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.

List

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"[https://g.co/kgs/5NEh5yM CreoleChemist]" Brandon Williams (born 1986) - Author/Herbalist

Don Albert (1908–1980) – jazz trumpeter and bandleaderJames Lincoln Collier, Jazz: The American Theme Song, Oxford University Press, 1993, pg. 193
Fernest Arceneaux (1940–2008) – zydeco accordionist and singer from Louisiana
Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin (1915–2007) – accordionist
Amede Ardoin (1898–1942) – zydeco musician
Chris Ardoin (born 1981) – zydeco accordionist and singer
Sean Ardoin (born 1970) – zydeco musician and singer
K.D. Aubert (born 1978) – actress and fashion model
Vernel Bagneris (born 1949) – playwright, actor, director, singer, and dancer; named after his cousin Vernel FournierWhitney Balliett, Collected Works: A Journal of Jazz 1954–2001, St. Martin's Press, 2002, pp. 792–793
Louis Barbarin (1902–1997) – New Orleans jazz drummer
Paul Barbarin (1899–1969) – New Orleans jazz drummer, usually regarded (along with Baby Dodds) as one of the best of the pre-Big Band era jazz drummers
Achille Baquet (1885–1955) – jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
George Baquet (1881–1949) – jazz clarinetist, known for his contributions to early jazz in New Orleans
Blue Lu Barker (1913–1998) – jazz and blues singer; her better known recordings included "Don't You Feel My Leg" and "Look What Baby's Got For You"
Danny Barker (1909–1994) – jazz banjoist, singer, guitarist, songwriter, ukulele playerHoward T. Weiner, Early Twentieth-Century Brass Idioms: Art, Jazz, and Other Popular Traditions, Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009, pg. 16Louise McKinney, New Orleans: A Cultural History, Oxford University Press, 2006, pp. 26–27
Richmond Barthé (1901–1989) – sculptor
Dave Bartholomew (1918–2019) – musician, band leader, composer and arranger, prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century{{cite web|url=http://americanroutes.wwno.org/archives/artist/173/dave-bartholomew|title=American Routes ~ Dave Bartholomew|first=American Public|last=Media|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503201121/http://americanroutes.wwno.org/archives/artist/173/dave-bartholomew |archive-date=May 3, 2016}}
Jon Batiste (born 1986) – singer, multi-instrumentalist, educator, and bandleader from Kenner, Louisiana; music director and bandleader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and its band Stay Human{{cite web|url=http://www.methowarts.org/jonathon-batiste-and-the-stay-human-band/|title=Jonathon Batiste and the Stay Human Band|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008054649/http://www.methowarts.org/jonathon-batiste-and-the-stay-human-band/|archive-date=October 8, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=807429|title=Jon Batiste Talks 'Social Music'|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008060747/http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=807429|archive-date=October 8, 2016}}
Lionel Batiste (1931–2012) – jazz and blues musician and singer from New Orleans
Sidney Bechet (1897–1959) – jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer

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Troian Bellisario (born 1985) – actress; stars as Spencer Hastings in the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars
E.J. Bellocq (1873–1949) – photographer
Jimmy Bertrand (1900–1960) – jazz and blues drummerLee Collins, Mary Spriggs Collins, Frank Gillis, John W. Miner, Oh, Didn't He Ramble: The Life Story of Lee Collins, University of Illinois Press, 1989, pg. 80
Alex Bigard (1899–1978) – jazz drummer. He was the brother of Barney Bigard and cousin of Natty Dominique and A.J. Piron, and was involved for decades with the New Orleans jazz scene.

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Barney Bigard (1906–1980) – jazz clarinetist{{cite web |url=http://www.redhotjazz.com/bigard.html |title=Albany "Barney" Bigard (1906–1980) |work=The Red Hot Jazz Archive |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017210301/http://www.redhotjazz.com/bigard.html |archive-date=October 17, 2006 }}
Esther Bigeou (1895–1936) – blues singer; billed as "The Girl with the Million Dollar Smile"; one of the classic female blues singers popular in the 1920sLinda Dahl, Stormy Weather: The Music and Lives of a Century of Jazz Women, Limelight Edition, 1995, pg. 110
Eddie Bo (1930–2009) – singer and pianist from New OrleansRobert Baron, Ana C. Cara, Creolization as Cultural Creativity, University Press of Mississippi, 2011, pg. 58
Peter Bocage (1887–1967) – cornet player; also played violin professionally, as well as sometimes trombone, banjo, and xylophone; cousin of New Orleans R&B musician Eddie BoWilliam Carter, Preservation Hall: Music from the Heart, Bayou Press Ltd, 1991, pg. 52Thomas Brothers, Louis Armstrong's New Orleans, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2006, pg. 195
Denise Boutte (born 1982) – actress and model
John Boutté (born 1958) – jazz singer{{cite web |url=http://www.johnboutte.com |title=John Boutté: New Orleans Jazz Vocalist |quote=Born into a large Creole family that goes back seven generations in Louisiana, he was exposed to music early in life, soaking up New Orleans jazz, soul, blues and gospel, then adding his own Creole traditions along the way. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007100252/http://johnboutte.com/ |archive-date=October 7, 2011 }}
Wellman Braud (1891–1966) – jazz upright bassist
Jeffery Broussard (born 1967) – zydeco musician
John Brunious (born 1940) – jazz trumpeter
Wendell Brunious (born 1954) – jazz trumpeter
Calvin Carriere (1921–2002) – fiddler
Joseph "Bébé" Carrière (1908–2001) – fiddler
Chubby Carrier (born 1967) – zydeco musician
Roy Carrier (1947–2010) – zydeco musician
Inez Catalon (c. 1913–1994) – Creole singer{{cite news |last=Wirt |first=John |date=September 5, 1993 |title=Music's In Her Blood: Inez Catalon's Creole Heritage Evident in the Variety of Songs She Sings |work=The Advocate |location=Baton Rouge, LA|page=MAG section, 15}}
Papa Celestin (1884–1954) – jazz bandleader, trumpeter, cornetist and vocalist
Leah Chase (1923–2019) – chef, author and television personality
Boozoo Chavis (1930–2001) – musician and one of the pioneers of zydeco music
Clifton Chenier (1925–1987) – zydeco musician
C.J. Chenier (born 1957) – zydeco musician and son of the Grammy Award-winning "King of Zydeco", Clifton Chenier
Frank Christian (1887–1973) – early jazz trumpeter
Savannah Churchill (1920–1974) – singer of pop, jazz, and blues music
Robert Colescott (1925–2009) – painter{{cite journal |last=Joseph |first=Pat |title=Killing the Serpent |journal=California |date=Spring 2011 |publisher=Cal Alumni Association |url=http://alumni.berkeley.edu/news/california-magazine/spring-2011-articles-faith/killing-serpent |quote=The painter Robert Colescott, who died in 2009 at age 83, is often remembered as the first African American to earn a solo exhibit in the Venice Biennale—a milestone not reached, incredibly, until 1997. In truth, Colescott was of Creole stock, mixed in race and culture. His parents, both musicians, emigrated from New Orleans to Oakland in no small part to be near the University of California. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427003008/http://alumni.berkeley.edu/news/california-magazine/spring-2011-articles-faith/killing-serpent |archive-date=April 27, 2012 }}
Warrington Colescott (1921–2018) – artist
Florestine Perrault Collins (1895–1988) – photographer{{cite web|url=http://www.knowla.org/entry/1232/&view=summary|title=Florestine Perrault Collins – Entries – KnowLA, Encyclopedia of Louisiana|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008083035/http://www.knowla.org/entry/1232/%26view%3Dsummary|archive-date=October 8, 2016}}
Charles Connor (1935–2021) – drummer, best known as a member of Little Richard's band[http://www.legendarydrummer.tv/index.php/biography.html Charles Connor] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013142416/http://legendarydrummer.tv/index.php/biography.html |date=October 13, 2014 }}, Legendarydrummer.tv. Retrieved September 12, 2014[http://www.notinhalloffame.com/home/interviews/84-charles-connor-the-original-drummer-for-little-richard Charles Connor – The Original Drummer for Little Richard] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114094432/http://www.notinhalloffame.com/home/interviews/84-charles-connor-the-original-drummer-for-little-richard |date=November 14, 2014 }}, Notinhalloffame.com. Retrieved September 12, 2014
Louis Cottrell, Jr. (1911–1978) – jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist
Coline Creuzot (born 1985) – singer and Sony ATV songwriter; granddaughter of Percy Creuzot Jr, founder of Frenchy's Chicken, a popular creole restaurant chain based in Houston
Joe Darensbourg (1906–1985) – jazz clarinetist and saxophonist notable for his work with Buddy Petit, Jelly Roll Morton, Charlie Creath, Fate Marable, Andy Kirk, Kid Ory, Wingy Manone, Joe Liggins and Louis ArmstrongKurt E Armbruster, Before Seattle Rocked: A City and Its Music, University of Washington Press, 2011, pg. 127
Damita Jo DeBlanc (1930–1998) – actress, comedian, and lounge music performer{{cite web |url=http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/statesman/life/damita/genealogy.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=March 7, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402184618/http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/statesman/life/damita/genealogy.pdf |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}
Edmonde Dede (1829–1903) – composer

