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[[Image:Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's marble sculpture 'Ugolino and his Sons', Metropolitan Museum of Art.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's marble sculpture 'Ugolino and his Sons', Metropolitan Museum of Art]]
People from the state of [[Louisiana]] who have achieved fame or note include:
[[Image:Jean-Baptiste_Carpeaux_La_Danse.jpg|thumb|right|400px|La Danse (The Dance), Opera Garnier in Paris]]
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'''Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux''' ([[May 11]], [[1827]], [[Valenciennes]] –[[October 12]], [[1875]], [[Courbevoie]]) was a French sculptor and painter. His early studies were under [[François Rude]]. Carpeaux won the [[Prix de Rome]] in [[1854]], and moving to [[Rome]] to find inspiration, he there studied the works of [[Michelangelo Buonarroti|Michelangelo]], [[Donatello]] and [[Andrea del Verrocchio|Verrocchio]]. Staying in Rome from [[1854]] to [[1861]], he obtained a taste for movement and spontaneity, which he joined with the great principles of [[baroque art]]. In [[1861]] he made a bust of [[Mathilde Bonaparte|Princess Mathilde]], and this later brought him several commissions from [[Napoleon III]]. He worked at the pavilion of [[Flora (goddess)|Flora]], and the [[Opéra Garnier]]. His group La Danse (the Dance, [[1869]]), situated on the right side of the façade, was criticised as an offence to common decency.
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==A==
*'''[[Trace Adkins]]''' (b. [[1962]]) [[singer/songwriter]]
*'''[[Jacques Amans]]''' ([[1801]]-[[1888]]) neoclassical portrait artist
*'''[[Phil Anselmo]]''' (b. [[1968]]) singer/songwriter, [[Pantera]]
*'''[[Louis Armstrong]]''' ([[1901]]-[[1971]]) [[musician]] & [[entertainer]]
*'''[[Evelyn Ashford]]''' (b. [[1957]]) [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] champion
*'''[[Axeman of New Orleans|The Axeman]]''' ([[Floruit|fl.]] [[1918]]) [[serial killer]]


He never managed to finish his last work, the famous Fountain of the Four Parts of the Earth, on the Place Camille Jullian. He did finish the terrestrial globe, supported by the four figures of [[Asia]], [[Europe]], [[North America|America]] and [[Africa]], and it was [[Emmanuel Frémiet]] who completed the work by adding the eight leaping horses, the tortoises and the dolphins of the basin.
==B==
*'''[[Vernel Bagneris]]''' (????) [[writer]], [[theatre direction|director]], [[actor]], [[dancer]]
*'''[[Danny Barker]]''' ([[1909]]-[[1994]]) [[singer/songwriter]], [[musician]], [[writer]]
*'''[[Dave Bartholomew]]''' (b. [[1920]]) [[musician]], [[composer]], [[promoter]]
*'''[[P.G.T. Beauregard]]''' ([[1818]]-[[1893]]) [[general]], [[inventor]]
*'''[[Geoffrey Beene]]''' ([[1927]]-[[2004]]) [[fashion designer]]
*'''[[Sidney Bechet]]''' ([[1897]]-[[1959]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[E. J. Bellocq]]''' ([[1873]]-[[1949]]) [[photographer]]
*'''[[Judah P. Benjamin]]''' ([[1811]]–[[1884]]) [[senator]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[cabinet member]], [[barrister]]
*'''[[B.G. (rapper)|B.G.]]''' (b. [[1980]]) [[rapper]], [[musician]]
*'''[[Bienville]] (Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne) ([[1680]]–[[1767]]) [[French colonial]] [[governor]], founder of [[New Orleans]]
*'''[[Terrence Blanchard]]''' (????) [[musician]], [[composer]]
*'''[[Kathleen Blanco]]''' (b. [[1942]]) [[governor]]
*'''[[Lindy Boggs]]''' (b. [[1916]]) [[congresswoman]], [[ambassador]]
*'''[[Buddy Bolden]]''' ([[1877]]-[[1930]]) [[musician]], "inventor of jazz"(?)
*'''[[James Booker]]''' ([[1939]]-[[1983]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Terry Bradshaw]]''' (b. [[1948]]) [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] [[quarterback]]
*'''[[John Breaux]]''' (b. [[1944]]) [[US senator]]
*'''[[Poppy Z. Brite]]''' (b. [[1967]]) [[writer]]
*'''[[Overton Brooks]]''' ([[1897]]-[[1961]]) [[politician]]
*'''[[Marc Broussard]]''' (b. [[1982]]) [[singer/songwriter]]
*'''[[Tom Brown (trombonist)|Tom Brown]]''' ([[1888]]-[[1958]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Wellman Braud]]''' ([[1891]]-[[1966]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[George Brunies]]''' ([[1902]]-[[1974]]) [[musician]]


