List of Louisiana Creoles

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This is a list of notable Louisiana Creole people.

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  • Laila Ali (1977 - ) Famous boxer
  • Veronica Porsche Ali - Former wife of Boxer Muhammed Ali
  • John James Audubon (1785 - 1851) ornithologist, naturalist, and painter[1]
  • Jonathan Babineaux-Football Player, Atlanta Falcons
  • Jordan Babineaux-Football Player, Seattle Seahawks
  • Richmond Barthé (1901 - 1989) sculptor recognized as one of the foremost sculptors of his generation
  • Sidney Bechet (1897 - 1959) jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
  • E. J. Bellocq (1873 - 1949) professional photographer who worked in New Orleans during the early 20th century
  • P. G. T. Beauregard (1818 - 1893) known as a general for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, also a writer, civil servant, and inventor[2]
  • Barney Bigard (1906 - 1980) jazz clarinetist[3]
  • 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 Delile (1812-1862)Founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family & Saint
  • Rudolphe Lucien Desdunes (1849-1928) Historian
  • Fats Domino (1928 - ) classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist[6]
  • Dreux Pierre Frédéric (1985 - ) award winning rapper, formerly a member of the now disbanded R'n'B quartet, B2K
  • Charles Etienne 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 [7]
  • Bryant Gumbel (1948 - ) television personality for news and sports programs[8]
  • Ciara Princess Harris (1985-) R&B singer
  • George Herriman (1880 - 1944) cartoonist, known for his comic strip Krazy Kat[9]
  • General Russel L. Honoré (1947 - ) commanding general of the U.S. First Army in Fort Gillem, Georgia, and current commander of Joint Task Force Katrina responsible for coordinating military relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina-affected areas across the Gulf Coast[10]
  • Ice-T - Rapper
  • Illinois Jacquet (1922 - 2004) jazz tenor saxophonist famous for his solo on "Flying Home"[11]
  • Andrew Jolivette- author, sociologists, educator, social/cultural critic
  • Sybil Kein - poet, playwright, scholar, and musician
  • Amel Larrieux - Singer
  • Marie Laveau (1794 - 1881) practitioner of voodoo[12]
  • Suzanne Malveaux (1966 - ) television news reporter[13]

Sabrina Le BeaufActress,(1958-)Most notable role as Sandra on the Cosby show.

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