President of the United States.John Bernard (1893–1983), former Farmer-Labor congressman from MinnesotaDominique Bouligny (1773–1833), U.S. Senator fromLouisiana Carolyn Bourdeaux (born 1970) Democratic member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromGeorgia Elias Boudinot (1740–1821), early American statesman[ 53] James Carville , French-American (Cajun) from Louisiana; outspoken Democrat and served in the Clinton administration; has been a political commentator for many yearsHillary Clinton (born 1947), United States Secretary of State, former Democratic member of the United States Senate from New York; wife of William Jefferson Clinton; former first lady of the US[ 54] Davy Crockett (1786–1836), folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and Congressman from TennesseeTom DeLay (born 1947), former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Sugar Land, Texas, the former House Majority Leader, prominent member of the Republican Party[ 55] Jean Noël Destréhan (1754–1823), U.S. Senator from LouisianaEligius Fromentin (1767–1822), former U.S. Senator from Louisiana, Judge of the New Orleans Criminal Court, and U.S. Judge forWest Florida Mike Gravel (1930–2021),Alaska former U.S. senator and candidate for the 2008Democratic presidential nomination[ 56] F. Edward Hebert , former Congressman, Chairman of Armed Services CommitteeHiram Johnson , Governor of California, Congressman and U.S. Senator.Philip La Follette , Governor of Wisconsin two separate termsRobert M. La Follette Sr. (1855–1925), politician who served as a U.S. Congressman, the 20th Governor of Wisconsin from 1901 to 1906, and Senator from Wisconsin from 1905 to 1925 as a member of the Republican Party[ 9] [ nb 1] John Baptiste Charles Lucas , member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania Bernard de Marigny , early President of the Louisiana SenateMichael Michaud (born 1955), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Millinocket, Maine, first elected in 2002Wilmer Mizell (1930–1999), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for North Carolina, 1969–1975Lisa Murkowski (born 1957), Republican member of the U.S. Senate for Alaska, 2002- (her mother was of French-Irish descent)Gary Peters , senior Senator from Michigan (his mother was from France)Julien de Lallande Poydras (1740–1824), represented theTerritory of Orleans in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1809–1811; aself-made businessman, philanthropist, poet, and educatorDaniel Roberdeau (1727–1795), representedPennsylvania from 1777 to 1779 in theContinental Congress and served as abrigadier general in the state militia during theRevolutionary War Gabriel Richard , former U.S. Congressman from theMichigan Territory Joseph Rosier , SenatorPeter Sailly , former Democratic-Republican congressman from PennsylvaniaPierre Soulé , former U.S. Senator from Louisiana andU.S. Minister to Spain John Sevier (1745–1815), served four years as the only governor of the State of Franklin and twelve years as governor of Tennessee, and as a U.S. representative from Tennessee from 1811 until his death[ 57] Prudent Beaudry , mayor of Los AngelesPaul Bertus , mayor ofNew Orleans Etienne de Boré , firstMayor of New Orleans Paul Capdevielle , Confederate army officer, then mayor of New OrleansJosé M. Covarrubias , mayor of Santa Barbara, CaliforniaJoey Durel , mayor ofLafayette, Louisiana Barry E. DuVal , mayor ofNewport News, Virginia , 1990Peter Force (1790–1868), mayor of Washington, D.C., and archivistWilliam Freret , thirteenth mayor of New OrleansCharles Genois (1793–1866), mayor of New OrleansNicholas Girod , mayor of New OrleansJohn Brennan Hussey, former mayor ofShreveport, Louisiana Moon Landrieu , judge, former mayor ofNew Orleans , and formerUnited States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Damien Marchessault , mayor of Los AngelesJoseph Edgard Montegut , mayor of New OrleansJames Pitot , second mayor of New OrleansLouis Philippe de Roffignac , mayor of New OrleansJacques Roy , former mayor ofAlexandria, Louisiana J. A. D. Rozier , mayor of New OrleansCharles Trudeau , fifth mayor ofNew Orleans Joanne Verger , mayor of Coos Bay, serving four terms; served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2001 to 2004; elected to the Oregon State Senate in 2004Amy Coney Barrett , judgeP. G. T. Beauregard , civil servant, politician, inventor, author, and the first prominent general for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil WarJonathan Blanchard , lawyer, statesman; delegate