List of Famous people born in Louisiana, United States of America
Boston Scott
Boston Scott is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Louisiana Tech. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Tristin Mays
Tristin Mays is an American actress and singer. Mays currently stars in the reboot of the MacGyver series on CBS. She plays the character Riley Davis, who works as a covert operative for the Phoenix Foundation.
Greg Robinson
Gregory Keith Robinson is an American football offensive tackle who is a free agent. After playing college football at Auburn, he was drafted by the St. Louis Rams second overall in the 2014 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Detroit Lions and the Cleveland Browns.
Cedric Richmond
Cedric Levan Richmond is an American lawyer and politician serving as a Senior Advisor to the President and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2021. His district included most of New Orleans.
Damian Jones
Damian William Jones is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. Jones was selected in the first round of the 2016 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors with the 30th overall pick. He is a two-time NBA champion, having won both with Golden State in 2017 and 2018.
Donna Rice Hughes
Donna Rice Hughes is president and CEO of Enough Is Enough, an author, speaker and film producer. In her work with Enough is Enough, Hughes has appeared on a variety of outlets as an Internet safety advocate. She first became known as a key figure in a widely publicized 1987 political scandal that contributed to the end of the second campaign of former Senator Gary Hart for the Democratic Party nomination for President.
Michael Lewis
Michael Monroe Lewis is an American author and financial journalist. He has also been a contributing editor to Vanity Fair since 2009, writing mostly on business, finance, and economics. He is known for his nonfiction work, particularly his coverage of financial crises and behavioral finance.
Luke James
Luke James Boyd is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He began his musical career singing background for R&B artist Tyrese, where he met and was soon mentored for several years by Super producers The Underdogs with an acquaintance, Quentin, under Luke & Q. He was signed directly to J Records by Clive Davis himself and later wrote songs for musicians such as Chris Brown, Britney Spears, and Justin Bieber. In 2011, James released his first mixtape, #Luke. The mixtape's critically acclaimed single "I Want You" earned him a Best R&B Performance nomination at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. Like the first project, he released his second mixtape, Whispers in the Dark, as a free music download in 2012. His self-titled debut studio album was released on September 23, 2014.
Bobbie Brown
Bobbie Jean Brown, sometimes credited as Bobbie Brown-Lane, is an American actress, model, and former beauty pageant contestant. She appeared in the video for Warrant's "Cherry Pie.”
Jesse Duplantis
Jesse Duplantis is a preacher from the Christian Evangelical Charismatic tradition based in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., and the founder of Jesse Duplantis Ministries.