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This is a list of individuals who are or were natives of, or notable as residents of, or in association with the city of Lafayette, Louisiana, United States.
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Notable residents[edit]
Natives[edit]
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Some of the notable people born in Lafayette:
- Felecia Angelle, anime voice-over actress
- Fernest Arceneaux, zydeco musician
- Nnamdi Asomugha, NFL defensive back[1]
- Paul Bako, catcher in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds
- Marc Breaux, choreographer of movies such as Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- Jefferson Caffery (deceased), former U.S. ambassador
- Mark Carrier, former NFL wide receiver[2]
- Irvin Castille, Negro American League player for the Birmingham Black Barons
- Daniel Cormier, Olympic wrestler and MMA fighter
- Cupid, R&B singer; known for writing the 'Cupid Shuffle'
- Lauren Daigle, Grammy-winning singer
- Walter Davis, triple jump athlete
- Michael Doucet, Cajun musician
- Kevin Faulk, NFL running back
- Ron Guidry, MLB pitcher
- Danneel Harris, television actress, One Tree Hill
- Hunter Hayes, country musician
- Jimmy Hayes, former member of the United States House of Representatives from the since disbanded 7th congressional district
- Lionel Hebert, professional golfer
- Alan Jouban, MMA fighter
- Angela Kinsey, television actress, The Office
- Jerry Luke LeBlanc, former state representative; current vice president of administration and finance at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Lash Leroux, professional wrestler, illustrator for Pro Wrestling Illustrated and other wrestling magazines
- Mikie Mahtook, MLB outfielder and first round draft pick; currently plays for the Detroit Tigers
- Gil Meche, MLB pitcher, Kansas City Royals
- R.J. Mitte, actor with cerebral palsy, supporting actor in Breaking Bad
- Alfred Mouton, Civil War general
- Dustin Poirier, MMA fighter
- Beth Rickey, political activist who opposed David Duke
- Richard Keith, born Keith Thibodeaux, known for playing 'Little Ricky' on I Love Lucy
- Joe Walker, zydeco musician
- Brett Weaver, anime voiceover actor; mostly known for his work with ADV Films
- Gus Weill, political consultant, television host, novelist, playwright, poet, born in Lafayette in 1933
- Domanick Williams, NFL running back
- Jessica Zajicek, former PA of Kathy Griffin; starring in Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
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Residents[edit]
Other notable current and/or former residents of Lafayette:
- Jennifer Abshire (born 1977), professional bodybuilder
- C. C. Adcock, musician, producer
- Royd Anderson, filmmaker
- Robert Angers (1919–1988), journalist, founded Acadiana Profilemagazine, 1968
- Kevyn Aucoin (deceased), professional makeup artist
- Ray Authement (born 1928), president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1974–2008
- Jamie Baldridge (born 1975), visual artist, writer
- Carl W. Bauer (1933–2013), member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature; lobbyist for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1990–2010
- Henri Willis Bendel, fashion designer and entrepreneur
- Captain Steven L. Bennett, posthumous Vietnam WarMedal of Honor recipient
- Stuart Bishop (born ca. 1975), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lafayette
- Kathleen Blanco, former Louisiana governor
- Roy Bourgeois, priest and founder of human rights group SOA Watch
- Marc Broussard, musician
- James Lee Burke, mystery novelist, Pulitzer Prize nominee
- Kody Chamberlain, comic book writer and artist
- Jermall Charlo, boxer, IBF Junior Middleweight Champion
- Jermell Charlo, boxer, WBC Super Middleweight Champion
- Hollis Conway, Olympic medalist
- Albert H. Crews, astronaut
- Charles B. DeBellevue, highest-scoring American flying ace during the Vietnam War
- Jefferson J. DeBlanc, World War II flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient
- Jake Delhomme, NFL quarterback
- Henry C. Dethloff, American historian, resided in Lafayette 1962–1968
- David Egan (deceased), musician
- Ernest Gaines, fiction author, Pulitzer Prize nominee
- Deirdre Gogarty, world champion boxer
- Hedwig Gorski, poet and writer
- Moon Griffon, radio talk show host, relocated to Lafayette from Monroe in 2014
- Amy Guidry, surrealist painter
- Leigh Hennessy, world champion gymnast and movie/TV stuntwoman
- Clay Higgins, member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, former reserve deputy marshal of Lafayette known as the 'Cajun John Wayne'
- Sammy Kershaw, country & western musician
- Bennett Landreneau, U.S. Armymajor general
- Ali Landry, former Miss USA, model and actress
- Terry Landry, state representative for Lafayette, Iberia, and St. Martin parishes since 2012; former superintendent of the Louisiana State Police
- Ben Earl Looney (deceased), painter, originally from Webster Parish
- John L. Loos (deceased), American historian; Louisiana State University professor; spent last years in Lafayette, where he died in 2011[3]
- Hall Lyons (deceased), oilman and politician
- Eugene J. Martin (deceased), visual artist originally from Washington D.C.