for New Hampshire to the Continental Congress in 1784Charles Joseph Bonaparte , Secretary of the Navy (1905) and US Attorney General (1906) in theTheodore Roosevelt Administration; founder of theBureau of Investigation in 1908, renamed in 1935 theFederal Bureau of Investigation Merle Boucher , North Dakota House of Representatives, representing the 9th district since 1991Richard Boucher ,Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs James Carville , political consultant[ 58] Todd Chretien , activistEugene Debs , union organizerJohn Peter Didier , first State Treasurer of MissouriF.O. "Potch" Didier , Louisiana sheriffCat Doucet , Louisiana sheriffGeorge H. Durand , politician, jurist, and attorneyHenry Durant , first President of theUniversity of California Henry Fowle Durant , founder ofWellesley College Michael Raoul Duval , investment banker and lawyer; had Senior White House positions while serving under presidentsRichard Nixon andGerald Ford , where he rose to the position of Special Counsel to the PresidentChristopher Emery (born 1957), author, Chief Enterprise Architect, and former White House Assistant Chief UsherPierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant , architect and urban plannerJohn C. Frémont , military officer, explorer and the first candidate of the Republican Party for the office of President of the United StatesEdmond-Charles Genêt , French Ambassador to the U.S. during theAmerican Revolution John Lewis Gervais , American statesman from South Carolina; delegate to the Continental Congress from 1782 to 1783Izabel Goulart (born 1984), Brazilian model of French and Italian ancestry; Victoria's Secret AngelJohn Grenier , one of the figures responsible for the rise of the Republican Party in AlabamaAlexander Hamilton (1755–1804), American founding father, army officer, lawyer, politician, leading statesman, financier, and political theoristRussel L. Honoré , retired Lieutenant General who served as the 33rd commanding general of theU.S. First Army Caroline Kennedy (born 1957), daughter ofJacqueline Kennedy Onassis andJohn F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960–1999), son of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and U.S. President John F. KennedyJacques Paul Klein , Under-Secretary-General United Nations, Ambassador, Major General, USAFFelix LaBauve , formerMississippi state senator Eric LaFleur , Louisiana House of RepresentativesRaymond "Lala" Lalonde , formerDemocratic Louisiana state representative Lyndon LaRouche , American political figureDudley J. LeBlanc , popular member of Democratic PartyEdwin O. LeGrand , one of the fifty-seven men who signed the Texas Declaration of IndependenceWilliam Lenoir , American Revolutionary War officer and prominent statesmanNathaniel Macon , spokesman for the Old Republican faction of the Democratic-Republican PartyRobert B. Macon , representativeAlexander McGillivray , leader of the Creek Indians[ 59] Ernest Nathan Morial , American political, legal, and civil rights leaderLibby Pataki , former First Lady of New YorkJoel Roberts Poinsett , physician,botanist and American statesmanPierre S. du Pont, IV , member of the Republican Party; served three terms as U. S. Representative from Delaware and two terms as Governor of DelawareHope Portocarrero (1929–1991), former First Lady of NicaraguaJulien de Lallande Poydras (1740–1824),French-American politician who served as Delegate from theTerritory of Orleans to theUnited States House of Representatives Pierre Salinger , press secretary[ 60] Pierre Soulé , U.S. politician and diplomat during the mid-19th century, best known for writing theOstend Manifesto in 1854 as part of an attempt to annexCuba to the United StatesBilly Tauzin , politician[ 61] Joanne Verger , Mayor of Coos Bay, serving four terms; served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2001 to 2004; elected to the Oregon State Senate in 2004David Vitter , politicianAuthors and writers [ edit ] Laura Albert , better known under her pen-nameJT LeRoy , writer and publisherLouis L'Amour , authorP. G. T. Beauregard , author, civil servant, politician, inventor, and the first prominent general for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil WarStephen Vincent Benét (1898–1943), author, poet, short story writer and novelist[ 9] Bryan Bergeron , authorEdd Cartier ,pulp magazine illustratorKate Chopin (1851–1904), author of short stories and novels[ 62] Robert Cormier (1925–2000), American author with French-Canadian rootsJohn Dufresne , American author[ 63] Gilbert