List of sons and daughters of the city of New Orleans

This list includes - without claiming to be exhaustive - people born in the US city of New Orleans ( Louisiana ).

18th century

Marie Laveau
(1794-1881)

• Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny (1773–1833), US Senator
• Jacques Dupré (1773–1846), politician
• Delphine LaLaurie (1775–1842), society lady and serial killer
• Joseph Marshall Walker (1784-1856), politician
• Marie Laveau (around 1794–1881), voodoo priestess

19th century

1801-1870

George Washington Cable
(1844-1925)

Alice Heine
(1858-1925)

• Edward Clark (1815–1880), 8th Governor of Texas
• Louis Placide Canonge (1822-1893), journalist and writer
• Joseph R. West (1822–1898), politician and Union general in the Civil War
• Edmond Dédé (1823–1903), composer, violinist and conductor
• Charles Lucièn Lambert (1828 / 1829–1896), composer
• Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869), pianist and composer
• Paul Poincy (1833–1909), painter and art teacher
• Robert Kennicott (1835–1866), naturalist
• Peter Müller (1836–1922), German gynecologist and university professor
• Ernest Guiraud (1837-1892), French composer
• Paul Morphy (1837-1884), chess player
• Louis A. Wiltz (1843–1881), politician
• George Washington Cable (1844-1925), writer
• Louis Varney (1844–1908), French operetta composer
• Henri Cordier (1849–1925), French orientalist
• Albert Delpit (1849-1893), French novelist and stage poet
• Alice Heine (1858–1925), Princess of Monaco and Duchess of Richelieu
• Andy Bowen (1864-1894), boxer
• Katharine Carl (1865–1938), painter and author
• Ben Turpin (1869-1940), comedian

1871-1890

Stanhope Bayne-Jones
(1888-1970)

Al Bernard
(1888-1949)

• Ernest J. Bellocq (1873–1949), photographer and nude photographer
• Anthony Jackson (1876–1920), pianist, singer and composer
• Buddy Bolden (1877–1931), trumpeter
• Joseph Ravannack (1878-1910), oarsman
• Bunk Johnson (1879–1949), cornetist and trumpeter
• George Herriman (1880–1944), comic book artist and caricaturist
• James Lawton Collins (1882–1963), two-star general
• Papa Charlie Jackson (1885–1938), blues musician
• Roy Palmer (1887–1963), jazz musician
• Stanhope Bayne-Jones (1888–1970), bacteriologist, military doctor and medical historian
• Al Bernard (1888-1949), singer
• Johnny Buff (1888–1955), bantamweight boxer
• Alcide “Slow Drag” Pavageau (1888–1969), jazz musician
• Freddie Keppard (1889 / 1890–1933), cornet player
• Nick LaRocca (1889–1961), cornet player, band leader and jazz pioneer
• Spencer Williams (1889-1965), musician and songwriter
• Cora Witherspoon (1890–1957), actress

1891-1900

J. Lawton Collins
(1896-1987)

Leatrice Joy
(1896–1985)

Richard W. Leche
(1898–1965)

• Johnny Stein (1891–1962), jazz musician
• Joseph "Red" Clark (1894–1960), jazz musician
• Honoré Dutrey (1894–1935), jazz trombonist
• John Lindsay (1894–1950), jazz musician
• Merritt Brunies (1895–1973), jazz musician
• Emile Christian (1895–1973), jazz trombonist and bassist
• Alfred “Pantsy” Laine (1895–1957), jazz musician
• J. Lawton Collins (1896-1987), four-star general; Corps commander in World War II
• Pete Herman (1896–1973), bantamweight boxer
• Leatrice Joy (1896–1985), actress
• Steve Lewis (1896-1941), jazz musician
• Sidney Bechet (1897-1959), jazz musician
• Lawrence William Cramer (1897–1978), university professor, Governor of the US Virgin Islands
• Memphis Minnie (1897–1973), blues musician
• Baby Dodds (1898-1959), jazz drummer
• Richard W. Leche (1898–1965), politician and Governor of Louisiana from 1936 to 1939
• Johnny Bayersdorffer (1899–1969), jazz musician
• Lonnie Johnson (1899-1970), blues and jazz musician
• Harry Shields (1899–1971), jazz clarinetist
• Johnny Wiggs (1899–1977), jazz cornet player and band leader
• Boyd Atkins (around 1900 – after 1953), jazz musician, arranger and composer
• Willie Humphrey (1900-1994), jazz musician
• Clifford Jones (1900-1947), jazz musician
• George Lewis (1900–1968), jazz musician
• Lawrence Marrero (1900-1959), jazz musician
• Chester Zardis (1900–1990), jazz musician

