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 ofNew Orleans, Louisiana
Will W. Alexander , first president ofDillard University and head of theCommission on Interracial Cooperation Stephen Ambrose , historian andUniversity of New Orleans professorWilliam Balée , anthropologist and Tulane University professorCharles C. Bass , physician and researcher intropical medicine anddental health Elizabeth Bass , physician, educator, andsuffragist Stanhope Bayne-Jones , physician, member of US Surgeon General's Committee linkingsmoking to cancerJoan W. Bennett , biologist and formerTulane University professorFlorence Borders , archivist and historian at theAmistad 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 UniversityRichard Cusimano , historian andUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette distinguished professorMichael DeBakey , pioneer in heart surgeryAlbert W. Dent , president ofDillard University , chief executive ofFlint-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 theAmistad Research Center Eamon Kelly , President of Tulane UniversitySalman Khan , educatorJames A. Knight , psychiatrist, theologian, and medical ethicistRudolph Matas , innovative surgeon atTulane 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 theOchsner Medical Center Max Rafferty , public school administrator and writerAndrew V. Schally , endocrinologist andNobel 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 paleontologistJean-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 theFrench 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 byHuey P. Long Elizebeth Thomas Werlein , conservationist of the French Quarter of New OrleansArts and literature [ edit ] Enrique Alferez , sculptorJohn James Audubon , painter, ornithologist, naturalistVernel Bagneris , playwright, actor, director, singer, dancerColette Bennet , writer, journalist, poet[1] E. 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 andcomics artist ,DIRTFARM Andrei Codrescu , poet and commentatorFlorestine Perrault Collins , photographerAlice Dalsheimer , poetEdgar Degas , artistThomas Dent , poet and writerJohn Bull Smith Dimitry Creole author known forLe Tombeau Blanc George Washington Dixon , newspaper editorAlexander John Drysdale , artistAdolphe Duhart , writer and poet[ 1] George Dureau , artist and photographerCaroline Durieux , artist and printmakerWilliam Faulkner , writerElissa Minet Fuchs , ballerinaDaniel F. Galouye , science fiction writerWhitney Gaskell , writer, attendedTulane Law School which was the setting of her 2006 novelTesting Kate Rolland Golden , artistShirley Ann Grau , writerLafcadio Hearn , writerKnute Heldner , artistLillian Hellman , writerGeorge Herriman ,Krazy Kat Emma Churchman Hewitt , writer, journalistWalter Isaacson , writer, journalist, public policy analystCharles Edward Kerbs , erotic artist and playwrightFrances Parkinson Keyes , writerGrace King , writerArmand Lanusse , creole poet[ 2] May Hyman Lesser , medical illustratorDominique Lapierre , writerElmore Leonard , authorMichael Lewis , writerShantrelle P. Lewis , curatorBunny Matthews , cartoonistLouis-Alphonse Maureau , painterRobert Bledsoe Mayfield , artistJohn McCrady , artistJames Michalopoulos , artist[ 3] 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 ofA Confederacy of Dunces Sean Tuohy , sports commentator and restauranterAlexandrea Weis , authorLucille Western , actressChris Wiltz , novelistWilliam Woodward , painterBusiness and economics [ edit ] Frank Abadie , businessman and horse race promoter.Micaela Almonester , 19th-century businesswoman and real estate developerTom Benson , owner of the New Orleans SaintsGeorge Bissell , entrepreneur, founded the first oil company in the United StatesIsaac Delgado , businessman and philanthropist, benefactor ofDelgado 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 , entrepreneurYvonne LaFleur , fashion designer, businesswomanThomy Lafon , businessman, human rights activistProsper Lamal , entrepreneur who started the usage of blue street tiles in New OrleansJohn 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 philanthropistAxeman 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 , assassinatedJohn F. Kennedy Mr. Bingle , snowman that assistedSanta Claus and worked atMaison Blanche Department Store Benjamin Button , man who is born old and grows young, in a film loosely adapted from anF. Scott Fitzgerald short story Louis de Pointe du Lac , vampire appearing inAnne Rice 'sThe 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 inJulie Plec 'sThe Originals Hazel Levesque , previous residence before moving and first death, appearing inHeroes 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 ofDisney's animated filmThe Princess and the Frog Alastor , sinner demon