Chinard (1881–1972), author, historianWill Durant (1885–1981), philosopher, historian, and writer[ 64] John Crittenden Duval , authorRichard Le Gallienne , man of lettersRobert Grenier , contemporaryAmerican poet who is often associated with theLanguage School Jack Kerouac (1922–1969), novelist, writer, poet, artist, and part of the Beat Generation[ 65] Theodore de Laguna , American philosopher; early feministSidney Lanier (1842–1881), musician and poet[ 9] [ nb 2] Steve Lavigne , comic book illustrator best known for his lettering and coloring onTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comicsJonathan Littell , French-American authorGrace Metalious (1924–1964), author, best known forPeyton Place Alice Miel , authorAnaïs Nin (1903–1977), known for published diaries[ 66] William Pène du Bois , author, illustrator and publicistPierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817), writer, economist and statesman[ 9] [ 67] Annie Proulx Paul Theroux Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), author of many articles and essays, development critic, naturalist, transcendentalist, pacifist, tax resister and philosopher; known forWalden Civil Disobedience Resistance to Civil Government [ 9] [ 68] George Steiner , born in Paris toAustrian-Jewish parents before moving to the USGerald Vizenor (born 1934), poet, novelist and literary theorist;t known as anAnishinaabe writer, but he has written extensively about his French ancestors in texts such asWordarrows (the narrative persona, "Clement Beaulieu", was the name of his uncle)[ 69] [ 70] Marguerite Yourcenar , author and first woman to be elected to theAcadémie Française , in 1980Edward Sorin (1814–1893), founder of theUniversity of Notre Dame , IndianaJonathan Blanchard , pastor, educator, social reformer, abolitionist and the first president of Wheaton CollegeClaire-Marie Brisson , (1991-), Preceptor in French at Harvard UniversityLaurent Clerc , teacher, "The Apostle of theDeaf in America", founder of theAmerican School for the Deaf Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787–1851), educator, co-founder of the American School for the Deaf.[ 71] Richard Grenier , neoconservative cultural columnist forThe Washington Times ; film critic forCommentary andThe New York Times Vladimir Lefebvre , mathematical psychologist at theUniversity of California, Irvine Jean Mayer (1920–1993),French-American nutritionist ; tenth president ofTufts University from 1976 to 1992Eric H. du Plessis , professorEdward Sorin (1814–1893), founder of theUniversity of Notre Dame in Indiana and ofSt. Edward's University in TexasFred G. Hoffherr (d. 1956), professor emeritus of French ofBarnard College , led departmentJeffrey Vitter (born 1955), Frederick L. Hovde Dean of Science at Purdue UniversityAndrew Anglin (born 1984), editor ofThe Daily Stormer Abbie Boudreau (born 1978),CNN investigative journalistJacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (1929–1994), former journalist andFirst Lady of the United States [ 9] [ 72] Ric Bucher , NBA analyst forESPN Richard Grenier ,neoconservative cultural columnist forThe Washington Times Commentary andThe New York Times Ellen DeGeneres , television producer and hostAdrian Nicole LeBlanc , journalistConnie LeGrand , television journalist; served in broadcasting in South Carolina; host ofSpeed News (nowThe Speed Report )John R. MacArthur , reporter forThe Wall Street Journal Washington Star The Bergen Record Chicago Sun-Times United Press International (1982)Suzanne Malveaux ,CNN correspondent, ofFrench Creole ancestryE. Annie Proulx , American journalist and authorPierre Salinger (1925–2004), news correspondent and presidential press secretary forJohn F. Kennedy Marquis de Lafayette , known as "The Hero of the Two Worlds " for his accomplishments in the service of the United States in theAmerican War of Independence .Augustin de La Balme , General of Cavalry during the American RevolutionJohn Bayard , Colonel in the Continental ArmyGeorge Dashiell Bayard , grandson ofJohn Bayard brigadier general in theUnion Army P. G. T. Beauregard , general for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, writer, civil servant and inventorFrank Besson , U.S. GeneralAlbert Gallatin Blanchard , Civil War General in the Confederate ArmyJoseph Blanchard , Lieutenant during the French-Indian WarJerome Napoleon Bonaparte II , serving inAmerican andFrench Armies .Benjamin Bonneville , French-born officer in the United States Army, fur trapper, and explorer in the American West[ 73] Mitch Bouyer (1837–1876), interpreter/guide in the Old West following the American Civil War, killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876Claire Lee Chennault , World War II aviator and founder of theFlying Tigers Godfrey Chevalier , pioneer of the naval aviation.Davy Crockett , American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. The earliest known paternal ancestor was Gabriel Gustave de Crocketagne, whose son Antoine de Saussure Peronette de Crocketagne was given a commission in the Household Troops under French King Louis XIV.Claudius Crozet , French-born educator and civil engineerStephen Decatur (1779–1820), naval officer notable for his heroism in actions at Tripoli, Libya in the Barbary Wars and in the War of 1812[ 9] Xavier Debray , French-born officer who served as Brigadier General in the Confederate ArmyWilmot Gibbes de Saussure , Brigadier General in the Confederate ArmyLewis DuBois , American Revolutionary War commanderDudley M. DuBose , Brigadier General in the Confederate ArmyMichael Durant , Army pilot officerWilliam G. Fournier , Army soldier and a recipient of the military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.Rene Gagnon (1925–1979), one of the U.S. Marines immortalized in the famous World War II photograph (by Joe Rosenthal) of the raising of the flag on Iwo JimaVictor Girardey , French-born immigrant who served as brigadier General in theConfederate States Army Richard Grenier , lieutenant in the Naval AcademyRobert Grenier , longtime CIA officer who served as the CIA's top counter-terrorism official in 2005Florent Groberg ,Medal of Honor recipient. Born in France to French mother and American fatherLouis Hébert , Brigadier General in the Confederate ArmyPaul Octave Hébert , cousin ofLouis Hébert , Governor of Louisiana and Brigadier General in the Confederate Army.Jean Joseph Amable Humbert , figure inNew France 's military who settled in New Orleans in 1808Papa Jack Laine , bandleaderLeon J. LaPorte , four-star generalLeonard LaRue , Captain aboard theSS Meredith Victory during theKorean War 1950–1953Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), General of theConfederate Army during theAmerican Civil War 1861–1865, a descendant of military engineerNicolas Martiau John A. Lejeune , U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general and the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps. Nicknamed "the greatest of all Leathernecks".Curtis Emerson LeMay (1906–1990), Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1965.William Lenoir ,American Revolutionary War officer and prominent statesman in late 18th-century and early 19th-centuryNorth Carolina Robert C. Macon , Army General during World War II; commanded the 83rd Infantry Division during the drive across Europe and served as military attaché in MoscowArthur Middleton Manigault , Brigadier General in the Confederate ArmyFrancis Marion (1732–1795), Brigadier General during American Revolutionary War; known as "Swamp Fox"; one of the fathers of modern guerrilla warfareNicolas Martiau (1591–1657), military engineer of Jamestown, Virginia 1620, ancestor of President George WashingtonDabney H. Maury , Major General in the Confederate ArmyBenjamin McCulloch (1811–1862), Texas Ranger, military officer, California 49er, sheriff, U.S. Marshall, U.S. Peace Commissioner ending the Utah War of 1857–58, a descendant ofNicolas Martiau Henry Eustace McCulloch (1816–1895), Texas Ranger, military officer in the Texas Revolution as well as the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War, a descendant ofNicolas Martiau Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834), aristocrat, considered a national hero in both France and the United States for his participation in the French and American revolutions, for which he became an honorary citizen of the United States[ 9] Alfred Mouton , Confederate general in the American Civil WarPrince Achille Murat , former colonel who settled inNew France Thomas Nelson Jr. (1738–1789), Brigadier General, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Governor of Virginia, descendant ofNicolas Martiau Abner Monroe Perrin , Brigadier General in the Confederate ArmyJohn Joseph Pershing (1860–1948), General of the Armies – commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) on the Western Front in World War I, 1917–18. Pershing's great-great-grandfather, Frederick Pershing, whose name originally was Pfoerschin, emigrated from Alsace in 1749Camille Armand Jules Marie, Prince de Polignac , French officer who served as