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D. Aubert, actress and former fashion modelPat Carroll (1927\u20132022), stage, film and television actress, voiced Disney’s UrsulaChi Chi DeVayne (1985\u20132020), drag queen and entertainerJared Leto, Oscar-winning actorJoshua Logan (1908\u20131988), Broadway director of South Pacific and Mister Roberts; born in Texarkana, Texas, but raised in Shreveport.Mary Miles Minter (1902\u20131984), silent film actressPaul Mooney, comedianTricia O’Neil, actressKevin Rahm, actorBrittney Rogers, Miss Louisiana USA 2003Andy Sidaris (1931\u20132007), Hollywood film producer, director, actor, and screenwriterBrenda Sykes, actressArtists, designers[edit]Ransom Ashley, photographer and actorKevyn Aucoin, makeup artist and photographerVictor Joris, (1929\u20132013) fashion designer, attended C.E. Byrd High School.[1]Edward F. Neild (1884\u20131955), architect who designed several prominent Shreveport homes, churches, and venues, as well as the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri, having been selected for the task by U.S. President Harry Truman. His Son, Edward Jr. (1908\u20131958), was also an architect who designed the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum.Randy Thom, sound engineer and designerAthletes[edit]Matt Alexander, Major League Baseball, pinch runner, Most career stolen bases and runs scored as a pinch runner.[1]Evelyn Ashford, winner of sprint gold medals at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics[2]Alan Autry, actor, football player and politicianScott Baker, Major League Baseball pitcherArnaz Battle, Notre Dame and NFL playerAlana Beard, Duke Blue Devils and WNBA player, four-time All-Star.Albert Belle, Major League Baseball outfielder, five-time All-StarBrock Berlin, Evangel Academy, former football quarterback for the University of Florida Gators and University of Miami Hurricanes, professionally for the NFL\u2019s Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Rams, and Detroit Lions[3]Henry Black, free safety for the Atlanta FalconsAbram Booty, Evangel Academy, LSU Wide Receiver and Josh Booty’s brotherJohn David Booty, Evangel Academy, USC and Houston Texans quarterbackJosh Booty, Evangel Academy, NFL quarterback and MLB third basemanTerry Bradshaw, Hall of Fame quarterback (four-time Super Bowl winner for Pittsburgh Steelers) and TV commentatorSam Burns, professional golferKenny Davidson, American football player, DE, Huntington HS, LSU, NFL Steelers, Oilers, Bengals 1990\u20131996Wendell Davis, American football player, WR Fairpark HS, LSU, 1st round pick Chicago Bears 1988\u20131995Keyunta Dawson, Evangel Academy, New Orleans Saints football playerJoe Dumars (born 1963), basketball playerJoe Ferguson, football quarterback, Woodlawn High, Arkansas Razorbacks and NFLEddie Fisher (born 1936), baseball pitcher, 1959\u20131973Charlie Hennigan, football player for Houston OilersJacob Hester, Evangel Academy, San Diego Chargers football playerTug Hulett, Evangel Academy, Major League Baseball second baseman[4]Stan Humphries, NFL quarterback for Washington Redskins (1988-1991) and San Diego Chargers (1992\u20131997)Antawn Jamison, professional basketball player, 1998\u20132014David Allen Lee, punter for Baltimore Colts, 1966\u20131978Malik Newman (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier LeagueBob Oliver, Major League Baseball player, 1965\u20131975Robert Parish (born 1953), basketball Hall of Famer, Centenary College and NBACharles Henry Philyaw (born 1954), Texas Southern Tigers, former Oakland Raiders (defensive end) 1976-77 Super Bowl championChase Pittman (born 1983), Evangel Academy, played college football at LSU and in the NFL for several years.Michael Qualls (born 1994), basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier LeagueJermauria Rasco, Evangel Academy, NFL linebacker for the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Pittsburgh Steelers, played collegiately for the LSU Tigers[5]Freddie Spencer (born 1961), Grand Prix motorcycle champion, won 250cc and 500cc in 1985Tommy Spinks (1948\u20132007), football wide receiver, Woodlawn High School, Louisiana Tech, and Minnesota VikingsHal