List of people from Lafayette, Louisiana
This is a list of individuals who are or were natives of, or notable as residents of, or in association with the city of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.
Notable residents
Natives
Some of the notable people born in Lafayette:
- Nnamdi Asomugha, NFL defensive back[1]
- Paul Bako, a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds.
- Mark Carrier, former NFL wide receiver[2]
- Jefferson Caffery (deceased), former U.S. ambassador
- Daniel Cormier, Olympic wrestler and MMA fighter
- Cupid, famous R&B singer; known for writing the "Cupid Shuffle"
- Michael Doucet, Cajun musician
- Walter Davis, triple jump athlete
- Kevin Faulk, NFL running back
- Ron Guidry, Yankees pitcher
- Danneel Harris, television actress
- Angela Kinsey, television actress, The Office
- Lash Leroux, professional wrestler, illustrater for Pro Wrestling Illustrated and other wrestling magazines.
- Gil Meche, MLB pitcher, Kansas City Royals
- R.J. Mitte, Actor with Cerebal Palsy, supporting actor in Breaking Bad
- Alfred Mouton, Civil War general
- Beth Rickey, political activist who opposed David Duke
- Brett Weaver, anime voice-over actor; mostly known for his work with ADV Films
- Domanick Williams, NFL running back
- Jessica Zajicek, former PA of Kathy Griffin; starring Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Residents
Other notable current and/or former residents of Lafayette:
- Robert Angers (1919–1988), journalist, founded Acadiana Profile magazine, 1968
- Kevyn Aucoin (deceased), professional makeup artist
- Stuart Bishop (born ca. 1975), incoming member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lafayette
- Paul Btako, major league baseball player
- Henri Willis Bendel, fashion designer and entrepreneur
- Captain Steven L. Bennett (deceased), Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient
- Kathleen Blanco, former Louisiana governor
- Marc Broussard, musician
- Kody Chamberlain, comic book writer and artist
- Hollis Conway, Olympic medalist
- Aaron Dalbec, musician
- Jake Delhomme, NFL quarterback
- Henry C. Dethloff, American historian, resided in Lafayette from 1962–1968
- Ernest Gaines, fiction author, Pulitzer Prize nominee
- Amy Guidry, surrealist painter
- Leigh Hennessy, world champion gymnast and movie/TV stuntwoman
- Sammy Kershaw, country & western musician
- Ben Earl Looney (deceased), painter originally from Webster Parish
- Ali Landry, former Miss USA, model and actress
- Eugene J. Martin (deceased), visual artist originally from Washington D.C.
- Elizabeth McNulty, Miss Louisiana 2007
- Brian Mitchell, former NFL running back, special teams returner
- Elemore Morgan, Jr. (deceased), professor and visual artist
- George B. Mowad (deceased), physician and politician
- Robert Rauschenberg (deceased) American Artist, National Medal of Arts winner
- Zachary Richard, musician
- George Rodrigue, painter, 'The Blue Dog'
- Chanda Rubin, USTA tennis player
- Brandon Stokley, NFL wide receiver
- Hugh Thompson, Jr., Hero of My Lai, helicopter pilot
- John Kennedy Toole, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Confederacy of Dunces.
- C. C. Adcock, musician, producer
- Javon Walker, NFL wide receiver
- [ [Emmanuel Paul Bercegeay]] Head of the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Univ. of Louisiana,Dean of University College at Univ. of Louisiana & CEO of Beta Oil (deceased)
Notable local politicians
- Ernie Alexander (born 1933), state representative and former member of the Lafayette City-Parish Council
- Allen Bares (1936–2008), represented Lafayette Parish in both house of the Louisiana State Legislature from 1972–1992
- J. Rayburn Bertrand (deceased), mayor from 1960–1972
- Kenneth Francis "Kenny" Bowen (deceased), mayor from 1972–1980; 1992–1996
- Marc Breaux (deceased), popular choreographer of movie such as Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- Isaac A. Broussard (deceased), Lafayette Parish sheriff (1888–1904), one of two longest-tenured sheriffs
- Page Cortez, District 43 state representative since 2008
- Charles deGravelles (1913–2008), former Louisiana State Republican Party chairman
- Virginia deGravelles (born 1915), former Louisiana Republican national committeewoman
- Joey Durel (born 1953), mayor-president of Lafayette consolidated government since 2004
- Ron Gomez (born 1934), former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives; journalist
- J. Lomax Jordan, lawyer, former state senator
- William Dudley "Dud" Lastrapes, Jr. (b. 1929), first Republican mayor of Lafayette since Reconstruction, served 1980-1992
- Patrick LeBlanc (1954–2008), businessman, architect, Republican politician
- Louis J. Michot, businessman, former state education superintendent and state representative
- Michael J. Michot, businessman and state senator from Lafayette
- Roderick Miller (deceased), first Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lafayette since Reconstruction
- Ashton J. Mouton (deceased), youngest mayor in Lafayette history, served 1948-1956
- Joel Robideaux (born c. 1962), Speaker Pro Tempore of the Louisiana House of Representative, first Independent to hold the position
- David Thibodaux (deceased), UL Lafayette English faculty, Lafayette Parish School Board member, four-time Republican congressional candidate
- Michael F. "Mike" Thompson (born 1942), state representative, 1972–1988; home builder
See also
References
- ^ "Nnamdi Asomugha, DB for the Oakland Raiders at NFL.com". nfl.com. http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=ASO415291. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Mark Carrier, WR at NFL.com". nfl.com. http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=CAR474552. Retrieved 30 May 2011.