== Sculptures by Carpeaux ==
==C==
*'''[[George Washington Cable]]''' ([[1844]]-[[1925]]) [[writer]]
*'''[[Jefferson Caffery]]''' ([[1886]]–[[1974]]) [[US]] [[ambassador]]
*'''[[Billy Cannon]]''' (b. [[1937]]) [[LSU Tigers|LSU]] [[Heisman Trophy]] winner
*'''[[Truman Capote]]''' ([[1924]]-[[1984]]) [[writer]]
*'''[[Lindsey Cardinale]]''' (b. [[1985]]) ''[[American Idol]]'' finalist, country singer
*'''[[Kitty Carlisle]]''' (b. 1910) [[entertainer]]
*'''[[James Carville]]''' (b. [[1944]]) [[political consultant]]
*'''[[Kate Chopin]]''' ([[1851]]-[[1904]]) [[author]]
*'''[[William C. C. Claiborne]]''' ([[1775]]-[[1817]]) first [[US]] [[governor]] of
*'''[[Clifton Chenier]]''' ([[1925]]-[[1987]]) [[Zydeco]] [[musician]]
*'''[[Claire Chennault]]''' ([[1893]]-[[1958]]) [[aviator]], [[general]]
*'''[[William N. Clark]]''' ([[1964]]) [[professional baseball]] player
*'''[[Patricia Clarkson]]''' (b. [[1959]]) [[actress]]
*'''[[Van Cliburn]]''' (b. [[1934]]) [[pianist]]
*'''[[Boyer Coe]]''' (b. [[1946]]) [[bodybuilder]]
*'''[[Vincent Coleman]]''' ([[1901]]-[[1971]]) [[actor]]
*'''[[Amie Comeaux]]''' ([[1976]]-[[1997]]) [[country music|country]] [[singer]]
*'''[[Harry Connick, Jr]]''' (b. [[1967]]) [[musician]], [[entertainer]]
*'''[[Harry Connick, Sr]]''' (b. 19??) [[district attorney]], [[singer]]


* Ugolin et ses fils - [[Ugolino della Gherardesca|Ugolino]] and his Sons (1861, in the permanent collection of the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]])[[http://www.insecula.com/oeuvre/photo_ME0000009025.html]] with versions in other museums including the [[Musée d'Orsay]]
==D==
* The Dance (commissioned for the [[Palais Garnier|Opera Garnier]])
*'''[[Jimmie Davis]]''' ([[1899]]-[[2000]]) [[singer]], [[governor]] of [[Louisiana]]
* Jeune pêcheur à la coquille - [[Naples|Neapolitan]] Fisherboy - in the [[Louvre]], [[Paris]] [[http://www.insecula.com/oeuvre/photo_ME0000034255.html]]
*'''[[Michael E. DeBakey]]''' (b. 1908) pioneering [[cardiovascular surgery|cardiovascular surgeon]]
* Girl with Shell
*'''[[Edmond Dede]]''' (????) [[musician]], [[composer]]
* [[Antoine Watteau]] monument, [[Valenciennes]]
*'''[[Ellen DeGeneres]]''' (b. [[1958]]) [[actress]], [[comedian]]
*'''[[Jake Delhomme]]''' (b. [[1975]]) [[Carolina Panthers]] [[quarterback]]
*'''[[Fats Domino]]''' (b. [[1928]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Donna Douglas]]''' (b. [[1933]]) [[television star]] of ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]''
*'''[[Clyde Drexler]]''' (b. [[1962]]) former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] star, [[Basketball Hall of Fame]]r
*'''[[Mark Duper]]''' (b. [[1959]]) [[Miami Dolphins]] [[wide receiver]]
*'''[[Champion Jack Dupree]]''' (''[[circa|c.]]'' [[1909]]-[[1992]]) [[boxing|boxer]], [[musician]]
*'''[[JaJuan Dawson]]''' (b. ????) [[American football|football]] player
*'''[[David Dellucci]]''' (b. [[1973]]) [[Philadelphia Phillies]] [[outfielder]]
*'''[[Warrick Dunn]]''' (b. [[1975]]) [[Atlanta Falcons]] [[running back]]