Sutton, professional golfer, 1983 PGA Championship winner and 2004 Ryder Cup captainStromile Swift, NBA player, 2000\u20132009Trent Taylor, Evangel Academy, NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco 49ers[6]Eric Thomas, Evangel Academy, gridiron football player; current indoor football wide receiver and return specialist for the Iowa Barnstormers of the IFL, previously for the IFL’s Cedar Rapids Titans, Nebraska Danger, and Green Bay Blizzard; played collegiately for the Troy Trojans; former Canadian football wide receiver in the CFL for the Saskatchewan Roughriders; and former American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills of the NFL[7]Jerry Tillery, Evangel Academy, NFL defensive end for the Los Angeles Chargers[8]David Toms, professional golfer, 2001 PGA Championship and 2018 U.S. Senior Open championsTaijuan Walker, pitcher for New York MetsTodd Walker, baseball player for seven MLB teams, lived in Bossier CityAr’Darius Washington, Evangel Academy, NFL safety for the Baltimore Ravens, played collegiately for the TCU Horned Frogs[9]Vernon Wells, baseball player for three MLB teamsSean West, Captain Shreve High School, Major League Baseball pitcherTre’Davious White, football cornerback for the Buffalo BillsMonk Williams, football playerRichard Williams, tennis coach and father and coach to Venus and Serena WilliamsWrongfully Convicted Individuals[edit]Entrepreneurs[edit]Journalists[edit]Musicians[edit]Jerry Beach (1941\u20132016), blues guitarist, Grammy nomineeBrady Blade, musician and entrepreneurBrian Blade, Grammy winning musician, composer, session musician, and singer-songwriter.Kix Brooks, country musician (Brooks & Dunn)James Burton, guitaristJohn Campbell, Blues guitaristVan Cliburn (1934\u20132013), concert pianistKyle Craft, singer-songwriter and musician; former member of the indie rock band GashcatJordan Davis, singer[11]David Egan (1954\u20132016), musicianD. J. Fontana (1931\u20132018), drummerHurricane Chris, rapperHuddie William Ledbetter (‘Leadbelly’), blues guitarist and singerJack Prince, singer, (1920-1994)Claibe Richardson, guitarist and songwriterKenny Wayne Shepherd, blues guitaristHank Williams, Jr., country music singerJesse Winchester, (born 1944), musician, songwriterLouise Yazbeck, (1910-1995), composer[12]Faron Young (1932\u20131996), country singer\/songwriter; member of Country Music Hall of FameMusical groups[edit]Politicians, civil servants[edit]John Boozman, U.S. Senator from ArkansasRaleigh Brown, Texas House of Representatives and judgeRoy Brun, district judge and former Republican state legislatorCharles C. “Hondo” Campbell (1948\u20132016), 17th Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command; last surviving general who fought in VietnamJohnnie Cochran (1937\u20132005), criminal defense attorney for O. J. SimpsonGeorge W. D’Artois (1925\u20131977), public safety commissionerJackson B. Davis (1918\u20132016), attorney and state senator (1956\u20131980)Lloyd Hendrick (1908\u20131951), state senator for Caddo and DeSoto parishes, 1940\u20131948; Shreveport attorneyMike Johnson (born 1972), U.S. RepresentativeJ. Bennett Johnston Jr., U.S. senator for LouisianaRussell B. Long, U.S. Senator for LouisianaJim McCrery, Congressman from Fourth District (R)Danny Ray Mitchell, state representativeCecil Morgan (1898\u20131999), state legislator, led impeachment of Huey Pierce Long, Jr., in 1929; later Standard Oil Company executive.James George Palmer (1875\u20131952) Mayor of Shreveport, 1930\u20131932Buddy Roemer (1943\u20132021), Governor of LouisianaPhil Short (born 1947), state senator for St. Tammany ParishArt Sour (1924\u20132000), state legislator and pioneer of Republican Party in Caddo ParishTom Stagg (1923\u20132015), U.S. District Court judgeDonald Ellsworth Walter, judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, U.S. attorney for the Western District, 1969\u20131977, based in ShreveportReligious leaders[edit]Writers, authors[edit]References[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/list-of-people-from-shreveport-louisiana\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"List of people from Shreveport, Louisiana"}}]}]