List of people from Shreveport, Louisiana

A list of notable people from Shreveport, Louisiana includes:

• Evelyn Ashford, winner of sprint gold medals at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics^[1]
• Ransom Ashley, actor and photographer^[2]
• Douglas F. Attaway (1910–1994), publisher of defunct Shreveport Journal 1957–1976 and former owner of CBS affiliate KSLA-TV
• K. D. Aubert, actress and former fashion model
• Kevyn Aucoin, makeup artist and photographer
• Alan Autry, actor, football player and politician
• Scott Baker, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Arnaz Battle, Notre Dame and NFL player
• Jerry Beach (1941–2016), blues guitarist, Grammy nominee
• Ron Bean (1938–2005), state senator and former helicopter pilot for President Richard M. Nixon
• Harriet Belchic (1928–1999), Republican activist, first woman to receive bachelor's and master's degree in geology from LSU
• Albert Belle, Major League Baseball outfielder, 5-time All-Star
• Brady Blade, musician and entrepreneur
• C. J. Bolin (1924–2007), state district judge in Caddo Parish
• John David Booty, Evangel Academy, USC and Houston Texans quarterback
• Josh Booty, Evangel Academy, NFL quarterback and MLB third baseman
• Abram Booty, Evangel Academy, LSU Wide Receiver and Josh Booty's brother
• Betsy Vogel Boze, president and CEO, College of The Bahamas
• John Boozman, U.S. Senator from Arkansas
• Terry Bradshaw, Hall of Fame quarterback (4-time Super Bowl winner for Pittsburgh Steelers) and TV commentator
• Tim Brando (born 1956), radio and CBS sportscaster
• Kix Brooks, country musician (Brooks & Dunn)
• Algie D. Brown (1910–2004), attorney and state representative from 1948–1972
• Raleigh Brown, Texas House of Representatives and judge
• Roy Brun, district judge and former Republican state legislator
• George A. Burton (1926–2014), Shreveport city commissioner 1971-78; pioneer of Republican Party in Caddo Parish
• James Burton, guitarist
• Bryan Edward Bush, Jr. (1934–2010), East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney, 1985–1989
• Charles C. "Hondo" Campbell (1948–2016), 17th Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command; last surviving general who fought in Vietnam
• John Campbell, Blues guitarist
• Barney Cannon (1955–2009), Country music deejay on KWKH radio
• Pat Carroll (born 1927), stage, film and television actress, voiced Disney's Ursula
• Cecil K. Carter, Jr. (1929–1987), politician
• Hurricane Chris, rapper
• Van Cliburn (1934–2013), concert pianist
• Johnnie Cochran (1937–2005), criminal defense attorney for O. J. Simpson
• Charlie Cook, author of The Cook Political Report; graduated from Captain Shreve High School, class of 1972
• Kyle Craft, singer-songwriter and musician; former member of the indie rock band Gashcat
• Rodricus Crawford, convicted in 2013 for murdering year-old son in Shreveport
• Keyunta Dawson, Evangel Academy, New Orleans Saints football player
• George W. D'Artois (1925–1977), public safety commissioner
• Jackson B. Davis (1918-2016), attorney and state senator (1956–1980)
• Jordan Davis, singer^[3]
• Wendell Davis, American football player, WR Fairpark HS, LSU, 1st round pick Chicago Bears 1988-95
• Kenny Davidson, American football player, DE, Huntington HS, LSU, NFL Steelers, Oilers, Bengals 1990-1996
• Chi Chi DeVayne (born 1985), drag queen and entertainer, contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race season 8
• Monroe E. Dodd (1878–1952), pastor of First Baptist Church of Shreveport, 1912–1950; pioneer radio minister; founder of Dodd College for Girls
• Forrest Dunn (born 1928), state legislator and director of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport
• D.L. Dykes, Jr. (1917–1997), former pastor of First United Methodist Church in Shreveport, 1955–1984
• Pap Dean (1915–2011), cartoonist for The Shreveport Times
• David Egan (1954–2016), musician
• Chris Elrod, Christian comedian and writer
• John D. Ewing, publisher of Shreveport Times, radio station owner
• Robert Ewing, publisher of Shreveport Times
• Clyde Fant (1905–1973), mayor of Shreveport from 1946–1954 and 1958–1970
• Joe Ferguson, football quarterback, Woodlawn High, Arkansas Razorbacks and NFL
• Eddie Fisher (born 1936), baseball pitcher, 1959-1973
• J. Howell Flournoy (1891–1966), Caddo Parish sheriff from 1940–1966
• John McWilliams Ford (1880–1965), former mayor (1918–1922) and finance commissioner (1930–1965)
• Frank Fulco (1907–1999), state representative from 1956–1972 and leader of Italian American community in Louisiana
• James C. Gardner (1924–2010), mayor of Shreveport, 1954–1958
• Davidson Garrett (born 1952 in Shreveport), actor/poet a.k.a. King Lear of the Taxi
• Billy Guin, public utilities commissioner, 1977–1978; Caddo Parish School Board 1964–1970; pioneer of Republican Party in parish
• Don Hathaway, public works commissioner, 1970–1978; sheriff of Caddo Parish 1980–2000
• Lloyd Hendrick (1908–1951), state senator for Caddo and DeSoto parishes, 1940–1948; Shreveport attorney
• Charlie Hennigan, football player for Houston Oilers
• Jacob Hester, Evangel Academy, San Diego Chargers football player
• Morley A. Hudson (1917–2001), state representative, pioneer of Republican Party in Caddo Parish
• Hubert D. Humphreys (1923–2009), historian
• John S. Hunt, II (1928–2001), Monroe attorney, Ruston native, member of Louisiana Public Service Commission, 1964–1972; resided in Shreveport
• Hurricane Chris, rapper
• Antawn Jamison, professional basketball player, 1998-2014