20th century

1901-1910

Louis Armstrong
(1901-1971)

Lillian Hellman
(1905-1984)

Kitty Carlisle
(1910-2007)

• Louis Armstrong (1901–1971), jazz musician and singer
• Lee Collins (1901–1960), jazz trumpeter and band leader
• Albert Burbank (1902–1976), jazz musician
• Santo Pecora (1902-1984), jazz trombonist
• Andrew Libano (1903-1935), sailor
• Cie Frazier (1904–1985), jazz musician
• Sam Theard (1904–1982), singer and songwriter
• Tony Almerico (1905–1961), jazz musician
• Lillian Hellman (1905-1984), writer
• Nat Towles (1905–1963), jazz bassist and band leader
• Lucinda Ballard (1906–1993), costume designer
• Barney Bigard (1906-1980), clarinetist
• Wilbert Kirk (≈1906–1983), jazz musician
• Fats Pichon (1906–1967), jazz pianist, singer and songwriter
• Connee Boswell (1907–1976), blues and jazz singer
• Nappy Lamare (1907–1988), jazz musician
• Tuts Washington (1907-1984), blues pianist
• Danny Barker (1909–1994), jazz musician
• Harold Dejan (1909–2002), jazz musician and band leader
• George Dixon (1909-1994), jazz musician
• Champion Jack Dupree (1909–1992), blues singer and pianist
• Edward Flynn (1909-1976), boxer
• Emmett Toppino (1909-1971), athlete
• Oliver Alcorn (1910–1981), jazz and blues musician
• Kitty Carlisle (1910–2007), singer and actress
• Armand Hug (1910–1977), jazz pianist
• Jane Manske (1910–1989), swimmer and high diver
• Emile Meyer (1910–1987), actor
• Louis Prima (1910–1978), entertainer

1911-1920

Ray Walston
(1914-2001)

Mary Healy
(1918-2015)

• Lionel Ferbos (1911–2014), jazz trumpeter
• Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972), gospel singer
• Alton Purnell (1911–1987), jazz musician
• Alvin Alcorn (1912-2003), jazz musician
• John Levy (1912–2012), jazz bassist
• Sherwood Mangiapane (1912-1992), jazz musician
• Blue Lu Barker (1913–1998), jazz and blues singer
• Gerard Louis Frey (1914–2007), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Lafayette
• Dorothy Lamour (1914–1996), actress
• Ray Walston (1914-2001), actor
• Meyer Weinberg (1914–1970), jazz musician
• Sal Franzella (1915–1968), jazz musician
• Ruth Benerito (1916–2013), chemist
• Armand Jackson (1917–1985), blues drummer and band leader
• George Dale Williams (1917–1988), arranger, pianist and composer
• Fred Crane (1918–2008), actor and radio presenter
• Mary Healy (1918-2015), actress
• Waldren Joseph (1918-2004), jazz musician
• Freddie Kohlman (1918–1990), jazz drummer
• John Brunious senior (1920–1976), jazz musician
• Duke Burrell (1920–1993), jazz musician
• Daniel F. Galouye (1920–1976), journalist and science fiction writer
• Dave "Fat Man" Williams (1920–1982), pianist and singer

1921-1930

Truman Capote
(1924-1984)

Anne Armstrong
(1927-2008)

Sam Butera
(1927-2009)

Fats Domino
(1928-2017)

