This is a list of notable Louisiana Creole people.
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- Danny Granger - ( 1983- ) New Orleans. NBA basketball All Star
- Veronica Porsche Ali - Former wife of Boxer Muhammed Ali
- John James Audubon (1785 - 1851) ornithologist, naturalist, and painter[1]
- Beyoncé
- Jonathan Babineaux-Football Player, Atlanta Falcons
- Jordan Babineaux-Football Player, Seattle Seahawks
- Richmond Barthé (1901 - 1989) sculptor recognized as one of the foremost sculptors of his generation
- Sidney Barthelemy former mayor of New Orleans
- Sidney Bechet (1897 - 1959) jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
- P. G. T. Beauregard (1818 - 1893) known as a general for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, also a writer, civil servant, and inventor[2]
- Barney Bigard (1906 - 1980) jazz clarinetist[3]
- Anatole Broyard - native of New Orleans, 20th c. writer and critic who worked in New York
- Ward Connerly (1939 - ) former University of California Regent, moderate conservative political activist, and businessman[4]
- Edmonde Dede (1829-1903)World Famous Composer
- Marie Celestine Musson De Gas (1815-1847) Mother of French Impressionist painter, Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas [5]
- Henriette Delille (1812-1862), Founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family & Saint
- Marcel Diallo (1972-) poet, writer, philosopher, artist, musician, activist and social entrepreneur[6]
- Fats Domino (1928 - ) classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist[7]
- Dreux Pierre Frédéric (1985 - ) award winning rapper, formerly a member of the now disbanded R'n'B quartet, B2K
- Matt Forté (1985 - )Football Player Chicago Bears
- Alcée Fortier, late 19th c. professor of languages and folklore, influential in preservation of French in Louisiana
- Charles Étienne Arthur Gayarre (1805 - 1895) lawyer, judge, politician, historian, essayist, dramatist, and novelist http://nutrias.org/~nopl/monthly/july97/july97.htm
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829 - 1869) composer and pianist, known as a virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano pieces [8]
- Bryant Gumbel (1948 - ) television personality for news and sports programs[9]
- George Herriman (1880 - 1944) cartoonist, known for his comic strip Krazy Kat[10]
- General Russel L. Honoré (1947 - ) commanding general of the U.S. First Army in Fort Gillem, Georgia, and commander of Joint Task Force Katrina responsible for coordinating military relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina-affected areas across the Gulf Coast[11]
- Ice-T - Rapper
- Illinois Jacquet (1922 - 2004) jazz tenor saxophonist famous for his solo on "Flying Home"[12]
- Andrew Jolivette- author, sociologist, educator, social/cultural critic
- Sybil Kein - poet, playwright, scholar, and musician
- Amel Larrieux - Singer
- Marie Laveau (1794 - 1881) practitioner of voodoo[13]
- Suzanne Malveaux (1966 - ) television news reporter[14]
- Sabrina Le Beauf Actress,(1958-) Most notable role as Sandra on the TV Cosby Show series.
- Michel'le - R&B singer, former girlfriend of Dr. Dre; currently married to Suge Knight.
- Ernest Nathan Morial (1929 - 1989) political figure and leading civil rights advocate[15]
- Marc Morial - Former Mayor of New Orleans and son of Ernest Nathan Morial
- Morris W. Morris (1845 - 1906) Civil War soldier of the Louisiana Native Guards & stage actor[16]
- Paul Charles Morphy (1837 - 1884) chess master, lawyerhttp://www.excaliburelectronics.com/bio_morphy.html
- Jelly Roll Morton (1885 - 1941) virtuoso pianist, bandleader, and a composer; called the first true composer of jazz music[17]
- Ray Nagin (1956 - ) Mayor of New Orleans
- Kid Ory (1886 - 1973) jazz trombonist and bandleader[18]
- Bill Pickett (1871 - 1932) cowboy/rodeo performer[19]
- Armand J. Piron (1888 - 1943) jazz violinist, band leader, and composer[20]
- Homer Plessy (1863 - 1925) plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson[21]
- Lloyd Polite (1986 - ) R&B singer, rapper.
- Norbert Rillieux (1806 - 1894) inventor/engineer[22]
- A.P. Tureaud (1899-1972) Renowned Civil Rights attorney
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References
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