==Neapolitan Fisherboy==
==E==
*'''[[Edwin Edwards]]''' (b. [[1927]]) former [[governor]] of [[Louisiana]]
*'''[[Allen J. Ellender]]''' ([[1890]]-[[1972]]) [[Congressman]], [[United States Senator]] and [[President Pro Tem]] of the Senate


Carpeaux submitted a plaster version of ''Pêcheur napolitain à la coquille'', the Neapolitan Fisherboy, to the [[French Academy]] while a student in [[Rome]]. He carved the marble version several years later, showing it in the Salon exhibition of 1863. It was purchased for [[Napoleon III]]'s empress, [[Eugénie de Montijo|Eugènie]]. The statue of the young smiling boy was very popular, and Carpeaux created a number of reproductions and variations in marble and bronze. There is a copy, for instance, in the Samuel H. Kress Collection in the [[National Gallery of Art]] in [[Washington D.C.]]
==F==
*'''[[Kevin Faulk]]''' (b. [[1976]]) [[New England Patriots]] [[running back]], [[LSU Hall of Fame]]r
*'''[[Marshall Faulk]]''' (b. [[1973]]) [[St. Louis Rams]] [[running back]]
*'''[[Trev Faulk]]''' (b. [[1981]]) [[St. Louis Rams]] [[linebacker]]
*'''[[Valerie Fitzenreiter]]''' ([[1955]]-) [[author]], [[unschooling]] [[advocate]]
*'''[[Mary Alice Fontenot]]''' ([[1910]]-[[2003]]) [[author]]
*'''[[Faith Ford]]''' (b. [[1964]]) [[actress]]
*'''[[Frankie Ford]]''' (b. [[1939]]) [[singer]]
*'''[[Mike Foster]]''' (b. [[1930]]) [[governor]]
*'''[[Murphy J. Foster]]''' ([[1849]]-[[1921]]) [[governor]]
*'''[[Pete Fountain]]''' (b. [[1930]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Mannie Fresh]]''' (b. [[1974]]) [[record producer]], [[musician]]


Some years later, he carved the Girl with a Shell, a very similar study.
==G==
*'''[[Ernest Gaines]]''' (b. [[1933]]) [[author]]
*'''[[Count]] [[Bernardo de Gálvez]]''' ([[1746]]–[[1786]]) [[Spain|Spanish]] [[governor]], [[viceroy]] of [[New Spain]]
*'''[[Jim Garrison]]''' ([[1921]]-[[1992]]) [[district attorney]]
*'''[[Mickey Gilley]]''' (b. [[1936]]) [[musician]], [[singer]], [[nightclub]] owner
*'''[[George Girard]]''' ([[1930]]-[[1957]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Louis Moreau Gottschalk]]''' ([[1829]]-[[1869]]) [[pianist]], [[composer]]
*'''[[Shirley Ann Grau]]''' (b. [[1929]]) [[writer]]
*'''[[Ron Guidry]]''' (b. [[1950]]) [[New York Yankees]] [[pitcher]]
*'''[[Bryant Gumbel]]''' (b. [[1948]]) [[television anchor]], [[sportscaster]]
*'''[[Greg Gumbel]]''' (b. [[1946]]) [[sportscaster]]
*'''[[Buddy Guy]]''' (b. [[1936]]) [[blues music]]ian


Carpeaux sought real life subjects in the streets and broke with the classical tradition. The Neapolitan Fisherboy's body is carved in intimate detail and shows an intricately balanced pose. Carpeaux claimed that he based the Neapolitan Fisherboy on a boy he had seen during a trip to [[Naples]].
==H==
*'''[[John Hampson (inventor)|John Hampson]]''' (????) [[inventor]] of [[venetian blinds]]
*'''[[Winsor Harmon]]''' (b. [[1963]]) [[actor]], [[The Bold and the Beautiful]]
*'''[[Felix Edward Hébert]]''' ([[1901]]-[[1979]]) [[journalist]], [[politician]]
*'''[[Paul M. Hebert]]''' ([[1907]]-[[1977]]) [[judge]], [[Louisiana State University|LSU]] [[Law School]] [[Dean (education)|dean]]
*'''[[Alice Heine|Marie Alice Heine]]''' ([[1858]]-[[1925]]) first [[United States|American]] [[Princess of Monaco]]
*'''[[Lillian Hellman]]''' ([[1905]]–[[1984]]) [[playwright]]
*'''[[Frogman Henry|Clarence "Frogman" Henry]]''' (b. [[1937]]) [[singer]], [[musician]]
*'''[[George Herriman]]''' ([[1880]]-[[1944]]) ''[[Krazy Kat]]'' [[cartoonist]]
*'''[[Andrew Higgins]]''' ([[1886]]-[[1952]]) [[shipbuilder]], [[industrialist]]
*'''[[Al Hirt]]''' ([[1922]]-[[1999]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Clyde C. Holloway]]''' (b. [[1943]]) [[US]] [[representative]]
*'''[[Russel L. Honoré]]''' (b. [[1947]]) [[general]]
*'''[[Clementine Hunter]]''' (''[[circa|c.]]'' [[1886]]-[[1988]]) [[folk artist]]