• Al Hirt (1922–1999), jazz and easy-listening trumpeter and band leader
• Joe Newman (1922-1992), jazz trumpeter
• Bill Sheppard (1922–1997), music producer
• Blanche Thomas (1922–1977), singer
• Wendell Eugene (1923-2017), jazz trombonist
• Gloria Henry (born 1923), actress
• Truman Capote (1924-1984), writer
• Linda Hopkins (1924-2017), blues and gospel singer
• Earl C. Palmer (1924–2008), rhythm and blues and rock and roll drummer
• Roy Brown (1925–1981), blues musician
• Wallace Davenport (1925-2004), jazz trumpeter
• Herb Hardesty (1925-2016), R&B saxophonist
• Art Hillery (1925–2011), jazz musician and composer
• Elmore Leonard (1925-2013), writer
• Rosel George Brown (1926-1967), science fiction writer
• Paul Burke (1926–2009), actor
• Jeffrey Hunter (1926–1969), actor
• Cosimo Matassa (1926–2014), recording studio operator and sound engineer
• Martin Ransohoff (1926 / 1927–2017), film producer
• Anne Armstrong (1927–2008), diplomat and politician
• Tom Benson (1927-2018), entrepreneur
• Sam Butera (1927–2009), tenor saxophonist and arranger
• Fats Domino (1928–2017), pianist and singer-songwriter of rock 'n' roll, rhythm and blues, piano blues and boogie woogie
• Vernel Fournier (1928-2000), jazz drummer
• Ed Nelson (1928-2014), actor
• Bill Sinegal (1928-2014), R&B musician
• Ed Blackwell (1929-1992), jazz drummer
• Severn Darden (1929-1995), actor
• Eddie Bo (1930-2009), musician
• Jack Delaney (1930–1975), jazz musician
• Pete Fountain (1930-2016), jazz clarinetist
• Moon Landrieu (* 1930), politician
• Benny Powell (1930-2010), jazz musician
• Wardell Quezergue (1930–2011), composer and music producer

1931-1940

Andrew Young
(born 1932)

Garrett Morris
(born 1937)

Lee Harvey Oswald
(1939-1963)

• Lionel Batiste (1931–2012), singer and drummer
• Shirley Verrett (1931-2010), opera singer
• Germaine Bazzle (born 1932), jazz singer
• Andrew Young (born 1932), civil rights activist
• James Crawford (1934–2012), rhythm and blues musician
• Connie Jones (1934-2019), jazz musician
• Ellis Marsalis (1934-2020), jazz pianist
• John Favalora (* 1935), Roman Catholic bishop
• Richard Alvin Tonry (1935–2012), politician
• Larry Williams (1935–1980), rhythm and blues singer, pianist and songwriter
• Snooks Eaglin (1936–2009), guitarist and singer
• Shirley Goodman (1936-2005), R&B singer
• Nat Perrilliat (1936–1971), jazz and R&B saxophonist
• Ronnie DuPont (1937-2015), jazz pianist
• Clarence Henry (born 1937), R&B singer
• Joseph Nunzio Latino (* 1937), Roman Catholic bishop
• Garrett Morris (born 1937), actor
• Art Neville (1937–2019), singer with the Neville Brothers
• John Kennedy Toole (1937-1969), writer
• George Davis junior (1938–2008), jazz and R&B musician
• Bob French (1938–2012), jazz musician and radio presenter
• Charles Neville (1938–2018), saxophonist for rhythm and blues and jazz
• Allen Toussaint (1938–2015), musician
• Rick Abao (1939–2002), jazz musician, composer and entertainer
• James Booker (1939–1983), blues, boogie and jazz pianist, organist and singer
• Bob Clark (1939–2007), film director, screenwriter and film producer
• Idris Muhammad (1939-2014), jazz drummer
• Lee Harvey Oswald (1939–1963), alleged murderer of John F. Kennedy
• Marco St. John (born 1939), actor
• John Brunious junior (1940-2008), jazz musician
• Godfrey Reggio (born 1940), director

1941-1950

Anne Rice
(born 1941)

Penelope Spheeris
(* 1945)

Jesse Duplantis
(* 1949)