Major General in the Confederate ArmyStephen Rochefontaine ,Chief of Engineers of theContinental Army Frederick Rosier , Royal Air Force commanderGilbert Moxley Sorrel , Brigadier General in the Confederate ArmyPierre Sprey (1937–2021), defense analyst and member ofFighter Mafia groupJohn Bordenave Villepigue (1830–1862), Brigadier General in the confederate ArmyLewis Warrington (1782–1851), captain in the US Navy, distinguished in theBarbary Wars illegitimitate son ofDonatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau Antoine Blanc , fourth Bishop and first Archbishop of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans Roy Bourgeois , American priest in theMaryknoll order of theRoman Catholic Church and founder of the human rights groupSOA Watch Charles J. Chaput , 9th and currentArchbishop of Philadelphia Anton Docher (1852–1928), The Padre of Isleta and Indians protector, New MexicoClaude Marie Dubuis , secondRoman Catholic bishop ofTexas Peter L'Huillier , retiredarchbishop of theOrthodox Church in America 'sDiocese of New York and New Jersey Jean-Baptiste Lamy (1814–1888), first Archbishop of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New MexicoPope Leo XIV , born Robert Francis Prevost, first North American pope of theRoman Catholic ChurchMathias Loras (1792–1858), priest who later became the first Bishop of theDubuque Diocese in what would become the state ofIowa Tammy Faye Messner Michael Portier (1795–1859),Roman Catholic bishop and the firstBishop of Mobile Felicie Albert , French-born American physicistPaul André Albert (1926–2019), metallurgist and technology pioneerJohn James Audubon (1785–1851), ornithologist, naturalist, and painter[ 74] [ 75] Daniel Barringer , geologist and son ofDaniel Moreau Barringer , congressmanWilliam Beaumont , surgeon in the Army; known as the "father of gastric physiology"P. G. T. Beauregard , inventor, author, civil servant, politician, and the first prominent general for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil WarJonathan Betts-LaCroix , chief technical officer ofOQO Thomas Blanchard , inventor, awarded over 25 patents for his creationsOctave Chanute , railway engineer and aviation pioneer hailed as the father of aviation[ 76] Louis Chevrolet , co-founder of the Chevrolet brand cars with William C. DurantPhilippe Cousteau Jr. , environmentalistGeorges A. Deschamps , electrical engineerRené Dubos (1901–1982), microbiologist, experimental pathologist, environmentalist, humanist, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author[ 9] [ 77] William C. Durant , leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry, co-founder of Chevrolet cars with Louis ChevroletWilliam F. Durand , forerunner of NASA, first civilian chair of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, naval officer and pioneer mechanical engineerJohn C. Garand , inventor, gunsmith and machinistKarl Guthe Jansky , physicistNapoleon LeBrun , architect of several notable Philadelphia churchesPierre Charles L'Enfant (1754–1825), architect and urban planner[ nb 3] William B. Lenoir , former NASA astronautJohn Bevins Moisant (1868–1910), American aviatorMatilde E. Moisant (1878–1964), American pioneer aviator and sister of John Bevins MoisantPaco Nathan , computer scientist, author, and performance art show producerNorbert Rilleaux , inventor, engineerMichel (Michael) Ter-Pogossian (1925–1996), physicist; the father ofpositron emission tomography Edward Livingston Trudeau (1848–1915), physician who established the Adirondack Cottage Sanitorium atSaranac Lake for treatment of tuberculosisVincent du Vigneaud , American biochemist and Nobel Prize winnerHall of FamerLou Boudreau Danny Ardoin (born 1974), baseball player (catcher)Peter Bergeron , baseball playerBrett Bochy , baseball pitcherBruce Bochy , baseball managerLou Boudreau , Hall of Fame baseball playerMike DeJean , baseball playerJim Duquette , current vice president of baseball operations for theBaltimore Orioles Leo Durocher , Brooklyn Dodgers player and Manager and Hall of FamerAndre Ethier , baseball player, French fatherMike Fontenot (born 1980), Louisiana State University and Major League Baseball infielderRay Fontenot (born 1957), former Major League pitcherJeff Francoeur , baseball playerGreg Gagne , baseball playerChad Gaudin , baseball playerTom Glavine , baseball pitcherRon Guidry , former baseball player[ 78] Cal Hubbard , former baseball umpireNap Lajoie , Hall of Fame former second baseman in Major League BaseballGene Lamont , former catcher and who managed the