and one of the Overlords of Hell in the adult-animated musical seriesHazbin Hotel [ edit ] Raymond Arroyo , directorYahya 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 ofAmerica'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 , actressKatherine LaNasa , actressJohn Larroquette , actorSabrina LeBeauf , actressAnthony Mackie , actorCooper Manning , entrepreneur and television personality[ 4] Evan Mather , directorTristin Mays , actressAdah Isaacs Menken , actressTaylor Miller , actressGarrett Morris , comedian and actorEd Nelson , actor[ 5] Mark Normand , stand-up comedianChris Owens , burlesque performer and entrepreneurPauley Perrette , actressTyler Perry , actor, filmwriter, and 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 , actressJim 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 forThe 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[ 6] 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 andWDSU television commentatorHoda Kotb , television anchorMel Leavitt , television journalist and historianAngus Lind , newspaper journalistWayne Mack , television sportscasterJohn Maginnis , journalist, political commentator, and author ofThe Last Hayride ,The Cross to Bear , andThe 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 forNational Public Radio Nash Roberts , television meteorologistGarland Robinette , investigative journalistLouis Charles Roudanez , founder ofThe New Orleans Tribune Lyle Saxon , journalistHoward K. Smith , television anchormanRonnie Virgets , writer and broadcast journalist[ edit ] Bryan Adams , former member of theLouisiana House of Representatives from Jefferson Parish since 2012; born in New Orleans.[ 7] ReverendAvery 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 theAlgiers section, 2002–2016John B. Babcock , Medal of Honor recipientAmy Coney Barrett ,U.S. Supreme Court Justice and academic[ 8] Jean J. Beaufort ,Union Army corporal andMedal of Honor recipient in theCivil 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 toThe Vatican Thomas Hale Boggs Jr. , lawyer/lobbyist inWashington, D.C. , born in New Orleans in 1940, son of Hale and Lindy Boggs, brother ofCokie Roberts andBarbara 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 fromTerrebonne Parish 1972–1976, born in New Orleans[ 9] 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 2016Troy Carter ,U.S. representative for Louisiana[ 10] James Carville , political consultant, political science professorMarlon Coleman , Mayor ofMuskogee, Oklahoma Harry Connick Sr. , district attorney, father of singerHarry Connick Jr. A.G. Crowe , politicianMilton Joseph Cunningham , attorney, state legislator, state attorney general for three nonconsecutive terms ending in 1900John Craft ,Alabama state sentator .[ 11] Bernard de Marigny , politician and land developerÉtienne de Boré , first Mayor of New Orleans in the U.S. administrationJames D. Denegre , Minnesota state senator and lawyerRodolphe Desdunes , Creole poet and civil rights activist[ 12] Jean Noel Destréhan , earlyCreole politician andplantation 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 theWar of 1812 withAndrew Jackson Michel Dragon LieutenantAmerican 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 theLouisiana State Senate 1956–1972; New Orleans educator[ 13] 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[ 14] 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 OrleansAl Green , U.S. representative forTexas [ 15] John Grenier ,Birmingham lawyer andAlabama 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 forLouisiana'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 theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana David Heitmeier , state senator for District 7 since 2008, optometrist[ 16] 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 forLouisiana'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 theBattle of New Orleans Bernette Joshua Johnson , Chief Justice of theLouisiana 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 inMarksville [ 17] 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 , draftedLouisiana Civil Code Lt. Gen. James Longstreet ,Confederate generalJoseph Mansion , Louisiana state legislator, state tax assessorBessie Margolin , labor lawyerDanny Martiny , state senator fromJefferson Parish , born in New OrleansHarold A. Moise , state representative for the12th 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 theOrganization 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 theLouisiana State Senate 1976–1983; convicted felonAlejandro O'Reilly , governor of Louisiana, known as "Bloody O'Reilly"George Pandely New Orleans Assistant Alderman known for thePandelly 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[ 18] [ 19] William P. Quigley , activist attorney and academicMax Rafferty , educator author and columnist,California politician, born in New Orleans in 1917Cokie Roberts , journalist, daughter ofHale andLindy Boggs Steve Scalise ,House Minority Whip andU.S. Representative of Louisiana's 1st district[ 20] Tom Schedler , former state senator from St. Tammany Parish and current Louisiana secretary of statePat Screen ,Louisiana State University quarterback , lawyer, and formerMayor -President ofEast 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 theMarch 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 threedelta 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[ 21] 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 theEastern District of Louisiana Chatham Roberdeau Wheat , leader of theLouisiana Tigers during theUS Civil War Edward Douglass White ,Chief Justice of theUnited States Supreme Court John C. White , Louisiana education superintendent since 2012; superintendent of the Recovery School District in New Orleans, 2011[ 22] Robert Wilkie , National Security Assistant to the PresidentJohn Williams ,Union Navy sailor awarded theMedal of Honor during theCivil War .Clint Williamson , U.S. Ambassador, White House policy official, United Nations envoyJohn Minor Wisdom , judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Andrew Young , politician[ edit ] 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 theLevin Tube Levi Spear Parmley , inventor ofdental floss Mark Plotkin , ethnobotanistJohn Leonard Riddell , inventor of the binocular microscopeNorbert Rilleaux , inventor, engineerKen Thompson , co-creator of theUnix operating system,C (programming language) andGo (programming language) andTuring Award recipientA. Baldwin Wood , inventor and engineerAngie Jones , software engineer, automation architectAugust 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 ofPreservation Hall Connee Boswell , singer, member of theBoswell 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 ofM.O.T.O. Big Al Carson , blues singerEugene Chassaignac , musician, composer, advocate for people of colorAlex Chilton , songwriter, guitarist, music producer, lead singer of theBox Tops andBig 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 ofBetter 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 songwriterGeorge Girard , musicianVictor Goines , jazz musician, dean of jazz at the Juilliard SchoolLouis Moreau Gottschalk , pianist and composerKevin Griffin , musician, lead singer forBetter 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 musicianImagination Movers , children's bandArmand "Jump" Jackson , blues drummer and bandleader[ 23] Mahalia Jackson , gospel singerPervis Jackson , rhythm & blues singer member ofThe 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 fromThe 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 inThe 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 andOdell ), rappers (KLC andMo 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 ofDanity Kane andDiddy-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 theNew 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 , bandAleister Crowley , Gnostic Bishop, poet, writer and occultistAntonio de Sedella , early Roman Catholic leader in New OrleansHenriette DeLille , founder of the order of theSisters of the Holy Family Jesse Duplantis , televangelistJ. D. Grey , pastor, former president of theSouthern 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 ofTulane 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 OrleansAshley Ambrose ,NFL player,Atlanta Falcons andNew Orleans Saints , graduated fromAlcee Fortier High School Nehemiah Atkinson , professional tennis player and coachD. J. Augustin ,NBA playerAmari Bailey (born 2004), NBA basketball player[ 24] Armand Blackmar , nineteenth century chess player and music publisherWalter Blattmann , Olympic gymnastDelvin Breaux , gridiron football playerStanley Brundy , basketball playerCethan Carter , football playerWill Clark , formerMajor League Baseball playerLandon Collins , NFL player for theNew York Giants Tazzie Colomb , IFBB professional female bodybuilder and powerlifterScott Cochran , special teams coordinator for theGeorgia Bulldogs Ernie Danjean , formerGreen 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 , formerMLB pitcherCorey Dowden , former NFL defensive backClyde Drexler , formerUniversity of Houston andNBA star, member ofBasketball Hall of Fame Marshall Faulk , professionalfootball star (St. Louis Rams ), member ofPro Football Hall of Fame Steve Foley , former defensive back forDenver Broncos Matt Forte , running back forChicago 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 theTampa Bay Buccaneers Harry P. 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