• Carl Cundiff (* 1941), diplomat
• Dr. John (1941–2019), rock and roll, blues and jazz musician and music producer
• Jerry Jumonville (1941–2019), jazz, R&B and studio musician
• Warren Luening (1941–2012), jazz musician
• Aaron Neville (born 1941), soul and R&B singer
• Anne Rice (* 1941), writer
• Earl Turbinton (1941-2007), jazz saxophonist
• Jerrel Wilson (1941-2005), American football player
• Grace Zabriskie (born 1941), actress
• Allen Daviau (1942-2020), cameraman
• Walter Payton (1942–2010), jazz musician, music teacher
• Stanley Cwiklinski (born 1943), rower
• Noah Howard (1943-2010), jazz saxophonist
• Ken Thompson (* 1943), computer scientist
• Angélica María (* 1944), Mexican singer and actress
• Joan L. Bybee (born 1945), linguist
• Stanton Davis (* 1945), jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player
• Penelope Spheeris (* 1945), film director, film producer and screenwriter
• Clint Houston (1946-2000), jazz musician
• Edward Charles Kurtz, Jr. (1946–2013), documentary filmmaker, writer, and professor
• Leo Nocentelli (* 1946), musician
• Paul Clark (1947-2015), poker player
• John Larroquette (born 1947), actor
• Gregg Stafford (* 1947), jazz musician
• Merry Clayton (born 1948), R&B singer
• Cyril Neville (* 1948), musician
• Richard Simmons (* 1948), comedian and actor
• Carl Weathers (born 1948), actor and American football player
• Lillian Boutté (* 1949), singer, since 1986 "musical ambassador of New Orleans"
• Henry Butler (1949–2018), jazz and blues pianist
• Jesse Duplantis (* 1949), evangelical pastor
• Gary Grest (* 1949), physicist
• Thomas Hill (* 1949), hurdle sprinter; Olympic silver medal in 1972 over 110 meter hurdles
• Thomas John Rodi (* 1949), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mobile
• Fred Lonzo (* 1950), jazz musician

1951-1960

Charles Boustany
(* 1956)

Ellen DeGeneres
(born 1958)

Patricia Clarkson
(* 1959)

• Edward Kolb (* 1951), astrophysicist and cosmologist
• Fernand J. Cheri OFM (* 1952), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in New Orleans
• Walter Isaacson (* 1952), writer and biographer
• Bernard Johnson (1952-2010), jazz musician and actor
• Eric Laneuville (* 1952), director and actor
• Stanley Williams (1953-2005), gang founder and children's author
• Barry Shabaka Henley (born 1954), actor
• Rhonda Shear (born 1954), actress and presenter
• Michael Wolff (* 1954), musician, composer and actor
• Pamela Jiles (* 1955), sprinter
• Tom Piazza (* 1955), writer
• Lucien Barbarin (1956-2020), trombonist
• Charles Boustany (* 1956), politician
• Ray Nagin (born 1956), Mayor of New Orleans
• Moses Hogan (1957–2003), composer, arranger, pianist and conductor
• Kenny Washington (* 1957), jazz singer
• Ellen DeGeneres (* 1958), actress, presenter, comedian and author
• Phil Fondacaro (born 1958), actor
• Leroy Jones (* 1958), jazz musician
• Kent Jordan (* 1958), jazz musician
• Sabrina Le Beauf (* 1958), actress
• Patricia Clarkson (born 1959), actress
• Ivan Neville (* 1959), singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter of rhythm & blues and rock
• Stuart Hamm (* 1960), bass guitarist
• Michael Lewis (* 1960), publicist and business journalist
• Branford Marsalis (* 1960), jazz saxophonist
• John Allen Muhammad (1960–2009), serial killer

1961-1970

David Vitter
(born 1961)

Wendell Pierce
(born 1963)

Pauley Perrette
(* 1969)

Sam Trammell
(* 1969)

• Corey Johnson (born 1961), actor
• Kirk Joseph (* 1961), jazz musician
• Wynton Marsalis (* 1961), trumpeter
• Yvonne Suhor (1961–2018), theater, film and television actress
• David Vitter (* 1961), politician
• Terence Blanchard (* 1962), jazz trumpeter and composer
• LaVerne Butler (* 1962), jazz singer
• Clyde Drexler (* 1962), basketball player
• Eddie Jemison (* 1963), actor and musician
• Tim Laughlin (* 1963), jazz clarinetist
• Wendell Pierce (born 1963), actor
• Kermit Ruffins (* 1964), jazz musician
• Fernando del Valle (* 1964), opera singer
• Avery Johnson (born 1965), basketball player and coach
• Delfeayo Marsalis (* 1965), jazz trombonist
• Greg Poss (born 1965), ice hockey coach
• Steve Scalise (born 1965), politician
• Meg Stuart (* 1965), dancer and choreographer
• Katherine LaNasa (born 1966), actress
• Fred Weller (born 1966), actor
• Poppy Z. Brite (* 1967), writer
• Harry Connick junior (* 1967), singer, pianist and actor
• Johnathan Edwards (* 1967), American-Swiss basketball player
• Steven Levitt (* 1967), economist
• Kårstein Eidem Løvaas (* 1967), Norwegian radio presenter and politician
• Phil Anselmo (* 1968), musician
• Birdman (born 1969), rap musician
• Dean Cochran (born 1969), film actor
• Mannie Fresh (* 1969), music producer and rapper
• Pauley Perrette (born 1969), actress
• Tyler Perry (* 1969), actor, film and television director, screenwriter and film producer
• Sam Trammell (born 1969), actor
• Marlon Jordan (* 1970), jazz musician
• Mystikal (* 1970), rap musician

