List of people from Shreveport, Louisiana
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A list of notable people from Shreveport, Louisiana, includes:
Actors, models, entertainers
- K. D. Aubert, actress and former fashion model
- Nancy Barrett, actress
- Pat Carroll (1927–2022), stage, film and television actress, voiced Ursula the Sea Witch
- Chi Chi DeVayne (1985–2020), drag queen and entertainer
- Virginia Hewitt (1925-1986), American actress
- Jared Leto, Oscar-winning actor
- Joshua Logan (1908–1988), Broadway director of South Pacific and Mister Roberts; born in Texarkana, Texas, but raised in Shreveport.
- Mary Miles Minter (1902–1984), silent film actress
- Paul Mooney, comedian
- Lucia Moore (1867–1932), stage and silent film actress
- Tricia O'Neil, actress
- Kevin Rahm, actor
- Hollywood film producer, director, actor, and screenwriter
- Brenda Sykes, actress
Artists, designers
- Ransom Ashley, photographer and actor
- Kevyn Aucoin, makeup artist and photographer
- Victor Joris, (1929–2013) fashion designer, attended C.E. Byrd High School.[1]
- Harry Truman. His Son, Edward Jr. (1908–1958), was also an architect who designed the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum.
- Randy Thom, sound engineer and designer
Athletes
- Matt Alexander, Major League Baseball, pinch runner, Most career stolen bases and runs scored as a pinch runner.[1]
- Evelyn Ashford, winner of sprint gold medals at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics[2]
- Alan Autry, actor, football player and politician
- Scott Baker, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Arnaz Battle, Notre Dame and NFL player
- Alana Beard, Duke Blue Devils and WNBA player, four-time All-Star.
- Albert Belle, Major League Baseball outfielder, five-time All-Star
- St. Louis Rams, and Detroit Lions[3]
- Henry Black, free safety for the Atlanta Falcons
- Abram Booty, Evangel Academy, LSUWide Receiver and Josh Booty's brother
- John David Booty, Evangel Academy, USC and Houston Texans quarterback
- Josh Booty, Evangel Academy, NFL quarterback and MLB third baseman
- Terry Bradshaw, Hall of Fame quarterback (four-time Super Bowl winner for Pittsburgh Steelers) and TV commentator
- Sam Burns, professional golfer
- Kenny Davidson, American football player, DE, Huntington HS, LSU, NFL Steelers, Oilers, Bengals 1990–1996
- Wendell Davis, American football player, WR Fairpark HS, LSU, 1st round pick Chicago Bears 1988–1995
- Keyunta Dawson, Evangel Academy, New Orleans Saints football player
- Joe Dumars (born 1963), basketball player
- Joe Ferguson, football quarterback, Woodlawn High, Arkansas Razorbacks and NFL
- Eddie Fisher (born 1936), baseball pitcher, 1959–1973
- Charlie Hennigan, football player for Houston Oilers
- Jacob Hester, Evangel Academy, San Diego Chargers football player
- Tug Hulett, Evangel Academy, Major League Baseball second baseman[4]
- Stan Humphries, NFL quarterback for Washington Redskins (1988-1991) and San Diego Chargers (1992–1997)
- Antawn Jamison, professional basketball player, 1998–2014
- David Allen Lee, punter for Baltimore Colts, 1966–1978
- Malik Newman (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Bob Oliver, Major League Baseball player, 1965–1975
- Robert Parish (born 1953), basketball Hall of Famer, Centenary College and NBA
- Charles Henry Philyaw (born 1954), Texas Southern Tigers, former Oakland Raiders (defensive end) 1976-77 Super Bowl champion
- Chase Pittman (born 1983), Evangel Academy, played college football at LSU and in the NFL for several years.
- Michael Qualls (born 1994), basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Jermauria Rasco, Evangel Academy, NFL linebacker for the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Pittsburgh Steelers, played collegiately for the LSU Tigers[5]
- Freddie Spencer (born 1961), Grand Prix motorcycle champion, won 250cc and 500cc in 1985
- Tommy Spinks (1948–2007), football wide receiver, Woodlawn High School, Louisiana Tech, and Minnesota Vikings
- Hal Sutton, professional golfer, 1983 PGA Championship winner and 2004 Ryder Cup captain
- Stromile Swift, NBA player, 2000–2009
- Trent Taylor, Evangel Academy, NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco 49ers[6]
- indoor football wide receiver and return specialist for the Iowa Barnstormers of the IFL, previously for the IFL's Cedar Rapids Titans, Nebraska Danger, and Green Bay Blizzard; played collegiately for the Troy Trojans; former Canadian football wide receiver in the CFL for the Saskatchewan Roughriders; and former American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills of the NFL[7]
- Jerry Tillery, Evangel Academy, NFL defensive end for the Los Angeles Chargers[8]
- David Toms, professional golfer, 2001 PGA Championship and 2018 U.S. Senior Open champions
- Taijuan Walker, pitcher for Philadelphia Phillies
- Todd Walker, baseball player for seven MLB teams, lived in Bossier City
- Ar'Darius Washington, Evangel Academy, NFL safety for the Baltimore Ravens, played collegiately for the TCU Horned Frogs[9]
- Vernon Wells, baseball player for three MLB teams
- Charcandrick West, NFL running back for Kansas City Chiefs
- Sean West, Captain Shreve High School, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Tre'Davious White, football cornerback for the Buffalo Bills
- Monk Williams, football player
- Richard Williams, tennis coach and father and coach to Venus and Serena Williams
- Seth Lugo, is a professional baseball player, he graduated from Parkway High School.