• J. Bennett Johnston Jr., U.S. senator for Louisiana
• Bill Joyce, children's author
• Bill P. Keith, former state senator from Caddo Parish, author in Longview
• Huddie William Ledbetter ('Leadbelly'), blues guitarist and singer
• David Allen Lee, punter for Baltimore Colts, 1966–1978
• Lloyd E. Lenard (1922–2008), Caddo Parish commissioner, businessman, author, pioneer of Republican Party in Louisiana
• Jim Leslie (1937–1976), Shreveport journalist and public relations specialist, assassinated in Baton Rouge
• Russell B. Long, U.S. Senator for Louisiana
• Joshua Logan (1908–1988), Broadway director of South Pacific and Mister Roberts, born in Texarkana, Texas, but reared in Shreveport
• Charlton Lyons (1894–1973), Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1964 and congressional candidate in 1961; Republican state chairman, 1964–1968
• 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; son of Charlton Lyons
• Susybelle Lyons (1923–2007), socialite and philanthropist, daughter-in-law of Charlton H. Lyons, Sr.
• Max T. Malone, Republican state senator and businessman
• Judi Ann Mason, film and television writer
• Billy McCormack (1928–2012), Shreveport Baptist pastor and founding director of Christian Coalition of America
• Jim McCrery, Congressman from Fourth District (R)
• P.J. Mills, state representative, banker, businessman (D)
• Danny Ray Mitchell, state representatives
• Paul Mooney, comedian
• Randle T. Moore (1874–1957), banker, lumberman
• Cecil Morgan (1898–1999), state legislator, led impeachment of Huey Pierce Long, Jr., in 1929; later Standard Oil Company executive
• Raymond S. Morris (1917-2009), Industrial apparel manufacturer, civic leader, philanthropist.^[4]
• Taylor W. O'Hearn (1907–1997), state legislator and pioneer of Republican Party in Caddo Parish
• Bob Oliver, Major League Baseball player, 1965-1975
• B.F. O'Neal, Jr. (1922–2004), state legislator and pioneer of Republican Party in Caddo Parish
• Tricia O'Neil, actress
• James George Palmer (1875–1952) Mayor of Shreveport, 1930–1932
• Mitchell Parish, lyricist for "Stardust", "Sleigh Ride" and "Stars Fell on Alabama"
• Robert Parish (born 1953), basketball Hall of Famer, Centenary College and NBA
• Louis Pendleton (1931–2007) dentist and civil rights activist
• Rupert R. Peyton (1899–1982), state representative (1932–1936) and journalist-historian
• Jerry Pournelle, essayist, journalist and science fiction author
• Robert G. Pugh (1924–2007), attorney, civic leader, gubernatorial advisor
• Michael Qualls (born 1994), basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Kevin Rahm, actor
• Claibe Richardson, guitarist and songwriter
• Norman L. Richardson (1935–1999), Shreveport Times journalist known for coverage of hurricanes
• Buddy Roemer (born 1943), former Governor of Louisiana
• Brittney Rogers, Miss Louisiana USA 2003
• Jeffrey D. Sadow (born 1962), political scientist, columnist, professor at Louisiana State University in Shreveport
• David B. Samuel (1874–1937), state representative and longtime Shreveport city judge (1916–1937)
• Jean Oliver Sartor (1919–2007), artist influential in establishment of Barnwell Center in Shreveport
• George W. Shannon (1914–1998), former editor of defunct Shreveport Journal
• Virginia Kilpatrick Shehee (1923–2015), businesswoman and Louisiana state senator, 1976–1980
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd, blues guitarist
• Phil Short (born 1947), state senator for St. Tammany Parish
• Andy Sidaris (1931–2007), Hollywood film producer, director, actor, and screenwriter
• Art Sour (1924–2000), state legislator and pioneer of Republican Party in Caddo Parish
• 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
• Tom Stagg (1923–2015), U.S. District Court judge
• Hal Sutton, professional golfer, 1983 PGA Championship winner and 2004 Ryder Cup captain
• Liz Swaine, former broadcast journalist; candidate for mayor of Shreveport in 2006
• Stromile Swift, NBA player, 2000-2009
• Brenda Sykes, actress
• Gregory Tarver, city council member and state senator
• Stanley R. Tiner (born 1942), editor of defunct Shreveport Journal, retired executive editor of The Sun Herald in Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi, which won a 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Hurricane Katrina coverage
• Randy Thom, sound designer
• David Toms, professional golfer, 2001 PGA Championship winner
• Pattie W. Van Hook (1927–1992), physician, medical school professor, first woman president of Louisiana State Medical Society
• Wayne Waddell (born 1948), Republican former state legislator and businessman
• Lorenz J. "Lo" Walker, a retired United States Air Force colonel and mayor of Bossier City since 2005, born in Shreveport and graduated from Fair Park High School in 1951
• Taijuan Walker, pitcher for Arizona Diamondbacks
• Todd Walker, baseball player for seven MLB teams, lived in Bossier City
• 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
• Vernon Wells, baseball player for three MLB teams
• Hank Williams, Jr., country music singer
• Monk Williams, football player
• Richard Williams, tennis coach and father and coach to Venus and Serena Williams
• Don W. Williamson (born 1927), retired businessman, school board president, state representative, and state senator
• Jimmy Wilson (1931–1986), mayor of Vivian, 1966–1972; state representative, 1972–1976; Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, 1978, 1980
• 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

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