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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 bandleaderMatt Sakakeeny, Roll With It: Brass Bands in the Streets of New Orleans, Duke University Press, 2013, pg 17{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/aug/09/guardianobituaries.arts|title=Harold Dejan|first=Peter|last=Vacher|date=August 8, 2002|access-date=January 22, 2017|work=The Guardian|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202105405/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/aug/09/guardianobituaries.arts|archive-date=February 2, 2017}}

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Geno Delafose (born 1972) – zydeco accordionist
John Delafose (1939–1994) – zydeco accordionistDavid Evans, Ramblin' on My Mind: New Perspectives on the Blues, University of Illinois Press, 2008, pg. 386
Louis Nelson Delisle (1885–1949) – Dixieland jazz clarinetist
Sidney Desvigne (1893–1959) – jazz trumpeter.Arthur Bradley, On and Off the Bandstand: A Collection of Essays Related to the Great Bands, the story of jazz, and the years when there was non-vocal popular music for adults, iUniverse Inc., 2005{{self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2017}}
Faith Domergue (1924–1999) – television and film actressIvy Crane Wilson, Hollywood in the 1940s: the stars' own stories, Frederick Ungar Pub. Co, 1980, pg. 123File:Faith Domergue 1946.jpg]]
Natty Dominique (1896–1982) – jazz trumpeter
Fats Domino (1928–2017) – classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist{{cite web |url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/MusicEvents/Fats%20Domino/fats%20domino.htm |title=French Creole | Fats Domino |publisher=Frenchcreoles.com |access-date=July 19, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926174226/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/MusicEvents/Fats%20Domino/fats%20domino.htm |archive-date=September 26, 2013 }}
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 reedistJames Lincoln Collier, Louis Armstrong: An American Genius, Oxford University Press, 1983, pg. 253Barney Bigard, Barry Martyn, With Louis and the Duke: The Autobiography of a Jazz Clarinetist, Macmillan Press, 1985 pg. 16
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) – percussionist, singer, composer and producer{{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3433900034.html |last=Sanchez |first=Brenna |title=E., Sheila: 1957—: Percussionist, Singer, Composer, Producer |work=Contemporary Hispanic Biography |year=2003 |publisher=Encyclopedia.com |quote=She is the first born of Latin jazz percussionist Pete, who is Mexican-American, and Juanita Escovedo, who is Creole, meaning part French and part black. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827132015/http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3433900034.html |archive-date=August 27, 2014 }}
Mignon Faget (born 1933) – jewelry designer based in her native New OrleansSusan Tucker, Beth Willinger, Newcomb College, 1886–2006: Higher Education for Women in New Orleans, Louisiana State University Press, 2012
Lionel Ferbos (1911–2014) – New Orleans jazz trumpeter
Lil' Fizz (born 1985) – rapper, former B2K member
Canray Fontenot (1922–1995) – fiddle player
Vernel Fournier (1928–2000) – jazz drummer
Keith Frank (born 1972) – Zydeco musician
Preston Frank (born 1947) – Zydeco musician
Gizelle Bryant (born 1970) – reality TV star and author
D'Jalma Garnier (born 1954) – 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) – model and socialite
Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869) – composer and pianist, known as a virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano pieces{{cite web |url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/gottschalk/gottschalk.htm |title=Louis Moreau Gottschalk |first=Axel |last=Gelfert |year=2001 |publisher=French Creoles of America |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060807025945/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/gottschalk/gottschalk.htm |archive-date=August 7, 2006 }}
George Guesnon (1907–1968) – jazz banjoist, guitarist, composer, and singer

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Joe Hall – la la and Cajun musician
George Herriman (1880–1944) – cartoonist, known for his comic strip Krazy Kat{{cite web |url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/georgeherriman/george%20herriman.htm |title=George Herriman: Creator of Krazy Kat Cartoon |publisher=French Creoles of America |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060516054407/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/georgeherriman/george%20herriman.htm |archive-date=May 16, 2006 }}
Andrew Hilaire (1899–1935) – jazz drummer
Marques Houston (born 1981) – singer and actor

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Julien Hudson (1811–1844) – painter and art teacher
Clementine Hunter (1886–1988) – self-taught folk artist from the Cane River region in Louisiana
Queen Ida (born 1929) – 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{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-07-23-jacquet-obit_x.htm|title=Jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet dies|access-date=January 22, 2017|work=USA Today}}
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.Jazz Forum: The Magazine of the International Jazz Federation, 1977, pg. 35{{cite web|url=http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2017/08/05/yesterdays-milwaukee-the-rise-and-fall-of-bronzeville/|title=Yesterday's Milwaukee: The Rise and Fall of Bronzeville|author=Jill Florence Lackey, PhD|website=urbanmilwaukee.com|access-date=April 27, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012194257/http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2017/08/05/yesterdays-milwaukee-the-rise-and-fall-of-bronzeville/|archive-date=October 12, 2017}}
Beau Jocque (1953–1999) – zydeco musician
Beverly Johnson (born 1952) – model, actress, and businesswoman{{cite web |url=http://www.vogue.it/en/vogue-black/the-style-of-/2010/03/beverly-johnson-and-anansa-sims |title=Italian Vogue |quote=A refined, harmonious beauty that reflects her own genetic mix: her father is part Blackfoot Indian and her mother is a Louisiana Creole. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818014945/http://www.vogue.it/en/vogue-black/the-style-of-/2010/03/beverly-johnson-and-anansa-sims |archive-date=August 18, 2011 }}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.creolegen.org/2014/05/17/more-than-a-mother-in-law-a-glimpse-into-the-genealogy-of-ernie-k-doe/|title=More Than a Mother-in-Law – A Glimpse into the Genealogy of Ernie K-Doe|date=May 17, 2014|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202030412/http://www.creolegen.org/2014/05/17/more-than-a-mother-in-law-a-glimpse-into-the-genealogy-of-ernie-k-doe/|archive-date=February 2, 2017}}
Freddie Keppard (1890–1993) – jazz cornetist

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Beyoncé Knowles (born 1981) – R&B singer{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/beyonce-knowles-biography |title=Beyoncé Knowles' Biography |publisher=Fox News Channel |date=April 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220402002415/https://www.foxnews.com/story/beyonce-knowles-biography |archive-date=April 2, 2022 |access-date=April 1, 2022 |url-status=live }}
Solange Knowles (born 1986) – R&B singer
Tina Knowles (born 1954) – fashion designer
The Knux (born 1982 & 1984) – musicians, rappers, singers, record producers
Dorothy LaBostrie (1929–2007) – songwriter, best known for co-writing Little Richard's 1955 hit "Tutti Frutti"
Lenny LaCour (born 1932) – record producer, songwriter and performer, particularly active from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s
Dorothy Lamour (1914–1996) – actress and singerB. James Gladstone, The Man Who Seduced Hollywood: The Life and Loves of Greg Bautzer, Tinseltown's Most Powerful Lawyer, Chicago Review Press, 2013, pg. 48{{cite web|url=http://weefrolic.blogspot.com/2014/07/racial-ambiguity-and-golden-age-of.html|title=Wee Frolic : Racial Ambiguity and the Golden Age of Hollywood: Dorothy Lamour|first=Die Fesche|last=Lola|date=July 15, 2014|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202064301/http://weefrolic.blogspot.com/2014/07/racial-ambiguity-and-golden-age-of.html|archive-date=February 2, 2017}}
Vilayna LaSalle – model
Charles Lucien Lambert (1828–1896) – pianist and composer
Lucien-Léon Guillaume Lambert (1858–1945) – pianist and composer
Sidney Lambert (born 1838) – pianist and composer
Carmen De Lavallade (born 1931) – choreographer, actress
Sabrina Le Beauf (born 1958) – actress; played Sandra on the television series The Cosby Show
Jeni Le Gon (1916–2012) – dancer, dance instructor, and actress[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17265720] The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved November 17, 2013

