List of people from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
This is a list of notable people who were born, raised, or lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at some point in their life.
Sportspeople
[change | change source]- Seimone Augustus, former WNBA player who is currently an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks (b. 1984)[1]
- Brandon Bass, NBA power forward (b. 1985)[2]
- Billy Cannon, former All-American and 1959 Heisman Trophy winner (b. 1937)[3]
- Michael Clayton, former NFL wide receiver (b. 1982)[4]
- Willie Davenport, Olympics gold medal winner[5]
- Glen Davis, NBA forward for the Los Angeles Clippers (b. 1986)[6]
- David Dellucci, MLB outfielder for the Cleveland Indians (b. 1973)[7]
- Warrick Dunn, NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (b. 1975)[8]
- Chad Durbin, MLB pitcher for the Cleveland Indians (b. 1977)[9]
- Alan Faneca, NFL guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers (b. 1976)[10]
- Randall Gay, NFL cornerback for the New Orleans Saints (b. 1982)[11]
- Stephen Gostkowski, American football placekicker
- Darryl Hamilton, MLB outfielder for various clubs (b. 1964)[12]
- Jeremy Hill, NFL running back for the New England Patriots
- Russ Johnson, major league infielder (b. 1973)[13]
- Lolo Jones, track and field athlete[14]
- Stefan LeFors, former quarterback in American and Canadian football[15]
- Norman LeJeune, NFL former football safety[16]
- Pete Maravich, LSU and NBA player in Basketball Hall of Fame[17]
- Todd McClure, former NFL offensive lineman for Atlanta Falcons (b. 1977)[18]
- Buddy Myer, MLB 2-time All-Star second baseman, batting and stolen base titles[19]
- Aaron Nola, MLB All Star baseball pitcher (b. 1993)
- Jonathan Papelbon, MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (b. 1980)[20]
- Carly Patterson, Olympic gold medalist (b. 1988)[source?]
- Bob Pettit, Basketball Hall of Famer (b. 1932)[21]
- Andy Pettitte, MLB pitcher for the New York Yankees (b. 1972)[22]
- Bobby Phills, former professional basketball player (d. 2000)[23]
- Pat Screen, former LSU quarterback, Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish from 1981 to 1988 (1943–1994)[24]
- Ben Sheets, MLB pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers (b. 1978)[25]
- Marcus Spears, NFL defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys (b. 1982)[26]
- Jim Taylor, Football Hall of Famer (b. 1935)[27]
- Tyrus Thomas, NBA forward for the Chicago Bulls (b. 1986)[28]
- Reggie Tongue, NFL safety for the Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets, and Oakland Raiders[29][source?]
- Reggie Torbor, NFL linebacker for the Miami Dolphins[30]
- Jimmy Williams, NFL cornerback who graduated from Vanderbilt University and played for the Houston Texans[31]
- Joe Williams, NFL player[32]
- Kevin Windham, professional motocross racer[33]
Entertainers
[change | change source]- Boosie Badazz, rap artist (b. 1982)
- Wes Brown, actor, We Are Marshall, Glory Road, Beach Girls[34]
- Andrei Codrescu, writer[source?]
- Bill Conti, conductor and composer
- Stormy Daniels, porn star and porn director (b. 1979)
- Trent Dawson, actor, As the World Turns (b. 1971)
- Donna Douglas, actress, The Beverly Hillbillies (1933-2015)[35]
- Louis Edmonds, actor, All My Children[source?]
- Wesley Eure, actor, author[36]
- John Fred, singer, best known for the song "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" (1941-2005)[37]
- Larry Garner, blues guitarist
- Kevin Gates, rap artist
- Jiminy Glick, fictional Hollywood socialite and former host of Primetime Glick
- Dale Houston, singer, best known for the song "I'm Leaving It Up To You" (1940-2007)[source?]