Chicago White Sox (1992–1995) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1997–2000)Jim Lefebvre , formersecond baseman ,third baseman andmanager inMajor League Baseball Edward LeRoux , club ownerMax Macon , Major League Baseball player and managerJohn Maine , current New York Mets pitcherCharlie Manuel , manager of thePhiladelphia Phillies Rabbit Maranville , Major League Baseball Hall of FamerJason Marquis , pitcher for theChicago Cubs Wilmer Mizell , Major League Baseball player for thePittsburgh Pirates and theSt. Louis Cardinals Bill Monbouquette , baseball player, member of Red Sox Hall of FameAndy Pettitte , starting pitcher for the NY YankeesJerry Remy , Red Sox second baseman; later TV presenterEdd Roush (1893–1988), center field baseball player and Hall of FamerScott Servais (born 1967), manager of theSeattle Mariners Ryan Theriot (born 1979), second baseman for the Chicago Cubs; born in Baton Rouge, LouisianaPaul Arizin (1928–2006), former basketball player and Hall-of-FamerBob Cousy , former NBA player and Hall-of-FamerPat Durham , American former professional basketballMarcus Gaither (1961–2020), American-French basketball playerEdwin Jackson , basketball player forUnicaja Malaga Zach LaVine , NBA basketball player (Minnesota Timberwolves)Joakim Noah , NBA basketball player (Chicago Bulls)Tony Parker , NBA basketball player (San Antonio Spurs)Mickaël Piétrus , former NBA basketball playerRobert Sacre , Canadian-American basketball player, son ofGreg LaFleur Bob Pettit , former NBA basketball player and Hall-Of-FamerDominique Wilkins , NBA basketball playerBrett Favre George Andrie (1940–2018), player for the Dallas CowboysDavid Bergeron (born 1981), player, withCarolina Panthers Steve Broussard , former punter for the Green Bay PackersSteve Broussard , former NFL running back; played for Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks, and the Cincinnati BengalsChris DeFrance , wide receiver for the Washington RedskinsJoe DeLamielleure , former American football offensive linemanJake Delhomme , NFL quarterback[ 79] Greg DeLong , former NFL tight endKeith DeLong , former linebacker for the San Francisco 49ersA.J. Duhe , linebacker/defensive end, Miami DolphinsBilly Joe DuPree , Cowboys player of French Creole descentBrett Favre (born 1967), NFL quarterback, descended from Jean Faure / Favre; born in Royan, Poitou-Charentes, France[ 80] Jerry Fontenot , NFL offensive center for the Bears, Saints and PackersGus Frerotte , NFL quarterbackMitch Frerotte (died 2008), NFL lineman; cousin of Gus FrerotteMark Gastineau , former New York JetsJoe Germaine , NFL player, originally drafted by the St. Louis Rams in 1999Dorial Green-Beckham , NFL wide receiver, Tennessee TitansRay Guy , former punter for the Oakland RaidersBobby Hebert , former NFL quarterback[ 81] Brock Huard , Seattle Seahawks former quarterbackDamon Huard , former quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, and San Francisco 49ersDick Jauron ,Buffalo Bills head coachCharlie Joiner , San Diego Chargers playerDavid LaFleur , player in heart ofDallas Cowboys Greg LaFleur , former player; now theathletic director at Southern University; father ofRobert Sacre Curly Lambeau , player, coach, and founder of the Green Bay PackersJack Lambert , NFL Hall of Famer and one of the Steelers' greatest playersGreg Landry , former Detroit Lions quarterbackTom Landry , coach, Dallas CowboysSteve Largent , NFL Hall of FamerChad Lavalais , NFL playerDick LeBeau , Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator; former football playerRoger LeClerc , former player for the Denver Broncos and Chicago BearsStefan LeFors , football quarterback[ 82] Frank LeMaster , former linebacker for the Philadelphia EaglesJosh LeRibeus , guard forWashington Redskins Billy Lyon , former defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota VikingsTyrann Mathieu , Arizona Cardinals player, French CreoleTommy Mont , former Washington Redskins quarterbackLuke Petitgout , NFL defender on theNew York Giants teamNoel Prefontaine ,CFL kicker with theEdmonton Eskimos Darrell Royal , winningest football coach in University of Texas Longhorn history; College Football Hall of Fame memberBob St. Clair , NFL Hall of Famer; player for the 49ersBrian St. Pierre , quarterback originally drafted by thePittsburgh Steelers Jim Thorpe (1888–1953), Hall of Fame football player; 1/2 Native American, 1/4 Irish, and 1/4 French; also a star baseball, basketball, and an Olympic starMike Tolbert , player for the Carolina PanthersDick Vermeil , former NFL