==I==
==External links==
*'''[[Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville]]''' ([[1661]]-[[1706]]) founder of the [[Louisiana]] [[colony]]


*[http://cartelfr.louvre.fr/cartelfr/visite?srv=rs_display_res&critere=jean+baptiste+carpeaux&operator=AND&nbToDisplay=5&langue=fr A page on the official Louvre site giving access to some of Carpeaux's works (French language only)]
==J==
*[http://www.insecula.com/contact/A005511_oeuvre_1.html A page from insecula.com listing more views of Carpeaux's works (also in French;] it may be necessary to close an advertising window to view this page)
*'''[[Mahalia Jackson]]''' ([[1911]]-[[1972]]) [[gospel music|gospel singer]]
*[http://www.studiolo.org/MMA-Ugolino/Ugolino.htm A page analysing Carpeaux's ''Ugolino'', with numerous illustrations]
*'''[[Woody Jenkins]]''' (b. [[1947]]) [[politician]]
*'''[[Bobby Jindal]]''' (b. [[1971]]) [[politician]]
*'''[[Bill Johnson (jazz musician)|Bill Johnson]]''' ([[1872]]-[[1972]]) [[jazz musician]]
*'''[[J. Bennett Johnston|John Bennett Johnston, Jr.]],''' (b. [[1932]]) [[U.S. Senator]] (1972-[[1997]])
*'''[[Bert Jones]]''' (b. [[1951]]) [[LSU Tigers]] & [[Baltimore Colts]] [[quarterback]]
*'''[[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]]''' (b. [[1975]]) [[rapper]]


[[Category:French sculptors|Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste]]
==K==
[[Category:1827 births|Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste]]
*'''[[Ed Karst]]''' ([[1931]]-[[1992]]), [[mayor]] of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] (1969-1973), gubernatorial candidate, [[1991]]
[[Category:1875 deaths|Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste]]
*'''[[William P. Kellogg]]''' ([[1830]]-[[1918]]) [[Congressman]], [[Governor]] and [[United States Senator]]
*'''[[John N. Kennedy]]''' (b. [[1951]]) current [[Louisiana]] [[State Treasurer]]
*'''[[Doug Kershaw]]''' (b. [[1936]]) [[musician]], [[singer]]
*'''[[Sammy Kershaw]]''' (b. [[1958]]) [[musician]], [[singer]]
*'''[[Ernie K-Doe]]''' ([[1936]]-[[2001]]) [[singer]], "Emperor of the Universe"
*'''[[Earl King]]''' ([[1934]]-[[2003]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Mark Klein (singer)|Mark Klein]]''' (b. [[1993]]) [[singer]]