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Rosie Ledet (born 1971) – zydeco singer and accordion player
Harry Lennix (born 1964) – actor; best known for his roles as Terrence "Dresser" Williams in the Robert Townsend film The Five Heartbeats and as Boyd Langton in the Joss Whedon television series Dollhouse
George Lewis (1900–1968) – jazz clarinetistJames Lincoln Collier, Jazz: The American Theme Song, Oxford University Press, 1993, p. 193
Jules Lion (1809–1866) – photographer
Branford Marsalis (born 1960) – saxophonist, composer and bandleaderHenry Louis Gates Jr., Finding Your Roots: The Official Companion to the PBS Series, The University of North Carolina Press, 2014{{cite news|url=http://www.southernliving.com/travel/south-central/southerners-branford-marsalis|title=Southerners: Branford Marsalis|newspaper=Southern Living |access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531055604/http://www.southernliving.com/travel/south-central/southerners-branford-marsalis|archive-date=May 31, 2016}}
Wynton Marsalis (born 1961) – jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader

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Tristin Mays (born 1990) – actress and singer; played Shaina in the Nickelodeon series Gullah Gullah Island and Robin Dixon in Alias[https://www.instagram.com/p/_7r35UNVzQ/ Tristin Mays] "I'm African American-French-Indian. Creole"
Victor-Eugene McCarty (born between 1817 and 1823) – composer
Rocky McKeon – musician[A Quick History of French-Speakers in Louisiana (1682–1900) {{cite web |url=http://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/en/article-403/A_Quick_History_of_French-Speakers_in_Louisiana_(1682%E2%80%931900).html |title=Articles | Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique française – histoire, culture, religion, héritage |access-date=December 17, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224348/http://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/en/article-403/A_Quick_History_of_French-Speakers_in_Louisiana_(1682%E2%80%931900).html |archive-date=December 17, 2013 }}], ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FRENCH CULTURAL HERITAGE IN NORTH AMERICA. Retrieved December 10, 2013

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Adah Isaacs Menken (1835–1868) – actress, painter, poet
Michel'le (born 1970) – R&B singer, former girlfriend of Dr. Dre; married to Suge Knight
Janee Michelle (born 1946) – actress, model, and businessperson best known for her role in the 1974 horror film The House on Skull Mountain{{cite web|url=http://www.janeemichelle.com/|title=Actor and Educator of Film and Arts|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024131008/http://www.janeemichelle.com/|archive-date=October 24, 2016}}
Lizzie Miles (1895–1963) – blues singer{{cite web|url=http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/blues-touch-creole-lizzie-miles|title=AA Registry|quote=Born Elizabeth Landreaux, she was a light-skinned Creole who was born on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, LA.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606150704/http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/blues-touch-creole-lizzie-miles|archive-date=June 6, 2012}}
Ziggy Modeliste (born 1948) – drummer best known as a founding member of the funk group The Meters
Allison Montana (1922–2005) – New Orleans cultural icon who acted as the Mardi Gras Indian "chief of chiefs" for over 50 yearsKristin G. Congdon, Kara Kelley Hallmark, American Folk Art: A Regional Reference, Volume 1, ABC-CLIO, 2012, pg. 249
Deacon John Moore (born 1941) – blues, rhythm and blues and rock and roll musician, singer, and bandleader
Morris W. Morris (1845–1906) – American Civil War soldier of the Louisiana Native Guards; stage actor{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/morris/morris.htm|title=French Creoles|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060419052443/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/morris/morris.htm|archive-date=April 19, 2006}}
Jelly Roll Morton (1885–1941) – virtuoso pianist, bandleader and composer{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/jellyrollmorton/jellyrollmorton.htm|title=French Creoles|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060419053511/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/jellyrollmorton/jellyrollmorton.htm|archive-date=April 19, 2006}}
Archibald Motley (1891–1981) – painter{{cite web|url=http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/2411.html|title=Chicago History Encyclopedia|quote="Beginning as a portraitist in the 1910s, Motley subsequently explored his African and southern Creole roots, Mexican culture, and life in Chicago's 'Bronzeville.'"|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330130620/http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/2411.html|archive-date=March 30, 2012}}
Idris Muhammad (1939–2014) – jazz drummer who recorded extensively with many musicians, including Ahmad Jamal, Lou Donaldson, Pharoah Sanders, and Tete Montoliu.Idris Muhammad, Inside The Music: The Life Of Idris Muhammad: The Life Of Idris Muhammad, Xlibris, 2012{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.waxpoetics.com/blog/features/articles/idris-muhammad-interview/|title=The Idris Muhammad interview – Wax Poetics|date=July 31, 2014|website=waxpoetics.com|access-date=April 27, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909095402/http://www.waxpoetics.com/blog/features/articles/idris-muhammad-interview/|archive-date=September 9, 2017}}{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2017}}
Aaron Neville (born 1941) – soul and R&B singer and musician.
Albert Nicholas (1900–1973) – jazz reed playerMax Jones, Jazz Talking: Profiles, Interviews, and Other Riffs on Jazz Musicians, Da Capo Press, 2000, pg. 26
Wooden Joe Nicholas (1883–1957) – jazz trumpeter and cornetist, active in the early New Orleans jazz scene
Jimmie Noone (1895–1944) – jazz clarinetist and bandleaderEric Hoeprich, The Clarinet, Yale University Press, 2008, pg. 307
Brittany O'Grady (born 1996) – actress who plays Simone Davis on the TV series Star{{cite web|url=http://www.glamour.com/story/fox-drama-star-facts|title=10 *Empire*-Level Crazy Things to Know About Lee Daniels' New Drama, *Star*|first=Jessica|last=Radloff|website=Glamour|date=January 2, 2017|access-date=April 27, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909142001/https://www.glamour.com/story/fox-drama-star-facts|archive-date=September 9, 2017}}
Kid Ory (1886–1973) – jazz trombonist and bandleader{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/MusicEvents/kid%20ory/kid%20ory.htm|title=French Creoles|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903174126/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/MusicEvents/kid%20ory/kid%20ory.htm|archive-date=September 3, 2006}}
Jimmy Palao (1879–1925) – jazz bandleader
Ernest "Doc" Paulin (1907–2007) – jazz trumpeter and bandleader
Alcide Pavageau (1888–1969) – jazz guitarist and double-bassistCharles B. Hersch, Subversive Sounds: Race and the Birth of Jazz in New Orleans, University of Chicago Press, 2007, pg. 154
Manuel Perez (1871–1946) – clarinetist and bandleader
Buddie Petit (1890–1931) – early jazz cornetistLee Collins, Mary Spriggs Collins, Frank Gillis, John W. Miner, Oh, Didn't He Ramble: The Life Story of Lee Collins, University of Illinois Press, 1989, pg. 15
Joseph Petit (1873–1945) – jazz trombonist
Fats Pichon (1906–1967) – jazz pianist, singer, bandleader, and songwriter
Alphonse Picou (1878–1961) – jazz clarinetist
De De Pierce (1904–1973) – trumpeter and cornetist; best remembered for the songs "Peanut Vendor" and "Dippermouth Blues", both with Billie PierceJessie Carney Smith, Notable Black American Women, Book 2, Gale Research Inc., 1996, pg. 525
Armand J. Piron (1888–1943) – jazz violinist, band leader, and composer{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/MusicEvents/armond%20j%20piron/armond%20j%20piron.htm|title=French Creoles|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192424/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/MusicEvents/armond%20j%20piron/armond%20j%20piron.htm|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}
Deborah Pratt (born 1951) – actress, writer and television producer
Prince (1958–2016) – singer-songwriter, musician and producer
Regis Prograis (born 1989) – professional boxer
Wardell Quezergue (1930–2011) – music arranger, producer, and bandleader{{cite web |url=http://noladefender.com/content/wardell-quezergue-creole-beethoven-passes |title=Wardell Quezergue, the Creole Beethoven, Passes |publisher=Nola Defender |date=September 6, 2011 |access-date=July 19, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402085216/http://noladefender.com/content/wardell-quezergue-creole-beethoven-passes |archive-date=April 2, 2012 }}
Chris Rene (born 1982) – singer-songwriter, musician and producer from Santa Cruz, California
Googie Rene (1927–2007) – musician and songwriter
Leon Rene (1902–1982) – music composer of R&B and rock and roll songs in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s
Dawn Richard (1983) – singer-songwriter
Robert Ri'chard (born 1983) – actor

