List of People From Shreveport

List Of People From Shreveport

List of notable people from Shreveport, Louisiana

• Caleb Wilson, Pro Rugby Player in England
• Royal Alexander, Republican candidate for Louisiana Attorney General, 2007
• Evelyn Ashford, winner of sprint gold medals at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics.
• Douglas F. Attaway (1910–1994), publisher of the defunct Shreveport Journal from 1957–1976 and former owner of CBS affiliate KSLA-TV
• K. D. Aubert, American actress and former fashion model
• Kevyn Aucoin, make-up artist and photographer
• Scott Baker, starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
• Arnaz Battle, NFL player
• Ron Bean (1938–2005), state senator and former helicopter pilot for President Richard M. Nixon
• Harriet Belchic (1928–1999), Republican activist and first woman to receive bachelor's and master's degree in geology from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge
• Albert Belle, former Major League baseball Player
• C. J. Bolin (1924–2007), state district judge in Caddo Parish
• John David Booty, Evangel Academy - Backup Quarterback for the Houston Texans
• Josh Booty, Evangel Academy - former NFL quarterback and MLB third baseman
• Betsy Vogel Boze, chief executive officer and dean, Kent State University Stark Campus
• Terry Bradshaw, football star (4 time Super Bowl Winner/Pittsburg Steelers)
• Tim Brando (born February 27, 1956, in Shreveport, Louisiana), (radio host) and (CBS Sports studio host) and (play-by-play announcer)
• 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, former Shreveport city commissioner and pioneer of the Republican Party in Caddo Parish
• James Burton, guitarist
• Bryan Edward Bush, Jr. (1934–2010), East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney, 1985–1989, was born in Shreveport.
• Barney Cannon (1955–2009), Country music deejay on KWKH radio
• Pat Carroll, actress and comedian
• Cecil K. Carter, Jr. (1929-1987), politician
• Van Cliburn, 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
• Lane Crockett, journalist; entertainment writer and theater/arts critic
• Keyunta Dawson, Evangel Academy - player for the Indianapolis Colts
• George W. D'Artois (1925–1977), Shreveport public safety commissioner, 1963–1977
• Matthew Davidson (born 1998), award-winning guitarist/vocalist
• Jackson B. Davis (born 1918), attorney and state senator (1956–1980)
• Monroe E. Dodd (1878–1952), pastor of First Baptist Church of Shreveport, 1912–1950, pioneer radio minister, founder Dodd College for Girls
• Forrest Dunn, former state legislator and former 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