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*'''[[Adras LaBorde]]''' ([[1912]]-[[1993]]) [[journalist]] and [[columnist]]
[[nl:Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux]]
*'''[[Ed Lafitte]]''' ([[1886]]-[[1971]]) [[baseball]] player
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*'''[[Jean Lafitte]]''' (''[[circa|c.]]'' [[1780]]-''[[circa|c.]]'' [[1826]]) [[blacksmith]], [[pirate]]
[[pt:Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux]]
*'''[[Papa Jack Laine]]''' ([[1873]]-[[1966]]) [[bandleader]]
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*'''[[Dorothy Lamour]]''' ([[1914]]-[[1996]]) [[actress]]
*'''[[Mary Landrieu]]''' (b. [[1955]]) [[US]] [[senator]]
*'''[[Mitch Landrieu]]''' (b. [[1960]]) [[politician]]
*'''[[Moon Landrieu]]''' (b. [[1930]]) [[judge]], [[politician]]
*'''[[Ali Landry]]''' (b. [[1973]]) [[actress]], [[model (person)|model]], [[Miss USA]] [[1996]]
*'''[[Lisa Landry]]''' (b. [[1962]]) [[stand-up comedian]]
*'''[[Nick LaRocca]]''' ([[1889]]-[[1961]]) self-proclaimed "[[inventor]] of [[jazz]]"
*'''[[John Larroquette]]''' (b. [[1947]]) [[actor]]
*'''[[Marie Laveau]]''' (''[[circa|c.]]'' [[1794]]-''[[circa|c.]]'' [[1881]]) [[Voodoo]] [[priestess]]
*'''[[Leadbelly]]''' ([[1885]]–[[1949]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[John A. Lejeune]]''' ([[1867]]-[[1942]]), [[Marine Corps]] [[general]]
*'''[[Elmore Leonard]]''' (b. [[1925]]) [[author]]
*'''[[Jared Leto]]''' (b. [[1971]]) [[actor]], [[lead singer]]/[[guitarist]] of [[30 Seconds to Mars]]
*'''[[Jerry Lee Lewis]]''' (b. [[1935]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Harry Lee]]''' (b. [[1932]]) [[Jefferson Parish]] [[sheriff]]
*'''[[Lloyd Harlin Polite]]''' (b. ([[1986]]) [[singer]]
*'''[[Lil Wayne]]''' (b. [[1982]]) [[rapper]]
*'''[[Bob Livingston]]''' (b. [[1943]]) [[congressman]] ([[1977]]-[[1999]])
*'''[[Edward Livingston]]''' ([[1764]]-[[1836]]) [[congressman]], [[United States Secretary of State]]
*'''[[Blanche Long]]''' ([[1902]]-[[1998]]), Mrs. Earl Long, First Lady of Louisiana, [[1939]]-[[1940]]; [[1948]]-[[1954]]; [[1956]]-[[1960]]
*'''[[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]''' ([[1895]]-[[1960]]) former [[governor]] of [[Louisiana]]
*'''[[George S. Long]]''' ([[1883]]-[[1958]]) [[US]] representative
*'''[[Gillis William Long]]''' ([[1923]]-[[1985]]), [[US]] representative
*'''[[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]],''' ([[1893]]-[[1935]]) former [[governor]] of [[Louisiana]], [[US]] [[senator]]
*'''[[Russell Long]]''' ([[1918]]-[[2003]]) [[US]] [[senator]]
*'''[[Speedy O. Long]]''' ([[1928]]-[[2006]]) [[US]] [[representative]] and [[district attorney]] from [[La Salle Parish]]
*'''[[Professor Longhair]]''' ([[1918]]-[[1980]]) [[musician]]

==M==
*'''[[Magic Sam]]''' ([[1937]]-[[1969]]) [[blues music]] pioneer
*'''[[Karl Malone]]''' (b. [[1963]]) former [[basketball]] great, mainly with the [[Utah Jazz]]
*'''[[Archie Manning]]''' (b. [[1949]]) former [[New Orleans Saints]] [[quarterback]]
*'''[[Eli Manning]]''' (b. [[1982]]) [[New York Giants]] [[quarterback]]
*'''[[Peyton Manning]]''' (b. [[1976]]) [[Indianapolis Colts]] [[quarterback]]
*'''[[Pete Maravich|"Pistol" Pete Maravich]]''' ([[1947]]-[[1988]]) [[LSU Tigers|LSU]] & [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] [[basketball Hall of Fame]]r
*'''[[Paul Mares]]''' ([[1900]]-[[1949]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Branford Marsalis]]''' (b. [[1960]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Ellis Marsalis, Jr]]''' (b. [[1934]]) [[musician]], [[educator]]
*'''[[Ellis Marsalis, Sr]]''' (''[[circa|c.]]'' [[1908]]-[[2004]]) [[poultry]] [[farmer]], [[jazz musician]], [[hotelier]], [[civil rights activist]]
*'''[[Wynton Marsalis]]''' (b. [[1961]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Tim McGraw]]''' (b. [[1967]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Huey Meaux]]''' (????) [[record producer]]
*'''[[D.L. Menard]]''' (????) [[Cajun music]]ian from [[Erath, Louisiana]]
*'''[[Adah Isaacs Menken]]''' ([[1835]]-[[1868]]) [[actress]]
*'''[[Louis J. Michot]]''' (b. [[1922]]), businessman, former state superintendent of education and state representative from Lafayette
*'''[[Michael J. Michot]]''' (b. [[1963]]), businessman, state Senator from Lafayette
*'''[[Lizzy Miles]]''' ([[1895]]-[[1963]]) [[singer]]
*'''Percy "[[Master P]]" Miller''' (b. [[1967]]) [[musician]], [[actor]], [[record producer]], [[athlete]]
*'''[[Alexander Milne]]''' ([[1742]]-[[1838]]) [[businessman]], [[slave trade|slave-trader]], [[philanthropist]]
*'''[[Little Brother Montgomery]]''' (''[[circa|c.]]'' [[1906]]-[[1985]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Cleo Moore]]''' ([[1923]]-[[1973]]) [[1950s]] [[movie star]]
*'''[[Elemore Morgan, Jr.]]''' (b. [[1931]]) [[landscape painter]] and [[photographer]]
*'''[[Dutch Morial]]''' ([[1929]]-[[1989]]) [[judge]], [[mayor of New Orleans]]
*'''[[Jelly Roll Morton]]''' ([[1890]]-[[1941]]) [[musician]], [[composer]], self-proclaimed "[[inventor]] of [[jazz]]"
*'''[[Morgus the Magnificent]]''' (b. ????) [[horror host]]
*'''[[Paul Morphy]]''' ([[1837]]-[[1884]]) world [[chess]] champion
*'''[[Garrett Morris]]''' (b. [[1937]]) [[comedian]], ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
*'''[[Isaac Edward Morse]]''' ([[1809]]-[[1866]]) [[Louisiana]] state [[List of Attorneys General of Louisiana|Attorney General]] and [[US]] [[Congressman]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"> {{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location=Chicago | date = 1963}}</ref>
*'''[[Alexander Mouton]]''' ([[1804]]-[[1885]]) [[Governor]] and [[United States Senator]]