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Nicole Richie (born 1981) – television personality, fashion designer{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/people/nicole-richie/biography/|title=TV.com|quote=She is of Caucasian, Black Creole, and Mexican descent.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619070223/http://www.tv.com/people/nicole-richie/biography/|archive-date=June 19, 2013}}
LaTavia Roberson (born 1981) – singe-songwriter, and actress
Joe Robichaux (1900–1965) – jazz pianist; nephew of John Robichaux
John Robichaux (1866–1939) – jazz bandleader, drummer, and violinist; uncle of Joseph RobichauxDonald M. Marquis, In Search of Buddy Bolden: First Man of Jazz, Louisiana State University, 2005, pg. 79
RuPaul (born 1960) – actor, drag queen, model, author, television personality, and recording artist{{cite web|url=http://www.nytix.com/TVShows/Archive/RuPaul/rupaul.html|title=RuPaul Drag Race TV Show in New York City|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008054904/http://www.nytix.com/TVShows/Archive/RuPaul/rupaul.html|archive-date=October 8, 2016}}
Betye Saar (born 1926) – artist known for her work in the field of assemblage[https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/250477/Portrait-of-an-Artist-Spirit-Catcher-The-Art-of-Betye-Saar/overview Portrait of an Artist: Spirit Catcher – The Art of Betye Saar (1977)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306114145/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/250477/Portrait-of-an-Artist-Spirit-Catcher-The-Art-of-Betye-Saar/overview |date=March 6, 2016 }}, New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2013[http://www.artsconnected.org/artsnetmn/inner/saar.htm Betye Saarl] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427093627/http://www.artsconnected.org/artsnetmn/inner/saar.htm |date=April 27, 2018 }}, Arts Connected. Retrieved November 18, 2013[http://www.librarything.com/work/388167 Betye Saar: Colored: Consider the Rainbow] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610232429/http://www.librarything.com/work/388167 |date=June 10, 2015 }}, Library Thing. Retrieved November 18, 2013
Brytni Sarpy (born 1987) – actress best known for her portrayal of Valerie Spencer on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital{{cite web|url=http://swirlgirlarmy.com/post/55516699688/meet-swirl-girl-icon-brytni-sarpy|title=Meet Swirl Girl Icon: Brytni Sarpy!|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703153155/http://swirlgirlarmy.com/post/55516699688/meet-swirl-girl-icon-brytni-sarpy|archive-date=July 3, 2017}}
Rockin' Sidney (1938–1998) – R&B, zydeco, and soul musician
Omer Simeon (1902–1959) – jazz clarinetist

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Terrance Simien (born 1965) – zydeco musician, vocalist, and songwriter
Lil' Buck Sinegal (1944–2019) – blues and zydeco musician
Roger Guenveur Smith (born 1955) – actor, director, and writer{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1993/legit/reviews/inside-the-creole-mafia-1200434774/|title=Review: 'Inside the Creole Mafia'|first=Diedre|last=Johnson|date=December 14, 1993|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008071443/http://variety.com/1993/legit/reviews/inside-the-creole-mafia-1200434774/|archive-date=October 8, 2016}}
Betty Reid Soskin (born 1921) – Park Ranger with the National Park Service, assigned to the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California
Tracie Spencer (born 1976) – R&B and pop singer-songwriter, actress, and model[https://www.playlist.com/#/artist/34519/tracie-spencer Tracie Spencer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131124013745/http://www.playlist.com/ |date=November 24, 2013 }}, playlist.com. Retrieved November 23, 2013
Johnny St. Cyr (1890–1966) – jazz banjoist and guitaristAlan Lomax, Mister Jelly Roll: The Fortunes of Jelly Roll Morton, New Orleans Creole and "Inventor of Jazz", University of California Press, 1973, pg. 101
Raven-Symoné (born 1985) – actress and singer
William J. Tennyson Jr. (1923–1959) – jazz musician
Andre Thierry (born 1979) – Grammy-nominated zydeco musician; leads the band Zydeco Magic{{cite web|url=http://andrethierry.com/bio/|title=Andre Thierry – Bio|last=DigitalCavalry|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016223730/http://andrethierry.com/bio/|archive-date=October 16, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/02/10/grammy-nominee-zydeco-thierry/|title=Bay Area Grammy Nominee Represents Local Creole Community|first=Juliette|last=Goodrich|date=February 10, 2013|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820024729/http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/02/10/grammy-nominee-zydeco-thierry/|archive-date=August 20, 2016}}
Lorenzo Tio Jr. (1893–1933) – jazz clarinetist
Allen Toussaint (1938–2015) – musician, composer, record producer, and influential figure in New Orleans R&B
Mr. T (born 1952) – actor known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team and as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III, and for his appearances as a professional wrestler{{cite web|url=http://www.tureaud.com/Famous/famoustureauds.htm|title=Famous Tureauds|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105130/http://www.tureaud.com/Famous/famoustureauds.htm|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}
Vicki Vann (born 1980) – country music artist, model and actress
Little Walter (1930–1968) – blues musician and singerTony Glover, Scott Dirks, Ward Gaines, Blues with a Feeling: The Little Walter Story, Routledge, 2002, pp. 1–5
Lynn Whitfield (born 1953) – actress
Nathan Williams (born 1964) – zydeco accordionist and singer
Buckwheat Zydeco (1947–2016) – accordionist and zydeco musician

=Business=

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Danny Bakewell (born 1946) – civil rights activist and entrepreneur; owner of the Bakewell Company, which includes among its holdings the New Orleans radio station WBOK and the Los Angeles Sentinel newspaper; Chairman of the National Newspaper Publishers AssociationBrenda Stevenson, The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins: Justice, Gender, and the Origins of the LA Riots, Oxford University Press, 2013, p. 110
Alvin J. Boutte (1929–2012) – founder and CEO of the largest Black-owned bank in the United States, civil rights activist, Chicago civic leader
Robert Brevelle (born 1977) – entrepreneur, venture capitalist and professor. Councilman of the Adai Caddo Indian Nation and lineal descendant of the founders of historic Isle Brevelle, the birthplace of Louisiana Creole Culture.{{Cite web |last=Whitney |first=Amber |date=September 2023 |title=Robert Brevelle CEO |url=https://www.thetop100magazine.com/robert-brevelle |access-date=2021-12-18 |website=thetop100magazine.com |publisher= |page=64 |language=en}}
Joseph Eloi Broussard (1866–1956) – pioneer rice grower and miller in Texas
Jean Pierre Chouteau (1758–1849) – fur trader, merchant, politician and slaveholder
Marie Couvent (1757–1837) – philanthropist and businesswoman
Percy Creuzot (1924–2010) – restaurateur who founded Frenchy's Chicken in Houston, Texas; due to his success, he became known as "the black Colonel Sanders"
Constant C. Dejoie, Sr. (1881–1970) – publisher and founder of The Louisiana Weekly newspaper
Lurita Doan (born 1958) – businesswoman, political commentator, and former political appointee; administrator of the United States General Services Administration, the government's contracting agency, 2006–2008, during the administration of Republican U.S. President George W. Bush{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/creoleexperience/Lurita%20Doan.html|title=French Creoles – Creole Experience|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801144554/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/creoleexperience/Lurita%20Doan.html|archive-date=August 1, 2016}}
Harold Doley (born 1947) – businessman{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famous%20people/harolddoley/harolddoley.htm|title=French Creoles|quote=The first person of color (Creole) to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, Doley now runs an investment firm that has offices in New York and New Orleans.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908170657/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famous%20people/harolddoley/harolddoley.htm|archive-date=September 8, 2011}}
Shabazz Farrakhan - businessman, SOCOM officer, part owner of Pittsburgh Penguins & Detroit Red Wings, MMA fighter, athlete and founder of Broadway Ventures. Born in Windsor, Ontario, raised in Detroit and Baldwin, Long Island along with Astoria, Queens. Lineage of Louisiana Creoles & Marine Corps Officer. Franchisee in Detroit, NYC, LA, Chicago, Columbus, Nashville, Boston, New Orleans etc. Vanderbilt, Ohio State and Princeton alumni. Operation Freedom Sentinel Vet. Member of the Penn Club and American Bar Association.
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (?–1818) – businessman and founder of ChicagoMichel S. Laguerre, American Odyssey: Haitians in New York City, Cornell University Press, 1984, p. 161
Roy F. Guste – author of ten Louisiana French-Creole cuisine cookbooks; fifth-generation proprietor of New Orleans' famed Antoine's Restaurant, established in 1840
Thomy Lafon (1810–1893) – businessman, philanthropist, and human rights activist
Austin Leslie (1934–2005) – internationally famous New Orleans chef whose work defined "Creole Soul"
Miriam Leslie (1836–1914) – publisher and authorJoan Schenka, Truly Wilde: The Unsettling Story of Dolly Wilde, Oscar's Niece, Da Capo Press, 2001, pg. 59Carol Krismann, Encyclopedia of American Women in Business: A-L, Greenwood Press, 2005, pg. 340Rossiter Johnson, John Howard Brown, The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, The Biographical Society, 1904
Marie Thérèse Coincoin (1742–1816) – médecine, planter, and businesswoman in Natchitoches Parish
Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba (1795–1874) – businesswoman{{cite web |url=http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=833 |title=Micaela Almonester, Baroness Pontalba – Encyclopedia of Louisiana |publisher=KnowLA: Encyclopedia of Louisiana |date=February 2, 2011 |author=Christina Vella |access-date=July 19, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222175231/http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=833 |archive-date=February 22, 2013 }}
Mary Ellen Pleasant (between 1814 and 1817–1904) – entrepreneur and human rights activist{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/exorcism-voodoo-scary-san-francisco-urban-legends-172500775.html|title=Yahoo News|quote=According to local legends recorded at FoundSF.com, Pleasant was a person of African heritage who lived as a white woman during the mid-1800s. However, she was never far from her Creole ancestry and was a secret agent for the Underground Railroad. After she moved from the Canadian border to New Orleans, Pleasant allegedly studied under the voodoo high priestess Marie Laveau.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928095322/http://news.yahoo.com/exorcism-voodoo-scary-san-francisco-urban-legends-172500775.html|archive-date=September 28, 2013}}
Iris Rideau (born 1937) – winemaker, businesswoman and activist
Charles Rochon (1673–1733) – French colonist and was one of the four founders of modern-day Mobile, Alabama.
Rosette Rochon (1767) – daughter of Pierre Rochon, a shipbuilder from a Québécois family (family name was Rocheron in Québec), and his mulâtresse slave-consort Marianne, who bore him five other children. Rochon came to speculate in real estate in the French Quarter; she eventually owned rental property, opened grocery stores, made loans, bought and sold mortgages, and owned and rented out (hired out) slaves.
Desiree Rogers (born 1959) – former White House Social Secretary and businesswomanAmy Chozick, [http://magazine.wsj.com/features/the-big-interview/desiree-rogers/ "Desiree Rogers' Brand Obama"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503021534/http://magazine.wsj.com/features/the-big-interview/desiree-rogers/ |date=May 3, 2009 }}, "wsj.com", April 30, 2009
Peter A. Sarpy (1804–1865) – businessman
Jacques Telesphore Roman (1800–1848) – businessman
Virginie de Ternant (1818–1887) – businesswoman

