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List of Louisiana Creoles

This is a list of notable Louisiana Creole people.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Louisiana Creoles or must have references showing they are Louisiana Creoles and are notable.

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Arts, culture, and entertainment

  • Edgar Degas (1834–1917) – artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings; cousin of Norbert Rillieux; eldest of five children of Célestine Musson De Gas, a Creole from New Orleans, and Augustin De Gas, a banker
  • Harold Dejan (1909–2002) – jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader
  • Geno Delafose (born 1972) Ã¢Â€Â“ zydeco accordionist
  • John Delafose (1939–1994) – zydeco accordionist
  • Louis Nelson Delisle (1885–1949) – Dixieland jazz clarinetist
  • Sidney Desvigne (1893–1959) – jazz trumpeter.
  • Faith Domergue (1924–1999) – television and film actress
  • Natty Dominique (1896–1982) – jazz trumpeter
  • Fats Domino (1928–2017) Ã¢Â€Â“ classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist
  • Rockin' Dopsie (1932–1993) – leading zydeco musician and button accordion player who enjoyed popular success first in Europe and later in the United States
  • Peter DuConge (1903–1967) – jazz reedist
  • Lawrence Duhe (1887–1960) – jazz clarinetist and bandleader; member of Sugar Johnnie's New Orleans Creole Orchestra
  • Honore Dutrey (1894–1934) – Dixieland jazz trombonist
  • Ava DuVernay (born 1972) – film director, producer, screenwriter
  • Sheila E. (born 1957) Ã¢Â€Â“ percussionist, singer, composer and producer
  • Mignon Faget (born 1933) – jewelry designer based in her native New Orleans
  • Lionel Ferbos (1911–2014) – New Orleans jazz trumpeter
  • Lil' Fizz (born 1985) – rapper, former B2K member
  • Canray Fontenot (1922–1995) Ã¢Â€Â“ fiddle player
  • Vernel Fournier (1928–2000) Ã¢Â€Â“ jazz drummer
  • Keith Frank (born 1972) – Zydeco musician
  • Preston Frank (born 1947) – Zydeco musician
  • D'Jalma Garnier (born 1954) Ã¢Â€Â“ musician and composer
  • Tony Garnier (born 1956) – bassist (both double bass and bass guitar), best known as an accompanist to Bob Dylan, with whom he has played since 1989
  • Virginie Amelie Avegno Gautreau (1859–1915) Ã¢Â€Â“ model and socialite
  • Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869) Ã¢Â€Â“ composer and pianist, known as a virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano pieces
  • George Guesnon (1907–1968) – jazz banjoist, guitarist, composer, and singer
  • Joe Hall – la la and Cajun musician
  • George Herriman (1880–1944) Ã¢Â€Â“ cartoonist, known for his comic strip Krazy Kat
  • Andrew Hilaire (1899–1935) Ã¢Â€Â“ jazz drummer
  • Marques Houston (born 1981) Ã¢Â€Â“ singer and actor
  • Julien Hudson (1811–1844) Ã¢Â€Â“ painter and art teacher
  • Clementine Hunter (1886–1988) – self-taught folk artist from the Cane River region in Louisiana
  • Queen Ida (born 1929) Ã¢Â€Â“ zydeco accordion player
  • Ice-T (born 1958) – musician and actor
  • Michelle Jacques – singer and music educator
  • Illinois Jacquet (1922–2004) – jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo
  • Russell Jacquet (1917–1990) – trumpeter. He was the elder brother of well-known tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacquet, who he worked with through the years.
  • Al Jarreau (1940–2017) – singer and musician. He received a total of seven Grammy Awards and was nominated for over a dozen more. Jarreau is perhaps best known for his 1981 album Breakin' Away.
  • Beau Jocque (1953–1999) Ã¢Â€Â“ zydeco musician
  • Beverly Johnson (born 1952) Ã¢Â€Â“ model, actress, and businesswoman
  • Ty Granderson Jones (born 1964) – actor, screenwriter and producer
  • Leatrice Joy (1893–1985) – actress most prolific during the silent film era
  • Ernie K-Doe (1936–2001) – R&B singer best known for his 1961 hit single "Mother-in-Law" which went to No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart in the U.S.
  • Freddie Keppard (1890–1993) Ã¢Â€Â“ jazz cornetist

Business

Education

Journalism

Law and politics

  • Dan Desdunes (1870–1929) – civil rights activist and musician in New Orleans and Omaha
  • Rodolphe Desdunes (1849–1928) – civil rights activist, poet, historian, journalist, and customs officer primarily active in New Orleans
  • Jean Noel Destrehan (1754–1823) – politician in Louisiana and one-time owner of Destréhan Plantation, one of Louisiana's most famous antebellum historical landmarks
  • Antoine Dubuclet (1810–1887) – State Treasurer of Louisiana
  • Jacques Dupre (1773–1846) – 8th Governor of Louisiana
  • Edwin Edwards (1927–2021) – served as the 50th governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972–1980, 1984–1988 and 1992–1996), twice as many elected terms as any other Louisiana chief executive

Literature

Military

Religion

Science and technology

Sports

Other

See also

References