==N==
*'''[[Ray Nagin]]''' (b. [[1956]]) current [[mayor of New Orleans]]
*'''[[Aaron Neville]]''' (b. [[1941]]) [[singer]]
*'''[[Josephine Louise Newcomb]]''' ([[1816]]–[[1901]]) [[philanthropist]] ([[Newcomb College]])
*'''[[Randy Newman]]''' (b. [[1943]]) [[singer-songwriter]], [[pianist]]
*'''[[Francis T. Nicholls]]''' ([[1834]]-[[1912]]) [[governor]]
*'''[[Alcide Nunez]]''' ([[1884]]-[[1934]]) [[musician]]

==O==
*'''[[Joe "King" Oliver]]''' ([[1885]]-[[1938]]) [[jazz music]]ian
*'''[[Alton Ochsner]]''' ([[1896]]-[[1981]]) [[surgeon]], [[medical research]]er
*'''[[Lee Harvey Oswald]]''' ([[1939]]-[[1963]]) alleged [[assassin]] of [[President of the United States|US President]] [[John Kennedy]]
*'''[[John H. Overton]]''' ([[1875]]-[[1948]]) [[US]] [[senator]]
*'''[[Mel Ott]]''' ([[1909]]-[[1958]]) [[baseball]] player

==P==
*'''[[Carly Patterson]]''' (b. [[1988]]) [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalist in [[gymnastics]]
*'''[[Nicholas Payton]]''' (b. [[1973]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Leander Perez]]''' ([[1891]]-[[1969]]) [[District Judge]], [[political boss]] of [[St. Bernard Parish]] and [[Plaquemines Parish]] from [[1919]] to [[1969]]
*'''[[Marguerite Piazza]]''' (????) [[opera]]tic [[soprano]]
*'''[[P.B.S. Pinchback]]''' ([[1837]]-[[1921]]) [[politician]], [[governor]]
*'''[[Leonidas Polk]]''' ([[1806]]–[[1864]]) [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[general]], [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal]] [[bishop]], founder of [[Sewanee, The University of the South]]
*'''[[Julien de Lallande Poydras]]''' ([[1740]]-[[1824]]) [[poet]], [[politician]]
*'''[[Nun|Sister]] [[Helen Prejean]]''' (b. [[1938]]) [[activist]]
*'''[[Louis Prima]]''' ([[1910]]-[[1978]]) [[musician]], [[entertainer]]
*'''[[Professor Longhair]]''' ([[1918]]-[[1980]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Paul Prudhomme]]''' (b. [[1940]]) [[chef]]