- Randy Jackson, musician, record producer, and American Idol judge (b. 1956)
- Chris Thomas King, blues musician and actor (b. 1962)
- David Lambert, actor (b. 1992)
- Don Lemon, CNN TV personality and host of CNN Tonight (b. 1966)
- Jonathon "Boogie" Long, blues rock musician[38]
- Master P, rap artist
- Rod Masterson, actor (1945–2013)
- Reiley McClendon, actor (b. 1990)
- John McConnell, actor, radio personality (b. 1958)
- Casey McQuiston, author of NYT Bestseller, "Red, White, and Royal Blue"
- Elemore Morgan Jr., landscape painter and photographer (b. 1931)
- James Paul, Conductor Emeritus of the Baton Rouge Symphony (b. 1940)
- Cameron Richardson, actress, Open Water 2: Adrift (b. 1979)
- Percy Sledge, singer, "When a Man Loves a Woman"
- Slim Harpo, blues musician
- Steven Soderbergh, director
- Tabby Thomas, blues musician and club owner (b. 1929)
- Pruitt Taylor Vince, actor (b. 1960)
- Rosalie "Lady Tamborine" Washington, gospel musician and tambourine player (b. 1957)
- Webbie, rap artist (b. 1985)
- Shane West, actor (b. 1978)
- Lynn Whitfield, actress
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again, rap artist
Politicians
[change | change source]- Larry S. Bankston, lawyer and former state senator, son of Jesse Bankston, D (b. 1951)[39]
- Regina Barrow (b. 1966), member of the Louisiana State Senate, former state representative for East and West Baton Rouge parishes, 2005-2016[40]
- V.J. Bella (b. 1927), former state representative from St. Mary Parish and state fire marshal, based in Baton Rouge, 1990–1992 and 1996–2004, R[source?]
- Sherman A. Bernard (1925-2012), state insurance commissioner from 1972 to 1988; convicted felon, D[41]
- Morton Blackwell (b. 1939), political activist in Louisiana and later Virginia, R[source?]
- Mike Branch (b. 1968), state senator and commercial pilot, later of Las Vegas, Nevada, R[source?]
- Overton Brooks (1897-1961), U.S. representative from 1937 to 1961, representing Louisiana's 4th congressional district based about Shreveport, was born in Baton Rouge, D[42]
- Chad M. Brown, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Iberville and Assumption parishes, effective January 2016, lives in Plaquemine, former Baton Rouge resident[43]
- H. Rap Brown, African American activist imprisoned in Georgia[44]
- George A. Caldwell, contractor who supervised the construction of twenty-six public buildings in Louisiana; imprisoned in the "Louisiana Hayride" scandals of 1939–1940, D[45]
- Barbara West Carpenter (b. 1943), dean of international relations at Southern University and African-American Democrat state representative from District 63 in East Baton Rouge Parish since 2016[46]
- Sally Clausen (b. 1945), former university president and commissioner of Louisiana higher education, retired in Baton Rouge[47]
- Thomas G. Clausen (1939-2002), last person to be elected to the since appointed position of Louisiana education superintendent; St. Mary Parish native and Baton Rouge resident[48]
- Luther F. Cole (1925-2013), legislator, judge, state Supreme Court associate justice, D[49]
- Paula Davis (b. 1973), state representative for District 69 in East Baton Rouge Parish since 2015[50]
- William J. "Bill" Dodd (1909-1991), state representative, lieutenant governor, state auditor, member of Louisiana Board of Education, state education superintendent, D[51]
- Gil Dozier, Louisiana agriculture commissioner from 1976 to 1980; convicted felon, D[52]
- Rick Edmonds, state representative for District 66 in East Baton Rouge Parish since 2016, R[53]
- Mike Edmonson, superintendent of the Louisiana State Police since 2008, R[54]
- Ronnie Edwards (c. 1952–2016), member of the Baton Rouge Metro Council and the Louisiana House of Representatives in January and February 2016, D[55]
- Jimmy Field, Louisiana Public Service Commissioner (1996-2012), R[56]
- Jeff Fortenberry, U.S. representative from Nebraska (b. 1960), R[source?]
- Mike Futrell, former state representative and Metro Council member, R[source?]
- William H. Gray (1941-2013), U.S. representative from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, born in Baton Rouge, first African American to serve as a House majority whip, D[57]
- Douglas D. "Doug" Green (b. c. 1950), state insurance commissioner, 1988–1991; convicted felon, D[source?]
- Anthony Guarisco Jr. (b. 1938), former state senator from Morgan City; lawyer, formerly practiced in Baton Rouge, D[58]
- Dudley A. Guglielmo, (1909-2005) Louisiana insurance commissioner from 1964 to 1972, D[59]
- Rufus D. Hayes (1913-2002), first state insurance commissioner, former East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney and judge, former state Democratic chairman, D[source?]
