List of people from Shreveport, Louisiana

A list of notable people from Shreveport, Louisiana, includes:

Actors, models, entertainers

• K. D. Aubert, actress and former fashion model
• Pat Carroll (born 1927), stage, film and television actress, voiced Disney's Ursula
• Chi Chi DeVayne (1985–2020), drag queen and entertainer; contestant on the eighth season RuPaul's Drag Race, where she placed fourth, and on the third season RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, where she placed seventh.
• Jared Leto, actor
• Joshua Logan (1908–1988), Broadway director of South Pacific and Mister Roberts; born in Texarkana, Texas, but raised in Shreveport.
• Mary Miles Minter (1902–1984), silent film actress
• Paul Mooney, comedian
• Tricia O'Neil, actress
• Kevin Rahm, actor
• Brittney Rogers, Miss Louisiana USA 2003
• Andy Sidaris (1931–2007), Hollywood film producer, director, actor, and screenwriter
• Brenda Sykes, actress

Artists, designers

• Kevyn Aucoin, makeup artist and photographer
• Victor Joris, (1929–2013) fashion designer, attended C.E. Byrd High School.[1]
• Edward F. Neild (1884–1955), architect who designed several prominent Shreveport homes, churches, and venues, as well as the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri, having been selected for the task by U.S. President Harry Truman. His Son, Edward Jr. (1908–1958), was also an architect who designed the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum.
• Randy Thom, sound engineer and designer

Athletes

• Evelyn Ashford, winner of sprint gold medals at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics[2]
• Alan Autry, actor, football player and politician
• Scott Baker, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Arnaz Battle, Notre Dame and NFL player
• Alana Beard, Duke Blue Devils and WNBA player, 4-time All-Star.
• Albert Belle, Major League Baseball outfielder, 5-time All-Star
• Abram Booty, Evangel Academy, LSU Wide Receiver and Josh Booty's brother
• John David Booty, Evangel Academy, USC and Houston Texans quarterback
• Josh Booty, Evangel Academy, NFL quarterback and MLB third baseman
• Terry Bradshaw, Hall of Fame quarterback (4-time Super Bowl winner for Pittsburgh Steelers) and TV commentator
• Kenny Davidson, American football player, DE, Huntington HS, LSU, NFL Steelers, Oilers, Bengals 1990-1996
• Wendell Davis, American football player, WR Fairpark HS, LSU, 1st round pick Chicago Bears 1988-95
• Keyunta Dawson, Evangel Academy, New Orleans Saints football player
• Joe Dumars (born 1963), basketball player
• Joe Ferguson, football quarterback, Woodlawn High, Arkansas Razorbacks and NFL
• Eddie Fisher (born 1936), baseball pitcher, 1959-1973
• Charlie Hennigan, football player for Houston Oilers
• Jacob Hester, Evangel Academy, San Diego Chargers football player
• David Allen Lee, punter for Baltimore Colts, 1966–1978
• Bob Oliver, Major League Baseball player, 1965–1975
• Robert Parish (born 1953), basketball Hall of Famer, Centenary College and NBA
• Charles Henry Philyaw (born 1954), Texas Southern Tigers, former Oakland Raiders (defensive end) 1976-77 superbowl champion
• Chase Pittman (born 1994), played college football at LSU and in the NFL for several years.
• Michael Qualls (born 1994), basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Freddie Spencer (born 1961), Grand Prix motorcycle champion, won 250cc and 500cc in 1985
• Tommy Spinks (1948–2007), football wide receiver, Woodlawn High School, Louisiana Tech, and Minnesota Vikings
• Hal Sutton, professional golfer, 1983 PGA Championship winner and 2004 Ryder Cup captain
• Stromile Swift, NBA player, 2000–2009
• David Toms, professional golfer, 2001 PGA Championship and 2018 U.S. Senior Open champions
• Taijuan Walker, pitcher for Toronto Blue Jays
• Todd Walker, baseball player for seven MLB teams, lived in Bossier City
• Vernon Wells, baseball player for three MLB teams
• Tre'Davious White, football cornerback for the Buffalo Bills
• Monk Williams, football player
• Richard Williams, tennis coach and father and coach to Venus and Serena Williams

Criminals

• Rodricus Crawford, exonerated in 2017 for murdering year-old son in Shreveport

Entrepreneurs

• Betsy Vogel Boze, president and CEO, College of The Bahamas
• Randle T. Moore (1874–1957), banker, lumberman

