New Orleans has produced a number of well-known american football players, hip hop singers, actresses, actors and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from New Orleans includes Peyton Manning, Lil Wayne, Reese Witherspoon, Eli Manning, Tyler Perry, and many others.

Famous People Born In New Orleans

Lil WayneLil Wayne
(Hip-hop artist)

27 September 1982

American

Reese WitherspoonReese Witherspoon
(Actress)

22 March 1976

American

Louis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
(Musician)

04 August 1901

American

Tyler PerryTyler Perry
(Actor)

13 September 1969

American

Peyton ManningPeyton Manning
(American Football Quarterback)

24 March 1976

American

DJ KhaledDJ Khaled
(Disc Jockey, Record Producer, YouTuber)

26 November 1975

American

Lee Harvey OswaldLee Harvey Oswald
(Armed force officer)

18 October 1939

American

Carl WeathersCarl Weathers
(Actor)

14 January 1948

American

Anthony MackieAnthony Mackie
(Actor)

23 September 1978

American

Eli ManningEli Manning
(American Football Quarterback)

03 January 1981

American

Truman CapoteTruman Capote
(Author)

30 September 1924

American

Pauley PerrettePauley Perrette
(Television Actress, Activist, Singer)

27 March 1969

American

Continue Reading Below

Harry Connick Jr.Harry Connick Jr.
(American singer)

11 September 1967

American

Kevin GatesKevin Gates
(Rapper)

05 February 1986

American

Delphine LaLaurieDelphine LaLaurie
(Socialite)

19 March 1787

French

Richard SimmonsRichard Simmons
(American actor)

12 July 1948

American

Romeo MillerRomeo Miller
(Rapper, Model, Actor)

19 August 1989

American

August Anthony Alsina, Jr. August Alsina
(Singer, Songwriter)

03 September 1992

American

Continue Reading Below

Fats DominoFats Domino
(Pianist, Rock & Roll Musician)

26 February 1928

American

Mahalia JacksonMahalia Jackson
(Singer, Television Personality)

26 October 1911

American

Buddy BoldenBuddy Bolden
(Musical Artist)

06 September 1877

American

Aaron NevilleAaron Neville
(Singer & Musician)

24 January 1941

American

Sean TuohySean Tuohy
(Sports Commentator)

23 November 1959

American

Lillian HellmanLillian Hellman
(Dramatist and Screenwriter)

20 June 1905

American

Continue Reading Below

Ruby Da CherryRuby Da Cherry
(Rapper)

22 April 1989

American

Sabrina Le BeaufSabrina Le Beauf
(Actress)

21 March 1958

American

Lil FizzLil Fizz
(Rapper)

26 November 1985

American

Anatole BroyardAnatole Broyard
(Writer)

16 July 1920

American

Louis Moreau GottschalkLouis Moreau Gottschalk
(Composer)

08 May 1829

American

BirdmanBirdman
(Rapper)

15 February 1969

American

Continue Reading Below

Stevie BoebiStevie Boebi
(Vlogger)

13 July 1988

American

Toya WrightToya Wright
(Reality TV Personality, Businesswoman)

26 October 1983

American

Edmond Dédé Edmond Dédé
(Violinist and Orchestra Conductor)

20 November 1827

American

Baby ErinBaby Erin
(Rapper)

19 July 2005

American

Master PMaster P
(Rapper)

29 April 1970

American

Harry Connick Jr.Harry Connick Jr.
(actor, singer-songwriter, bandleader, composer)

11 September 1967

American

Continue Reading Below

Phil AnselmoPhil Anselmo
(Singer, Musician, Pianist)

30 June 1968

American

Sam TrammellSam Trammell
(American actor)

29 January 1969

American

Clyde DrexlerClyde Drexler
(American basketball player)

22 June 1962

American

Bryant GumbelBryant Gumbel
(Journalist)

29 September 1948

American

Avery JohnsonAvery Johnson
(Basketball player, Basketball coach, Sports coach)

25 March 1965

American

John Allen MuhammadJohn Allen Muhammad
(Spree killer, Serial killer)

31 December 1960

American

Continue Reading Below

John LarroquetteJohn Larroquette
(actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor)