• Joe Ferguson, football star
• Clyde Fant (1905-1973), mayor of Shreveport from 1946–1954 and 1958–1970
• 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)
• Angee French, President of The E.J. French, Sr. & Carol H. Mazilly Family Foundation
• 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
• Tim Greening (1968-2007), humor columnist for the Shreveport Times
• Billy J. Guin, former Shreveport city commissioner, Caddo Parish School Board member, and pioneer of the Republican Party in Caddo Parish
• Charlie Hennigan, football player for Houston Oilers
• Jacob Hester, Evangel Academy - football player for San Diego Chargers
• James H. Hobson, President and CEO of E-Platform Marketing; internet marketing innovator and industrial marketing strategist.
• Morley A. Hudson (1917–2001), state representative and pioneer of the Republican Party in Caddo Parish
• Sarah Hudson-Pierce, author, book publisher, journalist, television host
• Hubert D. Humphreys (1923–2009), historian
• John S. Hunt, III (1928–2005), Monroe attorney, Ruston native, and member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission from 1964-1972 once resided in Shreveport.
• Antawn Jamison, American basketball player for the Washington Wizards
• Bill Joyce, children's author
• Khloé Kardashian, socialite, raised in Los Angeles
• Bill P. Keith, former state senator from Caddo Parish, author in Longview, Texas
• Huddie William Ledbetter ('Leadbelly'), blues guitarist/singer
• David Allen Lee, punter for the Baltimore Colts, 1966–1978
• Lloyd E. Lenard (1922–2008), former Caddo Parish commissioner, businessman, author, and pioneer of Republican Party in Louisiana
• Jim Leslie (assassinated 1976), Shreveport public relations specialist
• Joshua Logan (1908–1988), Broadway director of South Pacific and Mister Roberts was 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 from 1964 to 1968
• Hall M. Lyons (1923–1998), Republican congressional candidate from Lafayette in 1966 and American Party nominee for U.S. Senate in 1972
• Susybelle Lyons (1923–2007), socialite and philanthropist, daughter-in-law of Charlton H. Lyons, Sr.
• Max T. Malone, Republican state senator and businessman
• Billy McCormack (1928-2012), Shreveport Baptist pastor and founding director of the Christian Coalition of America
• Jim McCrery, United States congressman from the Fourth District (R)
• James C. McDonald, M.D. (1946–2007), plastic surgeon and medical missionary
• Mack McCarter, Christian theologian, social entrepreneur, and founder of Community Renewal
• P.J. Mills, former state representative, banker, businessman (D)
• Randle T. Moore (1874–1957), banker, lumberman
• Cecil Morgan (1898–1999), state legislator who led impeachment of Huey Pierce Long, Jr., in 1929; later a Standard Oil Company executive
• Taylor W. O'Hearn (1907–1997), late state legislator and pioneer of the Republican Party in Caddo Parish
• Bob Oliver, former Major League Baseball player
• B. F. O'Neal, Jr. (1922–2004), state legislator and pioneer of the Republican Party in Caddo Parish
• Tricia O'Neil (born 1945), actress
• Mitchell Parish, lyricist for "Stardust", "Sleigh Ride" and "Stars Fell on Alabama"
• Robert Parish, (1953), Basketball Hall of Fame, NBA, Centenary College
• Louis Pendleton (1931–2007) dentist and civil rights activist
• Rupert R. Peyton (1899–1982), state representative (1932–1936) and journalist-historian
• Harry T. Pringle (1939–2007), petroleum engineer and oil and gas developer in Houston
• Robert G. Pugh (1924–2007), Shreveport attorney, civic leader, gubernatorial advisor
• Kevin Rahm, Television and Film Actor
• Norman L. Richardson (1935–1999), Shreveport Times journalist known for coverage of hurricanes
• Buddy Roemer, former Governor of Louisiana
• Brittney Rogers, Miss Louisiana USA 2003
• Jeffrey D. Sadow, 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 the defunct Shreveport Journal
• Virginia Kilpatrick Shehee, businesswoman and Louisiana state senator from 1976–1980
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd, blues guitarist
• Phil Short, former state senator from St. Tammany Parish
• Andy Sidaris (1931–2007), Hollywood film producer, director, actor, and screenwriter
• Art Sour (1924-2000), state legislator and pioneer of the Republican Party in Caddo Parish
• Freddie Spencer (born 1961), Grand Prix motorcycle champion, including winning both the 250cc and 500cc in the same year, 1985
• Tommy Spinks (1948–2007), football wide receiver at Woodlawn High School, Louisiana Tech, and Minnesota Vikings
• Tom Stagg, U.S. District Court judge
• Hal Sutton, professional golfer
• Liz Swaine, former broadcast journalist, candidate for mayor of Shreveport in 2006
• Stromile Swift, NBA player
• Gregory Tarver, African American city council member and state senator
• Jimmy G. Tharpe (1930–2008), founder of Louisiana Baptist University in Shreveport
• Stanley R. Tiner, former editor of the defunct Shreveport Journal and executive editor of The Sun Herald in Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2006 for Hurricane Katrina coverage
• Pattie W. Van Hook (1927–1992), physician, medical school professor, first woman president of the Louisiana State Medical Society
• Wayne Waddell, Republican state legislator and businessman
• Lorenz J. "Lo" Walker, a retired United States Air Force colonel and the mayor of Bossier City since 2005, was born in Shreveport and graduated from Fair Park High School in 1951.
• Todd Walker, Major League baseball player
• Vernon Wells, Major League baseball Player with the Toronto Blue Jays
• Hank Williams, Jr., Country music singer
• Earl Williamson (1903-1992), long-time Caddo Parish police juror, former mayor of Vivian, confidant of Huey Pierce Long, Jr., and Earl Kemp Long
• Don W. Williamson (born 1927), retired businessman, former school board president, state representative, and state senator
• James Whitfield Williamson (1925–2008), mayor of Vivian, 1972–1986; 1998; member of the Caddo Parish Commission, 1988–1992
• 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, song writer.