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NEW ORLEANS

Most Famous People Born in New Orleans, United States

Notable people
1,804
Peak decade
1940s
Median birth year
1943
Most distinctive
Bandleader 45.7×

The birthplace of jazz, and the numbers make it obvious. New Orleans's distinctive professions are bandleaders, rappers, and musicians at concentrations unmatched by any other city in the dataset — the statistical footprint of Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Fats Domino, Louis Prima, and the Marsalis family all growing up within a few streetcar stops of each other, with Lil Wayne and Master P extending the line into hip-hop. Baseball and basketball round out the sporting bench, and Truman Capote, Anne Rice, and Lillian Hellman hold down the literary side.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in New Orleans during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1940s with 198 notable births.

What New Orleans Is Known For

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Football is New Orleans's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (233).

New Orleans over-indexes on bandleader45.7× the global rate.

New Orleans under-produces painter — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Football233
  2. Music175
  3. Actor133
  4. Politician125
  5. Singer94
  6. Lawyer94
  7. Basket80
  8. Baseball77
  1. Bandleader2345.7×
  2. Rapper2814.2×
  3. Music1756.8×
  4. Baseball773.8×
  5. Basket803.5×
  6. Lawyer943.0×
  7. Singer942.5×
  1. Painter250.5×
  2. Politician1250.6×
  3. Writer400.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of New Orleans's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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  • Film & TV
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Showing 60 of 1,804 notable people

0086 ACTOR

Tristin Mays

Born 1990

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0116 BASKET

Greg Monroe

Born 1990

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0153 SINGER

August Alsina

Born 1992

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0210 FOOTBALL

Tyrann Mathieu

Born 1992

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0216 ACTOR

Philip Daniel Bolden

Born 1995

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0219 FOOTBALL

Patrick Mullins

Born 1992

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0233 FOOTBALL

Leonard Fournette

Born 1995

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0262 BASKET

De'Aaron Fox

Born 1997

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0339 FOOTBALL

Landon Collins

Born 1994

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0364 SPRINT

Vernon Norwood

Born 1992

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0368 FOOTBALL

Deion Jones

Born 1994

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0422 BASKET

Melvin Frazier

Born 1996

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0424 ATHLETIC

Aaron Ernest

Born 1993

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0455 FOOTBALL

Michael Mauti

Born 1990

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0467 FOOTBALL

Trai Turner

Born 1993

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0472 FOOTBALL

D. J. Fluker

Born 1991

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0508 BASKET

Theresa Plaisance

Born 1992

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0551 BASKET

Mitchell Robinson

Born 1998

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0561 FOOTBALL

Cyril Richardson

Born 1990

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0577 FOOTBALL

Robert Kelley (American football)

Born 1992

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0582 FOOTBALL

Lance Dunbar

Born 1990

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0593 FOOTBALL

Lorenzo Doss

Born 1994

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0636 RAPPER

Ladell Parks

Born 1990

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0704 SPORT

Javan Felix

Born 1994

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0713 SINGER

Burnell Taylor

Born 1993

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0757 BASKET

Rico Gathers

Born 1994

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0764 FOOTBALL

Vadal Alexander

Born 1994

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0797 FOOTBALL

Vincent Taylor (American football)

Born 1994

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0812 FOOTBALL

Cornelius Lucas

Born 1991

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0926 ACTOR

Noëlle Renée Bercy

Born 1992

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0951 FOOTBALL

Malachi Dupre

Born 1995

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0971 RAPPER

Fly Young Red

Born 1991

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1018 FOOTBALL

Marcus Cromartie

Born 1990

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1024 BASKET

Craig Victor II

Born 1995

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1030 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Carolyn Carter

Born 1990

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1033 FOOTBALL

Anthony Johnson (defensive lineman)

Born 1993

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1035 FOOTBALL

Carlos Henderson

Born 1994

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1064 FOOTBALL

Will Clapp

Born 1995

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1066 ACTOR

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Born 1994

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1095 FOOTBALL

Parry Nickerson

Born 1994

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1115 SINGER

David Bologna

Born 1994

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1120 FOOTBALL

Arthur Maulet

Born 1993

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1127 ACTOR

Devyn Tyler

Born 1991

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1146 SCIENTIST

Keiana Cavé

Born 1998

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1160 FOOTBALL

Ed Eagan

Born 1993

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1184 RAPPER

Lil iROCC Williams

Born 1990

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1247 FOOTBALL

Donte Jackson (American football)

Born 1995

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1268 SPORT

Jared Poché

Born 1994

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1412 RAPPER

Aha Gazelle

Born 1993

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1416 FOOTBALL

Cethan Carter

Born 1995

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1425 SWIMMER

Luis Martínez (swimmer)

Born 1995

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1442 RAPPER

Nicky da B

1990 - 2014

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1468 FOOTBALL

Jamal Robinson (American football)

Born 1993

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1547 FOOTBALL

Justin Portillo

Born 1992

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1559 ACTOR

Rilan

Born 1995

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1578 FOOTBALL

Irv Smith Jr.

Born 1998

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1677 FOOTBALL

Grant Delpit

Born 1998

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1691 FOOTBALL

Julien Obioha

Born 1994

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1765 BASKET

Bryce Washington

Born 1996

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1802 FOOTBALL

Devon Walker

Born 1990

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