Journalists

• Douglas F. Attaway (1910–1994), publisher of defunct Shreveport Journal 1957–1976 and former owner of CBS affiliate KSLA-TV
• Tim Brando (born 1956), radio and CBS and FOX Sports sportscaster
• John D. Ewing, publisher of Shreveport Times, radio station owner
• Jim Leslie (1937–1976), Shreveport journalist and public relations specialist, assassinated in Baton Rouge
• Jeffrey D. Sadow (born 1962), political scientist, columnist, professor at Louisiana State University in Shreveport

Musicians

• Jerry Beach (1941–2016), blues guitarist, Grammy nominee
• Brady Blade, musician and entrepreneur
• Kix Brooks, country musician (Brooks & Dunn)
• James Burton, guitarist
• John Campbell, Blues guitarist
• Van Cliburn (1934–2013), concert pianist
• Kyle Craft, singer-songwriter and musician; former member of the indie rock band Gashcat
• Jordan Davis, singer[3]
• David Egan (1954–2016), musician
• D. J. Fontana (1931–2018), drummer
• Hurricane Chris, rapper
• Antawn Jamison, professional basketball player, 1998–2014
• Huddie William Ledbetter ('Leadbelly'), blues guitarist and singer
• Jack Prince, singer, (1920-1994)
• Claibe Richardson, guitarist and songwriter
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd, blues guitarist
• Hank Williams, Jr., country music singer
• Jesse Winchester, (born 1944), musician, songwriter
• Faron Young (1932–1996), country singer/songwriter; member of Country Music Hall of Fame

Musical groups

• Iwrestledabearonce, deathcore band based in Shreveport.
• The Residents, avant-garde musical ensemble; lived in Shreveport until the middle 1960s, when they moved to San Mateo and later to San Francisco.

Politicians, civil servants

• John Boozman, U.S. Senator from Arkansas
• Raleigh Brown, Texas House of Representatives and judge
• Roy Brun, district judge and former Republican state legislator
• Charles C. "Hondo" Campbell (1948–2016), 17th Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command; last surviving general who fought in Vietnam
• Johnnie Cochran (1937–2005), criminal defense attorney for O. J. Simpson
• George W. D'Artois (1925–1977), public safety commissioner
• Jackson B. Davis (1918–2016), attorney and state senator (1956–1980)
• Lloyd Hendrick (1908–1951), state senator for Caddo and DeSoto parishes, 1940–1948; Shreveport attorney
• Mike Johnson (born 1972), U.S. Representative
• J. Bennett Johnston Jr., U.S. senator for Louisiana
• Russell B. Long, U.S. Senator for Louisiana
• Hall Lyons (1923–1998), Republican congressional candidate from Lafayette in 1966 and American Party nominee for U.S. Senate in 1972; Shreveport native, died in Jefferson Parish.
• Jim McCrery, Congressman from Fourth District (R)
• Danny Ray Mitchell, state representative
• Cecil Morgan (1898–1999), state legislator, led impeachment of Huey Pierce Long, Jr., in 1929; later Standard Oil Company executive.
• Taylor W. O'Hearn (1907–1997), state legislator and pioneer of Republican Party in Caddo Parish.
• James George Palmer (1875–1952) Mayor of Shreveport, 1930–1932
• Buddy Roemer (born 1943), former Governor of Louisiana
• Phil Short (born 1947), state senator for St. Tammany Parish
• Art Sour (1924–2000), state legislator and pioneer of Republican Party in Caddo Parish
• Tom Stagg (1923–2015), U.S. District Court judge
• Gregory Tarver, city council member and state senator
• Donald Ellsworth Walter, judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, U.S. attorney for the Western District, 1969–1977, based in Shreveport

Religious leaders

• Monroe E. Dodd (1878–1952), Shreveport Baptist minister, pioneer radio minister, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Shreveport, and founder of Dodd College for women).
• Billy McCormack (1928–2012), Shreveport Baptist pastor and founding director of Christian Coalition of America

Writers, authors

• Jericho Brown, poet
• Charlie Cook, author
• Davidson Garrett, poet and actor
• Bill Joyce, children's author
• Judi Ann Mason, film and television writer
• Mitchell Parish, lyricist
• Jerry Pournelle, author
• Elliott Stonecipher, demographer and pollster

References

1. "Obituary: Victor Joris". Shreveport Times. 2013-03-24. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
2. "Evelyn Ashford - Olympics Athletes - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - ESPN". proxy.espn.com. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
3. Casey, Jim (June 22, 2017). "Don't Fear the Beard . . . Just Listen to Jordan Davis' New Single, "Singles You Up"". Nash Country Daily. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.