=Education=

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Earl Barthe (1922–2010) – plasterer and plastering historian
Brian J. Costello (born 1966) – historian, author, archivist and humanitarian. He is an 11th generation resident of New Roads, Louisiana, seat of Pointe Coupee Parish. He is three-quarters French and one-quarter Italian in ethnicity. He is a recognized, and one of the few remaining, speakers of Louisiana Creole French, having been immersed in childhood in the dialect spoken in Pointe Coupee Parish.Dhillon, Georgina. Kreol International. London, UK. January–April 2014
Toi Derricotte (born 1941) – poet and professor of writing at the University of Pittsburgh
Edouard Dessommes (1845–1908) – French language writer
Caroline Durieux (1896–1989) – lithographer, and Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts at Louisiana State University{{cite web|url=http://www.gilleysgallery.com/Artist-Info.cfm?ArtistsID=698&info=Press&ppage=6|title=Gilley's Gallery – Caroline Durieux – Artists Info|last=ManagedArtwork.com|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008055121/http://www.gilleysgallery.com/Artist-Info.cfm?ArtistsID=698&info=Press&ppage=6|archive-date=October 8, 2016}}
Alcée Fortier (1856–1914) – late 19th-century professor of languages and folklore; influential in preservation of the French language in Louisiana
Norman Francis (born 1931) – President of Xavier University of Louisiana
Sheryl St. Germain (born 1954) – poet, essayist, and professor
Andrew Jolivette – author and lecturer; associate professor in American Indian Studies and instructor in Ethnic Studies, Educational Leadership, and Race and Resistance Studies at San Francisco State University
Sybil Kein – poet, playwright, scholar and musician
Suzette M. Malveaux (born 1966) – Professor of Law and former Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America
Camille Nickerson (1888–1982) – pianist, composer, arranger, collector, and Howard University professor from 1926 to 1962
Etnah Rochon Boutte (1880-1973) – educator, pharmacist, an activist; executive secretary of the Circle for Negro War Relief; co-founder, NAACP Anti-Lynching Crusaders
Gilbert L. Rochon – 6th president of Tuskegee University, 2010–2013
Neal Ferdinand Simeon (1916–1963) – mechanical engineer and teacher

=Journalism=

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Dean Baquet (born 1956) – Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist; executive editor of The New York Times{{cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/2006-04-20/news/the-creole-connection/|title=The Creole Connection|first=Jervey|last=Tervalon|date=April 19, 2006|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518012630/http://www.laweekly.com/2006-04-20/news/the-creole-connection/|archive-date=May 18, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/15/business/media/newspapers-hooked-dean-baquet-new-editor-of-the-times-at-an-early-age.html|title=Newspapers Hooked Dean Baquet, New Editor of The Times, at an Early Age|date=May 15, 2014|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114034109/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/15/business/media/newspapers-hooked-dean-baquet-new-editor-of-the-times-at-an-early-age.html|archive-date=November 14, 2016}}
Chris Broussard (born 1968) – sports analyst for ESPN, who mainly covers the NBA; columnist for ESPN Magazine and ESPN.com; makes appearances on ESPN's NBA Fastbreak as an analyst[https://twitter.com/chris_broussard/status/24503369765 Chris Broussard] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713080047/https://twitter.com/chris_broussard/status/24503369765 |date=July 13, 2017 }} "I'm Black. Birth certificate says "Negro". Black Creole from Louisiana."
Merri Dee (born 1936) – philanthropist and former television journalistMerri Dee, Merri Dee, Life Lessons on Faith, Forgiveness & Grace, Life To Legacy, 2013, pp. 73
Bryant Gumbel (born 1948) – television journalist
Greg Gumbel (born 1946) – television sportscaster
Aristide Laurent (1941–2011) – publisher and LGBT civil rights advocate; co-founded The Los Angeles Advocate (now known as The Advocate) in 1967 with Sam Allen, Bill Rau, and Richard Mitch
Charlie LeDuff (born 1966) – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and writerCharlie LeDuff, [http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/charlie_leduff/charlie-leduff-my-detroit-story-part-three-black-like-me "Charlie LeDuff: My Detroit Story"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304185051/http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/charlie_leduff/charlie-leduff-my-detroit-story-part-three-black-like-me |date=March 4, 2011 }}, "myfoxdetroit.com", February 17, 2011
Don Lemon (born 1966) – television news anchor; host of CNN Tonight{{cite web|url=http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2014/10/16/cnn-roots-with-don-lemon-an-etouffee-of-stories/|title=CNN Roots with Don Lemon: An Étouffée of Stories – Ancestry Blog|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501162156/http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2014/10/16/cnn-roots-with-don-lemon-an-etouffee-of-stories/ |archive-date=May 1, 2016}}
Suzanne Malveaux (born 1966) – television news reporter{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/Suzanne%20Malveaux/suzanne%20malveaux.html|title=French Creoles|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060912104245/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/Suzanne%20Malveaux/suzanne%20malveaux.html|archive-date=September 12, 2006}}.
Arthel Neville (born 1962) – journalist and television personality

=Law and politics=

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Caesar Antoine (1836–1921) – Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, businessman, soldier, editor
Larry Bagneris, Jr. (born 1946) – social and political activist from New Orleans{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonlgbthistory.org/gpc1975.html|title=1975–1978 Houston GLBT Political Caucus|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105161100/http://houstonlgbthistory.org/gpc1975.html|archive-date=November 5, 2016}}
Sidney Barthelemy (born 1942) – former mayor of New Orleans
Armand Julie Beauvais (1783–1843) – 7th governor of Louisiana{{cite web|url=http://www.la-cemeteries.com/Governors/Beauvais,%20Arnaud%20Jules/Biography%20by%20JenniferDyer.shtml |title=Armand Julie Beauvais, Governor of Louisiana 1829–1830, Burial Location Unknown |publisher=Louisiana Cemeteries (La-Cemeteries) |access-date=July 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401134851/http://www.la-cemeteries.com/Governors/Beauvais%2C%20Arnaud%20Jules/Biography%20by%20JenniferDyer.shtml |archive-date=April 1, 2012 }}
Pierre Evariste Jean-Baptiste Bossier (1797–1844) – Louisiana state senator, 1833–1843; namesake of Bossier Parish, Louisiana{{Louisiana State Senate records on-line begin with the year 1880."Pierre Bossier", A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, Vol. 1 (1988), p. 92 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress David Colvin,"Bossier's Forgotten Man," Shreveport Times, October 24, 1965 Clifton D. Cardin Bossier Parish historian, The Diary of John Quincy Adams}}
Henry Braden (1944–2013) – lawyer, lobbyist, and Democratic politician from his native New Orleans, Louisiana.Beverly Jacques Anderson, Cherished Memories: Snapshots of Life and Lessons from a 1950s New Orleans Creole Village, iUniverse, 2011, pg. 139{{self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2017}}
Donna Brazile (born 1959) – author, academic, and political analyst; Vice Chairwoman of the Democratic National CommitteeJames Carville, Had Enough?: A Handbook for Fighting Back, Simon & Schuster, 2003, pg. 22
Allen Broussard (1929–1996) – judge who rose to become a justice of the California Supreme Court{{cite web|url=http://www.kreolmagazine.com/arts-culture/history-and-culture/allen-broussard-husband-father-judge-and-gumbo-master-chef/|title=Allen Broussard – Husband, Father, Judge and Gumbo Master Chef|date=November 19, 2015|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008060656/http://www.kreolmagazine.com/arts-culture/history-and-culture/allen-broussard-husband-father-judge-and-gumbo-master-chef/|archive-date=October 8, 2016}}
LaToya Cantrell (born 1972) – current mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana
Ward Connerly (born 1939) – former University of California regent, moderate conservative political activist, and businessman{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/wardconnerly/Ward%20Connerly.htm|title=French Creoles|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060516054317/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/wardconnerly/Ward%20Connerly.htm|archive-date=May 16, 2006}}.
Don Cravins, Jr. (born 1972) – Democratic politician from the State of Louisiana{{cite web|url=http://www.kreolmagazine.com/arts-culture/people-of-note/donald-cravins-once-upon-a-creole-the-remarkable-story-of-donald-cravins-sr-of-louisiana/|title=Donald Cravins – Once Upon A Creole: The Remarkable Story of Donald Cravins Sr. of Louisiana|date=November 1, 2014|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117055752/http://www.kreolmagazine.com/arts-culture/people-of-note/donald-cravins-once-upon-a-creole-the-remarkable-story-of-donald-cravins-sr-of-louisiana|archive-date=November 17, 2016}}
Pierre Derbigny (1769–1829) – 6th governor of Louisiana

