Famous People From Louisiana

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Louisiana is a state which has been admired widely for its multi-cultural heritage. The residents of the state are not alone, but also include people of African, Spanish, French and Asian descent. During recent times, many famous celebrities hailing from this state have made Louisiana proud with their path-breaking accomplishments. Actress Reese Witherspoon, TV show host Ellen DeGeneres, singers Britney Spears and Lil Wayne as well as actor Ian Somerhalder are a few famous people from Louisiana. Reese Witherspoon, who became a household name because of her role in the 2001 flick ‘Legally Blonde’ has acted in over a dozen films. She has also earned several accolades, including the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe as well as several others. ‘The Ellen Show’, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, is one of the most popular television shows of all time. Most people around the world know how Britney Spears took the world of music by storm with her chartbuster singles. Scroll down a little to find the names of other famous people from Louisiana & well known celebs born in Louisiana.

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Reese Witherspoon

(Actress)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: March 22, 1976

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 5'1" (155 cm)

Lil Wayne

(One of the Greatest Rappers of All Time)

271

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Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: September 27, 1982

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Peyton Manning

(One of the Greatest Quarterbacks of All Time)

179

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: March 24, 1976

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

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Louis Armstrong

(American Writer & Professor of Biochemistry Best Known for His Hard Science Fiction Novels)

388

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: August 4, 1901

Sun Sign: Leo

Died: July 6, 1971

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

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(One of the Greatest Basketball Players of All Time)

130

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: February 12, 1934

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Height: 6'10" (208 cm)

Terry Bradshaw

(American Former Professional Football Player Who Played as a Quarterback)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: September 2, 1948

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

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Ohio

Florida

New Jersey

Jerry Lee Lewis

(One of the Most Influential Pianists of the 20th Century)

Listed In: Lyricists & Songwriters

Birthdate: September 29, 1935

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: October 28, 2022

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Madam C. J. Walker

(Entrepreneur)

Listed In: Business People

Birthdate: December 23, 1867

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Died: May 25, 1919

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Michigan

Georgia

Virginia

Dustin Poirier

(American Professional Mixed Martial Artist and Former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: January 19, 1989

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Odell Beckham Jr.

(American Football Wide Receiver)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: November 5, 1992

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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Missouri

North Carolina

Indiana

Ian Somerhalder

(Actor)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: December 8, 1978

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

DJ Khaled

(DJ and Record Producer Known for His Album 'We the Best Forever' and Single 'I'm on One')

116

Listed In: Musicians

Birthdate: November 26, 1975

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

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(Creator and Performer of 'Madea' Character & Developer of the Sitcom 'Tyler Perry's House of Payne')

164

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: September 13, 1969

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

NBA YoungBoy

(Rapper Known for His Albums: 'Until Death Call My Name' and 'Top')

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Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: October 20, 1999

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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Minnesota

Zachary Levi

(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: September 29, 1980

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Eli Manning

(Former American Football Quarterback)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: January 3, 1981

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

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(Known for His Novella “Breakfast at Tiffany's” and Non-Fiction Novel “In Cold Blood”)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: September 30, 1924

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: August 25, 1984

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Anthony Mackie

(Actor)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: September 23, 1978

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Mississippi

Iowa

Oklahoma

Karl Malone

(Basketball player Power Forward)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 24, 1963

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 6'9" (206 cm)

Dak Prescott

(American Football Quarterback)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 29, 1993

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

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Colorado

Kansas

Arizona

Pauley Perrette

(Television Actress, Activist, Singer)

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Listed In: Activists

Birthdate: March 27, 1969

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Tim McGraw

(Country Music Singer - one of the Best-Selling Music Artists of All Time)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: May 1, 1967

Sun Sign: Taurus

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Carl Weathers

(Actor and Former American Professional Football Player Known for His Role as ‘Apollo Creed’ in ‘Rocky’ Film Series)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: January 14, 1948

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Jared Leto

(American Actor and Lead Vocalist of the Rock Band 'Thirty Seconds to Mars')

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: December 26, 1971

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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Utah

Hawaii

Maine

Fats Domino

(Singer-Songwriter, Pianist)

Listed In: Musicians

Birthdate: February 26, 1928

Sun Sign: Pisces

Died: October 24, 2017

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Kevin Gates

(Rapper and Singer-Songwriter Known for His Album ‘Islah’)

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Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: February 5, 1986

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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Rhode Island

New Hampshire

Nevada

Johnnie Cochran

(American Lawyer and Civil Activist Best Known for Defending and Acquitting 'O. J. Simpson')

Listed In: Lawyers & Judges

Birthdate: October 2, 1937

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: March 29, 2005

Daniel Cormier

(Is an American Former Professional Mixed Martial Artist)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: March 20, 1979

Sun Sign: Pisces

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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West Virginia

Idaho

New Mexico

Booker T

(Wrestler)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: March 1, 1965

Sun Sign: Pisces

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Ronnie Coleman

(Bodybuilder)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: May 13, 1964

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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Montana

Vermont

North Dakota

Clyde Drexler

(Basketball player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 22, 1962

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

Fred Hampton

(American Activist and Deputy Chairman of the National Black Panther Party)

Listed In: Activists

Birthdate: August 30, 1948

Sun Sign: Virgo

Died: December 4, 1969

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Lauren Daigle

(Contemporary Christian Music Singer-Songwriter Best Known for Her Album 'How Can It Be')

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Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: September 9, 1991

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Harry Connick Jr.

(American singer)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: September 11, 1967

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

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Louisiana Actors

Louisiana Actresses

Patricia Clarkson

(Actress)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: December 29, 1959

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Huey P. Newton

(Political Activist, Revolutionary Leader and Co-Founder of the ‘Black Panther Party’)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: February 17, 1942

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died: August 22, 1989

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Hank Williams Jr.

(Country Music Singer, Musician and Son of Legendary Singer Hank Williams)

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: May 26, 1949

Sun Sign: Gemini

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Master P

(Rapper)

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: April 29, 1970

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

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(Football player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: September 11, 1978

Sun Sign: Virgo

Torrence Hatch

(Rapper and Actor Known for His Album ‘Superbad’)

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: November 14, 1982

Sun Sign: Scorpio

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August Alsina

(Singer, Songwriter)

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: September 3, 1992

Sun Sign: Virgo

Angela Kinsey

(Actress and Television Panelist Known for Her Role as ‘Angela Martin’ in the TV Series ‘The Office’)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: June 25, 1971

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 5'1" (155 cm)

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(American Blues Musician Who Was a Prolific Performer from 1950s Until Well Into 21st Century)

Listed In: Musicians

Birthdate: July 30, 1936

Sun Sign: Leo

Donna Douglas

(Best Know for Her Role as 'Elly May Clampett' in the TV Series 'The Beverly Hillbillies')

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: September 26, 1932

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: January 1, 2015

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Ja'Marr Chase

(American football player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: March 1, 2000

Sun Sign: Pisces

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Justin Jefferson

(American football player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: January 16, 1999

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Huey Long

(Politician)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: August 30, 1893

Sun Sign: Virgo

Died: September 10, 1935

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: July 15, 1986

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Trace Adkins

(Country Singer & Actor)

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: January 13, 1962

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

Richard Simmons

(American Fitness Instructor and Public Figure)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: July 12, 1948

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)