- Betty Heitman, co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee from 1983 to 1987; resided in and died in 1994 in Baton Rouge, R[60]
- Kip Holden, Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish (b. 1952), D[61]
- Barry Ivey (b. 1979), businessman and current member of the Louisiana House from District 65 (b. 1979), R[62]
- Alphonse J. Jackson (1927-2014), state representative from Caddo Parish, 1972–1992; operated public relations firm in Baton Rouge after leaving the legislature; died in and buried in Baton Rouge, D[63]
- Edward C. James (b. 1981), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for East Baton Rouge Parish since 2012, D[64]
- Louis E. "Woody" Jenkins (b. 1947), former Louisiana state representative and three-time U.S. Senate candidate, D-turned-R[65]
- Bobby Jindal (b. 1971), Governor and Louisiana congressman, R[66]
- Johnnie Jones (Civil Rights) (b. 1920), member of the Louisiana House between 1972 and 1976.[67]
- Edmond Jordan (b. 1971), member of the Louisiana House since 2016 for District 29 in West and East Baton Rouge parishes[68]
- Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick (b. 1918), former member of Louisiana Board of Regents, D[source?]
- Jeannette Knoll (b. 1943), associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court; born in Baton Rouge, resident of Marksville, D[69]
- Fred S. LeBlanc, mayor of Baton Rouge (1941-1944), state attorney general (1944-1948; 1952–1956), D[source?]
- Coleman Lindsey (1892-1968), state senator, lieutenant governor, state district court judge, D[70]
- John Maginnis (1948-2014), Louisiana political journalist, author, and commentator; reared and resided in Baton Rouge[71]
- Robert M. Marionneaux (b. 1968), attorney and state senator, D[source?]
- Sidney McCrory (1911-1985), entomologist who served as state agriculture commissioner from 1956 to 1960, D[source?]
- Eugene McGehee (1928-2014), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1960–1972; state district court judge in East Baton Rouge Parish, 1972–1978, D[72]
- Nolan Mettetal (1945-2020), Mississippi state representative[73]
- Henson Moore, U.S. representative from Sixth Congressional District, 1975–1987, R[74]
- W. Spencer Myrick, state legislator from West Carroll Parish, later resided in Baton Rouge, D[source?]
- J. Kelly Nix (b. 1934), Baton Rouge businessman since 1984; Louisiana superintendent of education, 1976 to 1984, D[75]
- Bob Odom (1935-2014), state agriculture commissioner, 1980–2008, D[source?]
- Jessel Ourso, colorful, controversial sheriff of Iberville Parish, began his career in law enforcement in the middle 1950s as a Baton Rouge municipal police officer, D.[76]
- John Victor Parker (1928-2014), judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, 1979-2014[77]
- Edward Grady Partin (1924-1990), Teamsters Union figure, D
- Tony Perkins (b. 1963), former state representative and president of the Family Research Council, R[78]
- Ralph Perlman, Louisiana state budget director, 1967-1988[79]
- Melvin Rambin, mayor of Monroe from 2000 to 2001; former banker in Baton Rouge, interred at Roselawn Memorial Park in Baton Rouge, R[80]
- Buddy Roemer, former governor and Baton Rouge businessman (b. 1943), I[81]
- Sean Reilly, state representative from 1988 to 1996 and current chief operations officer of Lamar Advertising, D[source?]
- Buddy Roemer, former governor of Louisiana; resides in Baton Rouge
- Frank P. Simoneaux, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for East Baton Rouge Parish, 1972–1982; lawyer in Baton Rouge, D[82]
- Patricia Haynes Smith, state representative for District 67 in East Baton Rouge Parish since 2008[83]
- Mason Spencer, state representative from Madison Parish from 1924 to 1936, born in Baton Rouge in 1892, D[source?]
- Raymond Strother, political consultant, lived in Baton Rouge from 1960 to 1980, D[84]
- Zachary Taylor, military leader and the twelfth President of the United States(1784–1850), W[85]
- David C. Treen, former Louisiana governor (1928-2009), was born in Baton Rouge, R[86]
- Lillian W. Walker, former state representative (1964-1972), D[source?]
- Gus Weill, public relations consultant, author, television host, D[87]
- Mack A. "Bodi" White Jr., state representative since 2004, R[88]
- John C. White, Louisiana education superintendent since 2012, I[89]
- J. Robert Wooley, insurance commissioner from 2000 to 2006; attorney with Adams & Reese in Baton Rouge, D[source?]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
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