1971-1980

Reese Witherspoon
(born 1976)

Anthony Mackie
(* 1979)

• John Hébert (* 1972), jazz bassist
• Marshall Faulk (born 1973), football player
• Ian Hendrickson-Smith (* 1974), jazz musician
• Jesseca Cross (* 1975), track and field athlete
• Juvenile (* 1975), rap musician
• Nic Pizzolatto (* 1975), screenwriter
• Steve Zissis (* 1975), actor
• Salman Khan (* 1976), educator and entrepreneur
• Peyton Manning (born 1976), football player
• Reese Witherspoon (born 1976), actress
• Jason Marsalis (* 1977), jazz drummer, vibraphonist and composer
• Brandon Adams (* 1978), poker player, author and university professor
• Glen David Andrews (* 1979), jazz and R&B musician
• Janell Burse (* 1979), basketball player
• Bryan Hymel (* 1979), tenor
• Anthony Mackie (born 1979), actor
• Robert Royal (born 1979), American football player
• BG (* 1980), rapper

1981-1990

Memphis Monroe
(* 1985)

Tristin Mays
(* 1990)

• Eli Manning (born 1981), football player
• Doneeka Lewis (* 1982), basketball player
• Roneeka Hodges (* 1982), basketball player
• Temeka Johnson (born 1982), basketball player
• Lil Wayne (* 1982), rap musician
• Matt Graham (* 1983), poker player
• Danny Granger (born 1983), basketball player
• Chris Quinn (born 1983), basketball player
• Dawn Richard (* 1983), R&B singer and songwriter
• Christian Scott (* 1983), jazz musician, trumpeter, composer and band leader
• Bo McCalebb (* 1985), American-Macedonian basketball player
• Memphis Monroe (* 1985), porn star and actress
• Taryn Terrell (* 1985), wrestler, actress and model
• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (* 1986), actor
• Troy Andrews (* 1986), jazz and R&B musician
• Sullivan Fortner (* 1986), jazz musician
• Tyson Jackson (born 1986), American football player
• Lloyd (* 1986), R&B singer
• Trombone Shorty (* 1986), rhythm and blues and jazz musician
• DJ Augustin (* 1987), basketball player
• Jason Mitchell (born 1987), film actor
• Thaddeus Young (* 1988), basketball player
• Regis Prograis (born 1989), boxer
• Lance Dunbar (born 1990), American football player
• Joe Dyson (* 1990), jazz drummer
• Tristin Mays (* 1990), actress and singer

1991-2000

Landon Collins
(* 1994)

• August Alsina (* 1992), R&B musician
• Vernon Norwood (born 1992), sprinter
• Theresa Plaisance (* 1992), basketball player
• Landon Collins (born 1994), American football player
• Deion Jones (born 1994), football player
• Leonard Fournette (born 1995), American football player
• Kelly Oubre Jr. (born 1995), basketball player
• De'Aaron Fox (born 1997), basketball player
• Mitchell Robinson (born 1998), basketball player

Web links

Commons : Births in New Orleans  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Joe Ravannack in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
2. ^ Mary Healy , imdb.com
3. ^ Trumpeter John Brunious Dead at 67 , downbeat.com , February 14, 2008
4. ↑ Jesseca Cross in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
5. ↑ Steve Zissis , imdb.com
6. ↑ Doneeka Lewis , basketball-reference.com
7. ^ Theresa Plaisance , basketball.usbasket.com