- Alex McCool, manager of NASA Space Shuttle Projects Office
- Elizabeth McNulty, Miss Louisiana 2007
- Mildred Methvin, former U.S. Magistrate Judge, interim judge of the Louisiana 27th Judicial District Court in St. Landry Parish, 2014[4]
- Brian Mitchell, former NFL running back, special teams returner
- Elemore Morgan, Jr. (deceased), professor and visual artist
- Paul Prudhomme, chef
- Robert Rauschenberg (deceased), artist, National Medal of Arts winner
- Zachary Richard, musician
- George Rodrigue, artist, The Blue Dog
- Chanda Rubin, USTA tennis player
- Clifford Schoeffler, U.S. Air Force general
- J. Minos Simon, attorney, author, sportsman
- Richard Simmons, exercise guru
- Brandon Stokley, NFL wide receiver
- Daniel Sunjata, film, television, and Tony Award-nominated stage actor
- Sam H. Theriot, Louisiana state representative from Vermilion Parish from 1979 to 1996, subsequently relocated to Lafayette
- Hugh Thompson, Jr., hero of My Lai, helicopter pilot
- John Kennedy Toole (deceased), author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Confederacy of Dunces
- A. Hays Town, architect
- Javon Walker, NFL wide receiver
- Tyler James Williams,actor
Notable local politicians[edit]
- Ernie Alexander (1933–2012), state representative and former member of the Lafayette City-Parish Council
- Odon Bacqué (born 1944), represented Lafayette in the District 43 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1988 to 1992, a No Party legislator
- Allen Bares (1936–2008), represented Lafayette Parish in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from 1972–1992
- J. Rayburn Bertrand (1918–2005), mayor of Lafayette from 1960–1972
- Gerald Boudreaux, state senator for Lafayette, St. Landry, and St. Martin parishes; director of Lafayette city parks and recreation department
- Kenneth Francis 'Kenny' Bowen (1926–2002), mayor of Lafayette from 1972–1980; 1992–1996
- Isaac A. Broussard (deceased), Lafayette Parish sheriff (1888–1904), one of two longest-tenured sheriffs
- Page Cortez, District 43 state representative since 2008
- Charles deGravelles (1913–2008), former Louisiana State Republican Party chairman
- Virginia deGravelles (born 1915), former Louisiana Republican national committeewoman
- John Malcolm Duhé, Jr. (born 1933), retired U.S. district and appellate court judge
- Joey Durel (born 1953), mayor-president of Lafayette consolidated government since 2004
- Ron Gomez (born 1934), former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives; journalist
- Richard T. Haik (born 1950), United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, based in Lafayette since 1991
- J. Lomax Jordan, lawyer, former state senator
- William Dudley 'Dud' Lastrapes, Jr. (b. 1929), first Republican mayor of Lafayette since Reconstruction, served 1980–1992
- Bernard LeBas of Ville Platte; has represented Evangeline and St. Landry parishes in the Louisiana House of Representatives since 2008; former resident of Lafayette and Youngsville[5][6]
- Louis J. Michot, businessman, former state education superintendent and state representative
- Michael J. Michot, businessman and state senator from Lafayette
- Roderick Miller (deceased), first Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lafayette since Reconstruction
- Ashton J. Mouton (1916–1988), youngest mayor in Lafayette history, served 1948–1956
- Vincent Pierre (born 1964), state representative for Lafayette Parish since 2012
- Joel Robideaux (born 1962), Speaker Pro Tempore of the Louisiana House of Representative; first Independent to hold the position; later Republican convert; term-limited in 2015
- David Thibodaux (deceased), UL Lafayette English faculty; Lafayette Parish School Board member; four-time Republican congressional candidate
- Michael F. 'Mike' Thompson (born 1942), state representative, 1972–1988; home builder
- Donald Trahan (born 1950), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives 2004–2008 for Lafayette and Vermilion parishes[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Nnamdi Asomugha, DB for the Oakland Raiders at NFL.com'. nfl.com. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^'Mark Carrier, WR at NFL.com'. nfl.com. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^'John L. Loos'. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, October 1, 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^'Press Release: Retirement of Judge Mildred Methvin'(PDF). satoriadr.com. July 28, 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^'H. Bernard LeBas'. house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved May 7, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^'Harvey Bernard LeBas'. intelius.com. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^'Donald Trahan's Biography'. Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
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