Entrepreneurs
- College of The Bahamas
- Randle T. Moore (1874–1957), banker, lumberman
Journalists
- Henry L. Hooks (1921-2021), first African-American photojournalist to have photos of Americans of Color published in the San Bernardino Sun & Telegram[10]
- Tim Brando (born 1956), radio and CBS and FOX Sports sportscaster
- John D. Ewing, publisher of Shreveport Times, radio station owner
- Jim Leslie(1937–1976), Shreveport journalist and public relations specialist, assassinated in Baton Rouge
- Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Musicians
- Jerry Beach (1941–2016), blues guitarist, Grammy nominee
- Brady Blade, musician and entrepreneur
- Brian Blade, Grammy winning musician, composer, session musician, and singer-songwriter.
- Kix Brooks, country musician (Brooks & Dunn)
- James Burton, guitarist
- John Campbell, Blues guitarist
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler (1952–2018) – Grammy nominated drummer, played drums on Michael Jackson song Billie Jean
- Van Cliburn (1934–2013), concert pianist
- Jordan Davis, singer[11]
- David Egan (1954–2016), musician
- D. J. Fontana (1931–2018), drummer
- Hurricane Chris, rapper
- Huddie William Ledbetter ('Leadbelly'), blues guitarist and singer
- Jack Prince, singer, (1920-1994)
- Claibe Richardson, guitarist and songwriter
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd, blues guitarist
- Hank Williams, Jr., country music singer
- Jesse Winchester, (born 1944), musician, songwriter
- Louise Yazbeck, (1910-1995), composer[12]
- Country Music Hall of Fame
Musical groups
- Iwrestledabearonce, deathcore band based in Shreveport.
- The Residents, avant-garde musical ensemble; lived in Shreveport until the middle 1960s, when they moved to San Mateo and later to San Francisco.
Politicians, civil servants
- John Boozman, U.S. Senator from Arkansas
- Raleigh Brown, Texas House of Representatives and judge
- Roy Brun, district judge and former Republican state legislator
- General, U.S. Army Forces Command; last surviving general who fought in Vietnam
- Johnnie Cochran (1937–2005), criminal defense attorney for O. J. Simpson
- George W. D'Artois (1925–1977), public safety commissioner
- Jackson B. Davis (1918–2016), attorney and state senator (1956–1980)
- Lloyd Hendrick (1908–1951), state senator for Caddo and DeSoto parishes, 1940–1948; Shreveport attorney
- Hilry Huckaby III (1944-2001), city representative, Caddo District Judge
- Mike Johnson (born 1972), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
- J. Bennett Johnston Jr., U.S. senator from Louisiana
- Russell B. Long, U.S. Senator from Louisiana
- Jim McCrery, Congressman from Fourth District (R)
- Danny Ray Mitchell, state representative
- Cecil Morgan (1898–1999), state legislator, led impeachment of Huey Pierce Long, Jr., in 1929; later Standard Oil Company executive.
- James George Palmer (1875–1952) Mayor of Shreveport, 1930–1932
- Buddy Roemer (1943–2021), Governor of Louisiana
- St. Tammany Parish
- Art Sour (1924–2000), state legislator and pioneer of Republican Party in Caddo Parish
- Tom Stagg (1923–2015), U.S. District Court judge
- Donald Ellsworth Walter, judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, U.S. attorney for the Western District, 1969–1977, based in Shreveport
Religious leaders
- Billy McCormack (1928–2012), Shreveport Baptist pastor and founding director of Christian Coalition of America
- James Dobson founder of Focus on the Family.
Writers, authors
- H. Parrott Bacot, art historian
- Jericho Brown, poet
- Charlie Cook, author
- Davidson Garrett, poet and actor
- Bill Joyce, children's author
- Judi Ann Mason, film and television writer
- Mitchell Parish, lyricist
- Jerry Pournelle, author
Miscellaneous
- Rodricus Crawford, exonerated in 2017 for murdering 1 year-old son in Shreveport
- Michelle Khare, YouTuber
References
- ^ "Obituary: Victor Joris". Shreveport Times. 2013-03-24. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ^ "Evelyn Ashford - Olympics Athletes - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - ESPN". proxy.espn.com. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
- ^ "Brock Berlin". University of Miami Athletics. 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ "SEC Baseball Leaders LSU and Auburn Face Off". LSU. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ Wright, Shayne. "Rasco's roots keeps him grounded at LSU". www.ksla.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Whatley, Jay. "Shreveport's Trent Taylor Set to Start for Bengals on Sunday". K945. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ "Troy wide receiver Eric Thomas added to Senior Bowl". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ Peterson, Michael (2021-08-12). "Chargers 90-in-90: DT Jerry Tillery". Bolts From The Blue. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "Ar'Darius Washington - Football". TCU Athletics. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "SAN BERNARDINO: Photographer captured the lives of city's African Americans". 16 February 2016.
- ^ Casey, Jim (June 22, 2017). "Don't Fear the Beard . . . Just Listen to Jordan Davis' New Single, "Singles You Up"". Nash Country Daily. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ O'Pry, Maude Hearn (1978). Chronicles of Shreveport: By Maude Hearn-O'Pry. M. Serio.