List of personalities of the city of Shreveport
The following overview contains personalities born in Shreveport with an article in the German language Wikipedia:
| Year of birth | Surname | Year of death | job |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 |
Juliet Reilly , called Mary Miles Minter |
1984 | actress |
| 1909 | James Neilson | 1979 | Film and television director |
| 1916 | Toni Jo Henry | 1942 | Prostitute, executed murderer |
| 1923 | Claude King | 2013 | Country singer |
| 1927 |
Napoleon Chism , called Chico Chism |
2007 | Blues drummer |
| 1927 |
Joseph Young Jr. , called Mighty Joe Young |
1999 | Blues guitarist, singer and songwriter |
| 1928 |
Will Jones , called Dub Jones |
2000 | Rhythm and blues and doo wop singers |
| 1931 |
Dominic Joseph Fontana , called DJ Fontana |
Musician, drummer for Elvis Presley | |
| 1932 | Faron Young | 1996 | Country singer |
| 1933 | Jerry Eugene Pournelle | 2017 | author |
| 1934 | John Norris Bahcall | 2005 | Astrophysicist, initiator of the Hubble Space Telescope |
| 1934 |
Harvey Lavan Cliburn , called Van Cliburn |
2013 | pianist |
| 1936 | James Clayton Dobson | psychologist | |
| 1937 | Johnnie L. Cochran | 2005 | Lawyer |
| 1938 | Dave Alexander | 2012 | Blues pianist and singer |
| 1938 | David Houston | 1993 | Country singer |
| 1945 | Tricia O'Neil | actress | |
| 1948 | Terry Paxton Bradshaw | American football player | |
| 1949 | Hank Williams Jr. | Country musician | |
| 1951 | Robert Charles Smith | 2009 | Basketball player |
| 1952 | John Campbell | 1993 | Blues guitarist and singer |
| 1952 |
Leon Chancler , called Ndugu Chancler |
2018 | Jazz drummer and music producer |
| 1953 | Robert Parish | NBA basketball player (Hall of Fame) | |
| 1955 | Elizabeth McBride | 1997 | Costume designer |
| 1957 | Evelyn Ashford | Track and field athlete and four-time Olympic champion | |
| 1957 | William Joyce | writer | |
| 1958 | Hal Evan Sutton | Professional golfers of the PGA TOUR | |
| 1958 | Victoria Williams | singer | |
| 1960 | John Beasley | Pianist and composer | |
| 1961 |
Frederick Burdette Spencer , called Freddie Spencer |
Motorcycle racer | |
| 1963 | Joe Dumars III | Basketball player | |
| 1970 | Brian Blade | Jazz drummer and composer | |
| 1970 | LaMark Carter | Triple jumper | |
| 1976 | Antawn Cortez Jamison | NBA basketball player | |
| 1977 | Kenny Wayne Shepherd | Blues rock musician | |
| 1978 | Karen Denise Aubert | Actress and model | |
| 1989 |
Chris Dooley Jr. , called Hurricane Chris |
rapper | |
| 1990 | Morris Lee Claiborne | American football player | |
| 1992 | Ryan Harrison | Tennis player | |
| 1994 | Christian Harrison | Tennis player | |
| 1997 | Robert Williams | Basketball player |