playerChristian Yount (born 1988), American football long snapper for the Cleveland BrownsZach Parise Bryan Berard , former professional ice hockey playerDonald Brashear , former professional ice hockey playerThomas Bordeleau , professional ice hockey player currently playing for theSan Jose Sharks Brian Boucher , former professional ice hockey goaltender and current analystFrancis Bouillon , former professional ice hockey playerSean Couturier , professionalice hockey currently playing for thePhiladelphia Flyers Johnny Gaudreau , professional ice hockey player for theColumbus Blue Jackets Guy Hebert , former professional ice hockey goaltenderPat Lafontaine , former professional ice hockey playerJohn LeClair , former professional ice hockey playerPaul Martin , hockey playerZach Parise , professional ice hockey player currently playing for theNew York Islanders Philippe Sauvé , former professionalice hockey goaltender Greg Biffle , NASCAR driverBrett Bodine , NASCAR driverGeoff Bodine , NASCAR driverTodd Bodine , NASCAR driverBill France Sr. (1909–1992), co-founder ofNASCAR Bobby Labonte , NASCAR driver and brother ofTerry Labonte Terry Labonte , NASCAR driver and brother ofBobby Labonte Corey LaJoie , NASCAR driver and son ofRandy LaJoie Randy LaJoie , NASCAR driver and father ofCorey LaJoie Jack Roush , NASCAR team ownerEarl W. Bascom (1906–1995), rodeo pioneer, rodeo champion, rodeo hall of fame inductee, "father of modern rodeo"[ 83] Chris LeDoux (1948–2005), world champion bareback bronc rider and country music artistJ.B. Mauney , world champion bull riderMelanie Oudin Laila Ali (born 1977), professional boxer; daughter ofMuhammad Ali and his Louisiana Creole wifeSurya Bonaly (born 1973), professional figure skater[ 86] Walter Cartier , boxerRandy Couture ,mixed martial arts championJean Cruguet (born 1939), thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing[ 87] Bryson DeChambeau , professional golferEddie Delahoussaye , former quarter-horse jockey[ 88] Kent Desormeaux , Hall of Fame jockeyBob Duval , professional golfer; known for being the father of David Duval, formerly the top-ranked player in the worldDavid Duval , professional golfer and former World No. 1 who competes on the PGA TourEric Guerin , Hall of Fame jockey[ 89] Hulk Hogan , professional wrestler; French on his maternal sidePhilip Lafond , professional wrestlerJack LaLanne , fitness, exercise and nutritional expert[citation needed Jason Lamy-Chappuis , FrenchNordic combined athlete who has been competing since 2002Edward LeMaire , pro figure skaterGreg LeMond , cyclist and three-time winner of theTour de France Lash LeRoux , professional wrestler[ 90] Louis Meyer (1904–1995), AmericanHall of Fame race car driver best known as the first three-time winner of theIndianapolis 500 Francis Ouimet , golf playerAllaire du Pont , American sportswoman and a member of the prominentFrench-American Du Pont family Steve Prefontaine , legendary middle and long-distance runner and first athlete to represent the Nike brandNicolas Rossolimo (1910–1975), Chess Grandmaster, chess champion of France and U.S. Open championRégis Sénac ,fencer and instructorCraig Titus ,IFBB professionalbodybuilder Martin Trainer , PGA Tour golferTriple H (born 1969), professional wrestler[ 91] Benny Valger , nicknamed "The French Flash", American professionalfeatherweight boxer who fought from the late 1910s until the 1930sAnthony Bourdain , author and the "Chef-at-Large" ofBrasserie Les Halles Wylie Dufresne , chef and owner of WD~50 restaurant in ManhattanNathalie Dupree , chef, cookbook author, and cooking show hostPierre Franey , chefEmeril Lagasse , celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, and cookbook authorJacques Pépin , chefPaul Prudhomme , chefJustin Wilson , chefFrank Abagnale (born 1948), impostor[ 92] Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte , farmer, president of Maryland ClubMary Katherine Campbell (1905–1990),Miss America titleholder, 1922 and 1923; first runner-up 1924; ofCajun ancestry[ 93] Derek Chauvin , former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the murder ofGeorge Floyd .[ 94] Simon Favre , 18th-century interpreter ofMuscogean languages ; ancestor ofBrett Favre Charles Guiteau , assassin of U.S. PresidentJames Garfield Alice Heine , American-born Princess ofMonaco Jean Lafitte , sometimes spelled Laffite (c. 1780–c. 1826), Gulf of Mexico pirate, who provided critical support and expert artillery gunners to the American forces under Gen. 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