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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{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LG4FLbm77BYC&q=jacques+dupre+creole&pg=PA58|title=A Perfect War of Politics|isbn=9780807128480|last1=Sacher|first1=John M.|year=2003|publisher=LSU Press }} "To counteract the threat posed by Mouton's popularity among the district's Creole population, Bullard adroitly allied himself with Creole Jacques Dupre, a longtime legislator with unrivaled influence in southwestern 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

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Keith Ellison (born 1963) – U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2014/09/16/keith-ellisons-mom-reminds-us-of-what-family-is/|title=Keith Ellison's mom reminds us of what family is|first1=Jonathan|last1=Capehart|date=September 16, 2014|access-date=January 22, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808142335/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2014/09/16/keith-ellisons-mom-reminds-us-of-what-family-is/|archive-date=August 8, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.subtextbooks.com/events/2014/2/25/congressman-keith-ellison-discusses-his-new-book-my-country-tis-of-thee|title=Congressman Keith Ellison discusses his new book: My Country, 'tis of Thee|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509151524/http://www.subtextbooks.com/events/2014/2/25/congressman-keith-ellison-discusses-his-new-book-my-country-tis-of-thee|archive-date=May 9, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0612/21/sitroom.03.html|title=Transcripts|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114234108/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0612/21/sitroom.03.html|archive-date=November 14, 2011}} "And, you know, it's true that I do find my ancestral roots back in Natchitoches (ph), Louisiana, Cane River, Louisiana, 1742. I go back – I'm about as American as they come."
William Freret (1804–1864) – mayor of New Orleans, 1840–1842, and 1843–1844
Charles Gayarré (1805–1895) – lawyer, judge, politician, historian, essayist, dramatist and novelist{{cite web|url=http://nutrias.org/~nopl/monthly/july97/july97.htm|title=Nutrias|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828225544/http://nutrias.org/~nopl/monthly/july97/july97.htm|archive-date=August 28, 2008}}.
Curtis Graves (born 1938) – politician and photographer
Paul Octave Hebert (1818–1880) – 14th Governor of Louisiana from 1853 to 1856 and a general in the Confederate Army{{cite web|url=http://www.civilwarreference.com/people/index.php?peopleID=617|title=Civil War Reference|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406012830/http://www.civilwarreference.com/people/index.php?peopleID=617|archive-date=April 6, 2012}} "He was frequently mentioned by General Pierce in his reports as the gallant young Creole colonel."
Alexis Herman (born 1947) – politician; 23rd U.S. Secretary of Labor, serving under President Bill Clinton; previously Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement{{cite web|url=http://www.creolegen.org/2013/05/07/alex-herman-of-mobile-1899-1975/|title=Alex Herman of Mobile (1899–1975)|last=CreoleGen|date=May 7, 2013|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531025129/http://www.creolegen.org/2013/05/07/alex-herman-of-mobile-1899-1975/|archive-date=May 31, 2016}}
Valerie Jarrett (born 1956) – senior advisor and assistant to the president for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Obama administration; lawyer and businesswoman. Jarrett is a descendant of French colonist Charles Rochon[https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/fyr14.socst.us.rochon/the-rochons-an-african-american-dynasty/ "The Rochons: An African American Dynasty"], Pbslearningcenter.org. Retrieved May 30, 2018{{cite web|url=http://cerebellum1.wordpress.com/2011/03/02/the-vavasseurs-a-family-snapshot/|title=Wordpress|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307044333/http://cerebellum1.wordpress.com/2011/03/02/the-vavasseurs-a-family-snapshot/|archive-date=March 7, 2011}} "Valerie Jarrett, a Senior Adviser on Public Information and Intergovernmental Affairs to U.S. President Barack Obama, is a great-granddaughter of Victor Rochon."
Paul Lafargue (1842–1911) – French revolutionary Marxist socialist journalist, literary critic, political writer and activistLeslie Derfler, Paul Lafargue and the Founding of French Marxism, 1842–1882, Harvard University Press, 1991, pp. 13–14Andrew Valls, Race and Racism in Modern Philosophy, Cornell University Press, 2005, pg. 23
Eric LaFleur (born 1964) – Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate; first elected in 2007; previously member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 38 (Evangeline and St. Landry parishes), 2000–2008; first elected without opposition to an open seat vacated by Dirk Deville; re-elected four years later in 2003 with 81% of the vote{{cite web|url=http://creolecajun.blogspot.com/2014/06/bastille-day-in-louisiana-information.html|title=Bastille Day in Louisiana: information from John LaFleur|date=June 16, 2014|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013053639/http://creolecajun.blogspot.com/2014/06/bastille-day-in-louisiana-information.html|archive-date=October 13, 2016}}
Mary Landrieu (born 1955) – politician, entrepreneur, and former U.S. Senator from the state of Louisiana.
Mitch Landrieu (born 1960) – politician and lawyer who is the 61st Mayor of New Orleans. A Democrat, Landrieu served as the 51st Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana from 2004 to 2010 prior to becoming mayor.
Moon Landrieu (1930-2022) – served as the 56th Mayor of New Orleans from 1970 to 1978. He also is a former judge. He represented New Orleans' Twelfth Ward in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1960 to 1966 and served on the New Orleans City Council as a member at-large from 1966 to 1970.Clyde Woods, Development Drowned and Reborn: The Blues and Bourbon Restorations in Post-Katrina New Orleans, University of Georgia Press, 2017, pg. 213
Pierre Caliste Landry (1841–1921) – Mayor of Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Richard W. Leche (1898–1965) – 44th governor of Louisiana, 1936–1939

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Ivan L. R. Lemelle (born 1950) – United States federal judge
Bernard de Marigny (1785–1868) – politician
François Xavier Martin (1762–1846) – jurist and author, the first Attorney General of State of Louisiana, and longtime Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court