==R==
*'''[[Henry Ragas]]''' ([[1897]]-[[1919]]) early [[jazz pianist]]
*'''[[Jason Ray]]''' (b. [[1974]]) [[professional wrestler]]
*'''[[Eddy Raven]]''' (b. [[1944]]) [[singer-songwriter]]
*'''[[Shawn Reaves]]''' (b. [[1978]]) [[actor]]
*'''[[Mac Rebbenack|Mac "Dr John" Rebbenack]]''' (b. [[1940]]) [[pianist]], [[singer-songwriter]]
*'''[[Godfrey Reggio]]''' (b. [[1940]]) [[film-maker]]
*'''[[Anne Rice]]''' (b. [[1941]]) [[writer]]
*'''[[Teddy Riley (jazz)|Teddy Riley]]''' ([[1924]]–[[1992]]) [[jazz]] [[trumpeter]]
*'''[[Norbert Rilleaux]]''' ([[1806]]-[[1894]]) [[inventor]], [[engineer]]
*'''[[Cokie Roberts]]''' (b. [[1943]]) [[journalist]], [[author]]
*'''[[George Rodrigue]]''' (b. [[1944]]) "[[Blue Dog]]" [[artist]]
*'''[[Buddy Roemer]]''' (b. [[1943]]) [[governor]]
*'''[[Leon Roppolo]]''' ([[1902]]-[[1943]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Pauley Perette]]''' singer, and actress

==S==
*'''[[Rhonda Shear]]''' (b. [[1954]]) [[beauty queen]], [[television host]]
*'''[[Kenny Wayne Shepherd]]''' (b. [[1977]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Chris Shivers]]''' (????) professional [[bull riding|bull rider]]
*'''[[Henry Miller Shreve]]''' ([[1785]]-[[1854]]) [[inventor]], [[steamboat]] [[captain]]
*'''[[Rockin' Sidney]]''' ([[1938]]-[[1998]]) [[Zydeco]] star
*'''[[Richard Simmons]]''' (b. [[1948]]) [[entertainer]]
*'''[[Terysa Singleton]]''' (b. [[1983]]) [[beauty queen]], [[Miss Black Louisiana USA]]
*'''[[Fulwar Skipwith]]''' ([[1765]]-[[1839]]) [[diplomat]], [[politician]]
*'''[[John Slidell]]''' ([[1793]]-[[1871]]) [[senator]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[diplomat]]
*'''[[Soulja Slim ]]''' ([[1977]]-[[2003]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Howard K. Smith]]''' ([[1914]]-[[2002]]) [[journalist]], [[reporter]]
*'''[[John K. Snyder]]''' ([[1922]]-[[1993]]) mayor of Alexandria ([[1973]]-[[1977]]; [[1982]]-[[1986]])
*'''[[Floyd Soileau]]''' (b. [[1938]]) [[record producer]]
*'''[[Ian Somerhalder]]''' (b. [[1978]]) [[actor]], [[Model (person)|model]]
*'''[[Art Sour]]''' ([[1924]]-[[2000]]) state legislator from Shreveport
*'''[[Britney Spears]]''' (b. [[1981]]) [[singer]]
*'''[[Jamie Lynn Spears]]''' (b. [[1991]]) [[actress]]
*'''[[Freddie Spencer]]''' (b. [[1961]]) world [[motorcycle]] champion
*'''[[Jimmy Swaggart]]''' (b. [[1935]]) [[evangelist]]
*'''[[Stromile Swift]]''' (b. [[1979]]) [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player, [[Memphis Grizzlies]]
*'''[[Kordell Stewart]]''' (b. [[1972]]) [[NFL]] [[quarterback]]/[[wide receiver]]
*'''[[Patrick Surtain]]''' (b. [[1976]]) [[NFL]] [[cornerback]]
*'''[[Hal Sutton]]''' (b. 1958) [[PGA Tour]] [[golf]]er

==T==
*'''[[Richard Taylor (general)|Richard Taylor]]''' ([[1826]]–[[1879]]) [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[general]]
*'''[[Zachary Taylor]]''' ([[1784]]-[[1850]]) 12th [[President of the United States|US President]], [[US Army]] [[general]]
*'''[[Keith Thibodeaux]]''' (b. [[1950]]) [[actor]]
*'''[[George H. Tichenor]]''' ([[1837]]-[[1923]]) [[surgeon]], pioneer in [[antiseptics]]
*'''[[David Toms]]''' (b. [[1967]]) [[golf]]er
*'''[[John Kennedy Toole]]''' ([[1937]]-[[1969]]) [[writer]]
*'''[[Leo Touchet]]''' (b. [[1939]]) [[photographer]]/[[photojournalist]]
*'''[[Wayne Toups]]''' (b. [[1958]]) [[musician]]
*'''[[Allen Toussaint]]''' (b. [[1938]]) [[musician]], [[composer]], [[record producer]]
*'''[[Paul Tulane]]''' ([[1801]]–[[1887]]) [[businessman]], [[philanthropist]]
*'''[[Ben Turpin]]''' (''[[circa|c.]]'' [[1872]]-[[1940]]) [[silent film]] [[comedian]]

