Born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Armstrong, Louis
- Capote, Truman
- Clarkson, Patricia
- Connick, Harry Jr.
- Domino, Fats
- Jackson, Mahalia
- Leonard, Elmore
- Lil' Romeo
- Manning, Peyton
- Marsalis, Wynton
- Newman, Randy
- Oswald, Lee Harvey
- Perry, Tyler
- Plessy, Homer
- Rice, Anne
- Williams, Stanley Tookie
- Witherspoon, Reese