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John Willis Menard (1838–1893) – U.S. Congressman{{cite web |url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/johnwillismenard/johnwillismenard.htm |title=French Creole |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928131220/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/johnwillismenard/johnwillismenard.htm |archive-date=September 28, 2011 }}
Ernest Nathan Morial (1929–1989) – political figure and leading civil rights advocate{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/ernest%20morial/ernest%20morial.htm|title=French Creoles|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060807030750/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/ernest%20morial/ernest%20morial.htm|archive-date=August 7, 2006}}
Marc Morial (born 1958) – former mayor of New Orleans; son of Ernest Nathan Morial
Ray Nagin (born 1956) – former mayor of New Orleans{{cite web|url=http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Ray_Nagin|title=Sunshine Review|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012204218/http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Ray_Nagin|archive-date=October 12, 2011|access-date=November 19, 2011}} "Nagin was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to a Creole family."
Revius Ortique, Jr. (1924–2008) – justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, and civil rights activist{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/louis%20a.%20snaer/Revius%20Ortique%20Jr.html|title=French Creole – Louis A. Snaer|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008054831/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/louis%20a.%20snaer/Revius%20Ortique%20Jr.html|archive-date=October 8, 2016}}
James Pitot (1761–1831) – second mayor of New Orleans
Homer Plessy (1863–1925) – plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/homer%20plessy/homer%20plessy.htm|title=French Creoles|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060807030555/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/homer%20plessy/homer%20plessy.htm|archive-date=August 7, 2006}}
Geronimo Pratt (1947–2011) – human rights activistJack Olsen, Last Man Standing: TheTragedy and Triumph of Geronimo Pratt, Anchor Books, 2000, pp. 15–16Jaun Gonzalez, [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/panther-saga-injustice-article-1.757175 PANTHER'S SAGA OF INJUSTICE] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903190022/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/panther-saga-injustice-article-1.757175 |date=September 3, 2014 }}, New York Daily News. Retrieved August 29, 2014
Denis Prieur – 10th mayor of New Orleans
Robert Rochon Taylor (1899–1957), housing activist and banker, first black member of the Chicago Housing Authority, namesake of the Robert Taylor Homes
Andre B. Roman (1795–1866) – 9th governor of Louisiana, cousin of Sen. Pierre Bossier
Angela Rye (born 1979) – attorney and political commentator, her paternal grandfather was born in Shreveport, Louisiana
A.P. Tureaud (1899–1972) – attorney for the New Orleans chapter of the NAACP{{cite web|url=http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/who-was-ap-tureaud/Content?oid=1342264|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721090854/http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/who-was-ap-tureaud/Content?oid=1342264|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 21, 2012|title=Best of New Orleans|quote=A French Creole, he was born in 1899 and grew up on Kerlerec Street in the 7th Ward with 10 brothers and sisters.}}
Jacques Villere (1761–1830) – 2nd governor of Louisiana
Joseph Marshall Walker (1784–1856) – 13th governor of Louisiana, 1850–1853
Lionel Wilson (1915–1998) – mayor of Oakland, California, serving three terms, 1977–1991[http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb400006hx;NAAN=13030&chunk.id=div00012&toc.id=div00010&toc.depth=1&brand=calisphere&anchor.id=p6 Attorney, Judge and Oakland Mayor: Lionel Wilson], Calisphere. Retrieved August 29, 2014
Andrew Young (born 1932) – Congressman from Georgia's 5th congressional district, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and mayor of Atlanta[http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/you0int-8 A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712232428/http://achievement.org/autodoc/page/you0int-8 |date=July 12, 2014 }}, Achievement.org. Retrieved August 29, 2014

=Literature=

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Arna Bontemps (1902–1973) – poet; noted member of the Harlem Renaissance
Anatole Broyard (1920–1990) – native of New Orleans, 20th-century writer and critic who worked in New York City
Kate Chopin (1850–1904) – author, forerunner to feminism
Marcus Bruce Christian (1900–1976) – poet, writer, historian and folklorist
Nahshon Dion (born 1978) – award-winning creative nonfiction writer
Sidonie de la Houssaye (1820–1894) – writer
Adolphe Duhart (1830–1908), writer and poetGibson, Audrey J. (2020) [https://mackseyjournal.scholasticahq.com/article/21734-battling-a-world-of-hate-with-hope-unearthing-the-life-and-work-of-adolphe-duhart "Battling a World of Hate with Hope: Unearthing the Life and Work of Adolphe Duhart,"] The Macksey Journal: Vol. 1 , Article 14.
Armand Lanusse (1810–1867) – poet and educator
Willard Motley (1909–1965) – writer
Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875–1935) – poet, journalist and political activist{{cite web|url=http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/nelsonAlice.php|title=Voices|quote=Alice Dunbar Nelson was born Alice Ruth Moore into the Creole society of New Orleans in 1875.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112113328/http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/nelsonAlice.php|archive-date=November 12, 2011}}
Anais Nin (1903–1977) – authorDonald Pizer, American Expatriate Writing and the Paris Moment: Modernism and Place, Louisiana State University Press, 1997, pg. 48
Brenda Marie Osbey (born 1957) – poetedited by Jefferson Humphries, John Lowe, John W. Lowe, The Future of Southern Letters, Oxford University Press, 1997, pg. 92
John Kennedy Toole (1937–1969) – author; won a Pulitzer Prize for his Picaresque novel A Confederacy of Dunces (1980)
Jean Toomer (1894–1967) – poet and novelist{{cn|date=August 2022}}
Victor Sejour (1817–1874) – writer
Fatima Shaik (born 1952) – writer of children's and adult literature
Jesmyn Ward (born 1977) – novelist and an associate professor of English at Tulane University. She won the 2011 National Book Award for Fiction and a 2012 Alex Award with her second novel Salvage the Bones, a story about familial love and community covering the 10 days preceding Hurricane Katrina, the day of the cyclone, and the day after.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/innovation-cracking-the-dna-code|title=Cracking the Code|first=Jesmyn|last=Ward|date=May 14, 2015|access-date=April 27, 2018|magazine=The New Yorker|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107005908/https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/innovation-cracking-the-dna-code|archive-date=November 7, 2017}}

=Military=

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Edward Gabriel Andre Barrett (1827–1880) – Commodore in the United States Navy
P. G. T. Beauregard (1818–1893) – general for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War; writer, civil servant and inventor{{cite book|title = P.G.T. Beauregard: Napoleon in Gray|isbn = 0807119741|last1 = Harry Williams|first1 = T.|date = February 1995|url-access = registration|url = https://archive.org/details/newsouth194519800000bart}}
Renato Beluche (1780–1860) – Venezuelan merchant and privateer
Placide Bossier (d. 1861) – planter's son, died in Battle of Wilson's Creek{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZeUzEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22placide+bossier%22&pg=PT97 |title=The Civilization of the Old South: Writings of Clement Eaton |first=Clement |last=Eaton |authorlink=Clement Eaton |editor1-first=Albert D. |editor1-last=Kirwan |publisher=UP of Kentucky |year=2021 |isbn=9780813194493}}
Sherian Cadoria (born 1943) – retired General in the United States Army{{cite web|url=http://www.ethicsdaily.com/the-right-way-cms-4181|title=The Right Way|date=May 14, 2004|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509141305/http://www.ethicsdaily.com/the-right-way-cms-4181|archive-date=May 9, 2016}}
Andre Cailloux (1825–1863) – officer in the Confederate and Union armies
Claire Lee Chennault (1893–1958) – military aviator
J. Gary Cooper (1936–2024) – former officer of the United States Marine Corps; Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs), 1989–1992; United States Ambassador to Jamaica, 1994–1997{{cite web|url=http://lagniappemobile.com/2017-griot-award-recipient-maj-gen-gary-cooper-still-inspires/|title=2017 Griot Award recipient Maj. Gen. Gary Cooper still inspires – Lagniappe Mobile|date=March 8, 2017|website=lagniappemobile.com|access-date=April 27, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312075129/http://lagniappemobile.com/2017-griot-award-recipient-maj-gen-gary-cooper-still-inspires/|archive-date=March 12, 2017}}
Russel L. Honoré (born 1947) – commanding general of the U.S. First Army in Fort Gillem, Georgia, and commander of Joint Task Force Katrina responsible for coordinating military relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina-affected areas across the Gulf Coast{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/Russel%20L%20Honore/russel%20l%20honore.htm|title=French Creoles|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903223041/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/Russel%20L%20Honore/russel%20l%20honore.htm|archive-date=September 3, 2006}}
John A. Lejeune (1867–1942) – 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps{{cite web|url=http://www.jdnews.com/news/lejeune-65168-name-marine.html|title=JD News|quote="The Lejeune family, who are natives of Baton Rouge, La., prefer the French-Creole pronunciation and Brent said they "cringe" when they hear it pronounced otherwise."|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516224928/http://www.jdnews.com/news/lejeune-65168-name-marine.html|archive-date=May 16, 2012}}
Stephen W. Rochon – Rear Admiral; former Director of the Executive Residence; White House Chief UsherChristophe Landry, A Creole Melting Pot: the Politics of Language, Race, and Identity in southwest Louisiana, 1918–45

=Religion=

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Henriette Delille (1812–1862) – founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family, declared venerable by the Pope in 2010
Curtis J. Guillory (born 1943) – Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont, Texas
Marie Laveau (1794–1881) – practitioner of voodoo{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/marielaveau/marielaveau.htm|title=French Creoles|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060806003606/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/marielaveau/marielaveau.htm|archive-date=August 6, 2006}}
Leonard Olivier (1923–2014) – retired auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
Harold Robert Perry (1916–1991) – auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans
John Ricard (born 1940) – prelate of the Roman Catholic Church; fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee

=Science and technology=

John James Audubon (1785–1851) – ornithologist, naturalist, and painter{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/johnaudubon/johnaudubon.htm|title=French Creoles|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060807030112/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/johnaudubon/johnaudubon.htm|archive-date=August 7, 2006}}
Antoine Philippe de Marigny (1721–1779) – geographer and explorer
Paul Du Chaillu (1831–1903) – French-American traveler, zoologist, and anthropologist; became famous in the 1860s as the first modern European outsider to confirm the existence of gorillas, and later the Pygmy people of central Africa; researched the prehistory of ScandinaviaJames L. Newman, Encountering Gorillas: A Chronicle of Discovery, Exploitation, Understanding, and Survival, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2013, p. 23
Barthelemy Lafon (1769–1820) – notable Creole architect, engineer, city planner, and surveyor in New Orleans
Jean Alexandre LeMat (1824–1883) – best known for the percussion cap revolver that bears his name (LeMat revolver){{cite web|url=http://www.historynet.com/weaponry-le-mat.htm|title=Weaponry: Le Mat – HistoryNet|date=June 12, 2006 |access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202083016/http://www.historynet.com/weaponry-le-mat.htm|archive-date=February 2, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2010/09/24/lemat-revolver-%e2%80%93-pistol-shotgun-in-one/|title=LeMat Revolver – Pistol & Shotgun in One|first=Tracy|last=Garrett|date=September 24, 2010|access-date=January 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010311/http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2010/09/24/lemat-revolver-%e2%80%93-pistol-shotgun-in-one/|archive-date=February 2, 2017}}
Norbert Rillieux (1806–1894) – inventor and engineer{{cite web|url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/norbertrillieux/norbertrillieux.htm|title=French Creoles|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060419053515/http://www.frenchcreoles.com/CreoleCulture/famouscreoles/norbertrillieux/norbertrillieux.htm|archive-date=April 19, 2006}}
Jean-Louis Dolliole (1779–1861) – architect-builder in New Orleans, Louisiana

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=Sports=

Laila Ali (born 1977) – former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2007; daughter of the late heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali with his third wife, Veronica Porché Ali; the eighth of her father's nine children{{cite web |title=Veronica Porsche [sic] Ali |url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/Politics/general%20jackson%20renegadesali.htm |website=French Creoles |access-date=April 1, 2022}}
Jonathan Babineaux (born 1981) – former defensive tackle for the National Football League
Jordan Babineaux (born 1983) – former safety for the National Football League
Daniel Cormier (born 1979) – mixed martial artist (UFC) and former Olympic wrestler
Jimmy Doyle (1924–1947) – welterweight boxer
Joe Dumars (born 1963) – retired basketball player in the National Basketball Association; played for the Detroit Pistons 1985–1999{{cite web|url=http://www.mitchalbom.com/the-joe-nobody-knowslots-to-tell-about-piston-with-little-to-say/|title=THE JOE NOBODY KNOWSLOTS TO TELL ABOUT PISTON WITH LITTLE TO SAY " Mitch Albom|date=November 21, 2008|website=mitchalbom.com|access-date=April 27, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315175739/http://www.mitchalbom.com/the-joe-nobody-knowslots-to-tell-about-piston-with-little-to-say/|archive-date=March 15, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mitchalbom.com/the-plain-truththeres-more-to-pistons-dumars-than-what-shows-on-the-surface/|title=THE PLAIN TRUTHTHERE'S MORE TO PISTONS' DUMARS THAN WHAT SHOWS ON THE SURFACE|date=November 21, 2008|website=Mitch Albom|access-date=April 27, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427093636/https://www.mitchalbom.com/the-plain-truththeres-more-to-pistons-dumars-than-what-shows-on-the-surface/|archive-date=April 27, 2018}}
Ralph Dupas (1935–2008) – boxer from New Orleans; won the world light middleweight championshipVirginia R. Dominguez, White by Definition: Social Classification in Creole Louisiana, Rutgers University Press, 1986, pg. 159
Brett Favre (born 1969) – Hall of Fame NFL Quarterback{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XSXXAAAAMAAJ&q=favre |title=Folklife in the Florida Parishes |editor=Press |year=1989 |publisher=Louisiana Folklife Program, Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism |access-date=July 13, 2017}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rQg_CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT225 |title=The Magnolia Duchess (Gulf Coast Chronicles Book #3): A Novel |editor=White, Beth |year=2016 |isbn=9781493401666 |publisher=Revell |access-date=July 13, 2017}}
Matt Forte (born 1985) – running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League
Jermaine Kearse (born 1990) – football player
Oliver Marcelle (1895–1949) – professional baseball player
Tyrann Mathieu (born 1992) – free safety for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League
Boyd Melson (born 1981) – light middleweight boxer
Paul Charles Morphy (1837–1884) – chess master, lawyer{{cite web|url=http://www.excaliburelectronics.com/bio_morphy.html|title=Excalibur Electronics|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224075321/http://www.excaliburelectronics.com/bio_morphy.html|archive-date=February 24, 2008}}
Kelly Oubre Jr. (born 1995) – professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA)
Xavier Paul (born 1985) – professional baseball outfielder; has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and Arizona Diamondbacks{{cite web|url=http://www.kreolmagazine.com/arts-culture/spotlight/matthew-xavier-paul-brothers-in-baseball/|title=Matthew & Xavier Paul – Brothers in baseball|website=International Magazine Kreol|date=January 20, 2017 |access-date=April 27, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709130205/http://www.kreolmagazine.com/arts-culture/spotlight/matthew-xavier-paul-brothers-in-baseball/|archive-date=July 9, 2017}}
Regis Prograis (born 1989) – professional boxer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Prograis is currently the WBC interim light-welterweight champion.{{Cite web|url=https://tss.ib.tv/boxing/featured-boxing-articles-boxing-news-videos-rankings-and-results/51275-regis-prograis-living-proof-that-yes-you-can-go-home-again|title=Regis Prograis Living Proof That, Yes, You Can Go Home Again|date=July 11, 2018|website=Tss.ib.tv|access-date=January 25, 2020}}{{Cite web |url=http://ucnlive.com/going-back-roots-odyssey-regis-rougarou-prograis/ |title=Going Back to My Roots: The Odyssey of Regis "Rougarou" Prograis - Undisputed Champion Network |access-date=July 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715152026/http://ucnlive.com/going-back-roots-odyssey-regis-rougarou-prograis/ |archive-date=July 15, 2018 |url-status=dead }}
Don Prudhomme (born 1941) – professional drag racer and 4-time NHRA Funny Car champion.{{Cite web|last1=Burgess|first1=Phil|title=Everything you always wanted to know about 'Snake' (but were afraid to ask)|url=https://www.nhra.com/news/2020/everything-you-always-wanted-know-about-snake-were-afraid-ask|access-date=2021-06-29|website=NHRA|language=en}}
CC Sabathia (born 1980) – professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Answer-Man-CC-Sabathia-talks-imaginary-friends-?urn=mlb,97668 |title=Answer Man: CC Sabathia talks imaginary friends, dots, Serena - Big League Stew - MLB Blog - Yahoo! Sports |access-date=September 3, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312083218/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Answer-Man-CC-Sabathia-talks-imaginary-friends-?urn=mlb,97668 |archive-date=March 12, 2017 }}
Paul Sentell (1879–1923) – professional baseball player{{cite web|url=http://www.fanbase.com/Paul-Sentell|title=Fanbase|quote=Paul Sentell now takes the Honor of Being the first Player of Color to play in the Major Leagues as he was a French Creole from Louisiana.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102045655/http://www.fanbase.com/Paul-Sentell|archive-date=November 2, 2013}}

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Charles Deslondes (1777–1811) – one of the slave leaders of the 1811 German Coast uprising, a slave revolt that began on January 8, 1811, in the Territory of OrleansCécile Accilien, Jessica Adams, Elmide Méléance, Ulrick Jean-Pierre, Revolutionary Freedoms: A History of Survival, Strength and Imagination in Haiti, Caribbean Studies Press, 2006, pp. 44–45
Delphine LaLaurie (1787–1849) – socialite and murderer
Sinnamon Love (born 1973) – pornographic actress[https://twitter.com/SinnamonLove/status/243443738507083776 Sinnamon Love] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117231448/https://twitter.com/SinnamonLove/status/243443738507083776 |date=January 17, 2016 }} "grandfather was a Black German. The other was French Creole"
Jean Saint Malo (d. 1784) – leader of a group of runaway slaves, known as maroons, in Spanish LouisianaM.G. Houzeau, [http://ragingpelican.com/a-land-called-louisiana-part-ii-undermining-slavery-from-the-cypress-swamps/ "A Land Called Louisiana, part II: Undermining Slavery from the Cypress Swamps"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907223627/http://ragingpelican.com/a-land-called-louisiana-part-ii-undermining-slavery-from-the-cypress-swamps/ |date=September 7, 2016 }}, rajinpelican.com. Retrieved September 2, 2016
Lulu White (1868–1931) – brothel madam, procuress and entrepreneur in New Orleans during the Storyville period