25 November 1947

American

Jay ElectronicaJay Electronica
(Musician, Rapper, Songwriter, Record producer)

19 September 1976

American

Luke JamesLuke James
(singer-songwriter, singer)

13 June 1983

American

Wendell PierceWendell Pierce
(film producer, television actor, film actor, actor, businessperson, autobiographer)

08 December 1963

American

Vance DeGeneresVance DeGeneres
(Actor, Television actor, Screenwriter)

02 September 1954

American

MystikalMystikal
(Musician, Rapper, Singer)

22 September 1970

American

Continue Reading Below

C-MurderC-Murder
(Musician, Rapper, Singer)

09 March 1971

American

Greg GumbelGreg Gumbel
(Sports commentator)

03 May 1946

American

Dr. JohnDr. John
(Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist, Jazz musician, Guitarist)

21 November 1940

American

Taryn TerrellTaryn Terrell
(Actor, Model, Professional wrestler, Television actor)

28 December 1985

American

Louis PrimaLouis Prima
(Actor, Songwriter, Trumpet Player, Singer)

07 December 1910

American

Wynton MarsalisWynton Marsalis
(Trumpeter)

18 October 1961

American

Continue Reading Below
Ken ThompsonKen Thompson
(Programmer, Hacker, Computer scientist)

04 February 1943

American

Elmore LeonardElmore Leonard
(screenwriter, writer, novelist, film producer)

11 October 1925

American

Danny GrangerDanny Granger
(Basketball player)

20 April 1983

American

Steve ScaliseSteve Scalise
(Politician)

06 October 1965

American

Silkk the ShockerSilkk the Shocker
(Musician, Rapper)

18 June 1975

American

Branford MarsalisBranford Marsalis
(Saxophonist, jazz musician, composer)

26 August 1960

American

Continue Reading Below
John Kennedy TooleJohn Kennedy Toole
(Writer, novelist, soldier, professor)

17 December 1937

American

Homer PlessyHomer Plessy
(cobbler)

17 March 1862

American

Kitty CarlisleKitty Carlisle
(actor,singer, musician, opera singer)

03 September 1910

American

Paul MorphyPaul Morphy
(Chess player, Chess theoretician)

22 June 1837

American

Sidney BechetSidney Bechet
(Composer, Clarinetist, Saxophonist, Jazz musician)

14 May 1897

American

Cokie RobertsCokie Roberts
(Journalist)

27 December 1943

American

Continue Reading Below

Allen ToussaintAllen Toussaint
(Singer, Composer, Jazz musician, Record producer, Pianist, Songwriter)

14 January 1938

American

Jesse DuplantisJesse Duplantis
(Herder)

09 July 1949

American

Jacoby JonesJacoby Jones
(American football player)

11 July 1984

American

Christian ScottChristian Scott
(Trumpeter, Composer, Jazz musician)

31 March 1983

American

Al HirtAl Hirt
(Trumpeter, Bandleader, Conductor, Jazz musician)

07 November 1922

American

George HerrimanGeorge Herriman
(Cartoonist)

22 August 1880

American

Continue Reading Below

James BookerJames Booker
(Pianist, Songwriter)

17 December 1939

American

E. J. BellocqE. J. Bellocq
(photographer)

1873 AD

American

JuvenileJuvenile
(Rapper)

23 March 1975

American

Al McKayAl McKay
(musician, songwriter, guitarist, record producer)

02 February 1948

American

Archibald MotleyArchibald Motley
(Painter)

07 October 1891

American

Ruth FertelRuth Fertel
(Entrepreneur)

05 February 1927

American

Continue Reading Below

Pauline CushmanPauline Cushman
(actor)

10 June 1833

American

Lil RomeoLil Romeo
(Fashion designer, Basketball player, Rapper)

19 August 1989

American

Jeffrey VitterJeffrey Vitter
(Computer scientist, Engineer)

13 November 1955

American

Famous People By Profession
Buzzing Talents
Famous People
DID WE MISS SOMEONE?
CLICK HERE AND TELL US
WE'LL MAKE SURE
THEY'RE HERE A.S.A.P