==U==
==V==
*'''[[Jacques Villeré]]''' ([[1760]]-[[1830]]) [[Louisiana Creole|Creole]] [[governor]], [[general]]
*'''[[David Vitter]]''' (b. [[1961]]) [[US]] [[senator]]

==W==
*'''[[Madam C.J. Walker]]''' ([[1867]]–[[1919]]) [[business]] [[tycoon]]
*'''[[Joseph Marshall Walker]]''' ([[1786]]-[[1856]]) [[governor]]
*'''[[Ray Walston]]''' ([[1914]]-[[2001]]) [[actor]]
*'''[[Rebecca Wells]]''' (b. 19??) [[actress]], [[playwright]], [[author]]
*'''[[Edward Douglass White]]''' ([[1845]]–[[1921]]) [[Supreme Court Chief Justice]]
*'''[[Tony Joe White]]''' (b. [[1943]]) [[singer-songwriter]], [[musician]]
Lynn Whitfield b. 1953 actress
*'''[[Brian "Baby" Williams]]''' (b. [[1969]]) [[record executive]], [[record producer]], [[entrepreneur]], [[musician]]
*'''[[Hank Williams, Jr]]''' (b. [[1949]]) [[singer]]
*'''[[Lucinda Williams]]''' (b. [[1963]]) [[singer-songwriter]], [[musician]]
*'''[[Reese Witherspoon]]''' (b. [[1976]]) [[actress]]
*'''[[A. Baldwin Wood]]''' ([[1879]]-[[1956]]) [[inventor]], [[engineer]]
*'''[[Susan Ward]]''' (b. [[1976]]) [[actress]], [[model (person)|model]]

== Y ==
*'''[[Andrew Young]]''' (b. [[1932]]) [[politician]], [[statesman]]
*'''[[Lester Young]]''' ([[1909]]-[[1959]]) [[musician]]

==Z==
*'''[[Samuel Zemurray]]''' (''[[circa|c.]]'' [[1878]]-[[1961]]) [[businessman]], [[philanthropist]]
*'''[[Buckwheat Zydeco]]''' (b. [[1947]]) [[musician]]

==Notes==
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's marble sculpture 'Ugolino and his Sons', Metropolitan Museum of Art
La Danse (The Dance), Opera Garnier in Paris
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (May 11, 1827, Valenciennes –October 12, 1875, Courbevoie) was a French sculptor and painter. His early studies were under François Rude. Carpeaux won the Prix de Rome in 1854, and moving to Rome to find inspiration, he there studied the works of Michelangelo, Donatello and Verrocchio. Staying in Rome from 1854 to 1861, he obtained a taste for movement and spontaneity, which he joined with the great principles of baroque art. In 1861 he made a bust of Princess Mathilde, and this later brought him several commissions from Napoleon III. He worked at the pavilion of Flora, and the Opéra Garnier. His group La Danse (the Dance, 1869), situated on the right side of the façade, was criticised as an offence to common decency.

He never managed to finish his last work, the famous Fountain of the Four Parts of the Earth, on the Place Camille Jullian. He did finish the terrestrial globe, supported by the four figures of Asia, Europe, America and Africa, and it was Emmanuel Frémiet who completed the work by adding the eight leaping horses, the tortoises and the dolphins of the basin.

Sculptures by Carpeaux

Neapolitan Fisherboy

Carpeaux submitted a plaster version of Pêcheur napolitain à la coquille, the Neapolitan Fisherboy, to the French Academy while a student in Rome. He carved the marble version several years later, showing it in the Salon exhibition of 1863. It was purchased for Napoleon III's empress, Eugènie. The statue of the young smiling boy was very popular, and Carpeaux created a number of reproductions and variations in marble and bronze. There is a copy, for instance, in the Samuel H. Kress Collection in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.

Some years later, he carved the Girl with a Shell, a very similar study.

Carpeaux sought real life subjects in the streets and broke with the classical tradition. The Neapolitan Fisherboy's body is carved in intimate detail and shows an intricately balanced pose. Carpeaux claimed that he based the Neapolitan Fisherboy on a boy he had seen during a trip to Naples.

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