List of people from Shreveport, Louisiana

A list of notable people from Shreveport, Louisiana includes:

• 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, actress and former fashion model
• Kevyn Aucoin, makeup artist and photographer
• Alan Autry, actor and football player
• Scott Baker, starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers
• Arnaz Battle, NFL player
• Jerry Beach, (1941-2016) blues guitarist, Grammy nominee
• 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
• Brady Blade, musician and entrepreneur
• C. J. Bolin (1924–2007), state district judge in Caddo Parish
• John David Booty, Evangel Academy - quarterback for USC and the Houston Texans
• Josh Booty, Evangel Academy - NFL quarterback and MLB third baseman
• Betsy Vogel Boze, president and chief executive officer, The College of The Bahamas
• Terry Bradshaw, football quarterback (4-time Super Bowl winner for Pittsburgh Steelers) and TV commentator
• Tim Brando (born 1956), radio and CBS Sports studio host, sportscaster
• 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 (1926-2014), Shreveport city commissioner from 1971 to 1978; 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
• Jerry Byrd (1935-2016), sportswriter for the Shreveport Journal (1957-1991) and the Bossier Press-Tribune (1993-2012); Shreveport native
• Charles C. "Hondo" Campbell (1948-2016), 17th Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command; last surviving general to have fought in the Vietnam War
• John Campbell, Blues guitarist
• Barney Cannon (1955–2009), Country music deejay on KWKH radio
• Pat Carroll (born 1927), character actress and comedian, notable for playing Disney's Ursula, born in Shreveport
• Cecil K. Carter, Jr. (1929-1987), politician
• Van Cliburn, (1934–2013) 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
• Rodricus Crawford, convicted in 2013 for murdering his year-old son in Shreveport Louisiana
• Lane Crockett, journalist; entertainment writer, theater and arts critic
• Keyunta Dawson, Evangel Academy, football player for the New Orleans Saints
• George W. D'Artois (1925–1977), Shreveport public safety commissioner, 1962-1976
• Matthew Davidson (born 1998), award-winning guitarist/vocalist
• Jackson B. Davis (born 1918), attorney and state senator (1956–1980)
• Chi Chi DeVayne, (born 1985) drag queen and entertainer, contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race season 8
• Monroe E. Dodd (1878–1952), pastor of First Baptist Church of Shreveport, 1912–1950; pioneer radio minister; founder of Dodd College for Girls
• Forrest Dunn, state legislator and 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
• Rick Edmonds (born 1956), former pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in his native Shreveport; member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for East Baton Rouge Parish since 2016
• David Egan (1954-2016), musician
• Chris Elrod, Christian comedian and writer
• John D. Ewing, publisher of the Shreveport Times, radio station owner
• Robert Ewing, publisher of the Shreveport Times
• Clyde Fant (1905-1973), mayor of Shreveport from 1946–1954 and 1958–1970
• Joe Ferguson, football quarterback
• Eddie Fisher (born 1936), baseball pitcher
• J. Howell Flournoy (1891-1966), Caddo Parish sheriff from 1940-1966
• Homer Flynn (born 1945), musician, singer of "The Residents"
• John McWilliams Ford (1880–1965), former mayor (1918–1922) and finance commissioner (1930–1965)
• 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
• Dallas W. Greene, Jr. (1923-2016), Shreveport fire chief, 1965-1989^[1]
• Tim Greening (1968-2007), humor columnist for the Shreveport Times
• Billy Guin, last Shreveport public utilities commissioner, 1977-1978; Caddo Parish School Board member, 1964-1970; pioneer of the Republican Party in Caddo Parish
• Don Hathaway, last Shreveport public works commissioner, 1970-1978; sheriff of Caddo Parish 1980-2000
• Lloyd Hendrick, state senator for Caddo and DeSoto parishes, 1940-1948; former Shreveport attorney
• Charlie Hennigan, football player for Houston Oilers
• Jacob Hester, Evangel Academy - football player for San Diego Chargers
• 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, 1964-1972; once resided in Shreveport
• Antawn Jamison, pro basketball player
• J. Bennett Johnston, Jr., United States senator for Louisiana
• Bill Joyce, children's author
• Bill P. Keith, former state senator from Caddo Parish, author in Longview, Texas
• Huddie William Ledbetter ('Leadbelly'), blues guitarist and 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
• Russell B. Long, United States senator for Louisiana
• 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, 1964-1968
• Hall Lyons (1923–1998), Republican congressional candidate from Lafayette in 1966 and American Party nominee for U.S. Senate in 1972; Shreveport native, died in Jefferson Parish; son of Charlton Lyons
• Susybelle Lyons (1923–2007), socialite and philanthropist, daughter-in-law of Charlton H. Lyons, Sr.
• Max T. Malone, Republican state senator and businessman
• Judi Ann Mason, film and television writer
• 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)
• John Milkovich, state senator for District 38, Shreveport lawyer who resides in Keithville (D)
• P.J. Mills, former state representative, banker, businessman (D)
• Danny Ray Mitchell, Louisiana state representatives
• 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), 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, actress
• James George Palmer (1875-1952) Mayor of Shreveport, 1930-1932
• Mitchell Parish, lyricist for "Stardust", "Sleigh Ride" and "Stars Fell on Alabama"
• Robert Parish, (1953), basketball Hall of Famer, NBA, Centenary College
• Louis Pendleton (1931–2007) dentist and civil rights activist
• Rupert R. Peyton (1899–1982), state representative (1932–1936) and journalist-historian
• Jerry Pournelle, essayist, journalist and science fiction author.
• Robert G. Pugh (1924–2007), attorney, civic leader, gubernatorial advisor
• Kevin Rahm, actor
• Claibe Richardson, guitarist and songwriter
• 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 defunct Shreveport Journal
• Virginia Kilpatrick Shehee, businesswoman and Louisiana state senator, 1976–1980
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd, blues guitarist
• Phil Short, 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 Republican Party in Caddo Parish
• Freddie Spencer (born 1961), Grand Prix motorcycle champion, won 250cc and 500cc in 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
• Brenda Sykes, actress
• Gregory Tarver, city council member and state senator
• Stanley R. Tiner, editor of defunct Shreveport Journal and retired executive editor of The Sun Herald in Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2006 for Hurricane Katrina coverage
• David Toms, PGA golfer and former Ryder Cup team member
• Pattie W. Van Hook (1927–1992), physician, medical school professor, first woman president of Louisiana State Medical Society
• Wayne Waddell, Republican former state legislator and businessman
• Lorenz J. "Lo" Walker, a retired United States Air Force colonel and mayor of Bossier City since 2005, was born in Shreveport and graduated from Fair Park High School in 1951
• Todd Walker, baseball player for seven MLB teams, lived in Bossier City
• Donald Ellsworth Walter, judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, U.S. attorney for the Western District, 1969-1977, based in Shreveport
• Randall J. Webb, president of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, 1996-2014; retired to Shreveport in last months of his life
• Vernon Wells, baseball player for three MLB teams
• Hank Williams, Jr., country music singer
• Monk Williams, American football player
• Don W. Williamson (born 1927), retired businessman, 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, songwriter
• Faron Young (1932–1996) country singer/songwriter and member of Country Music Hall of Fame

Musical groups

• The Residents, avant-garde musical ensemble lived in Shreveport until the middle 1960s, when they moved to San Mateo and later to San Francisco.
• Iwrestledabearonce, Deathcore band based in Shreveport

References

1. "Dallas Greene". The Shreveport Times. Retrieved January 14, 2016.