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List

Arts, culture, and entertainment

• Barry Jean Ancelet - writer, folkorist, linguist^[1]
• Lee Benoit, accordion player and singer
• Tab Benoit, blues guitarist
• Rod Bernard, swamp pop musician
• Jarvis Black, author, artist, musician
• Carl A. Brasseaux, historian, writer
• James Lee Burke, writer
• Trishelle Cannatella (1979 - ) American actress, and model of Cajun ancestry.
• Lacey Chabert, actress
• David Cheramie, activist, writer
• Amie Comeaux, country music singer
• Sheila Dooley, linguist
• Michael Doucet, fiddler, singer and songwriter
• Val Dufour, (1927-2000), soap opera actor
• Edwin Duhon, musician and co-founder of the Hackberry Ramblers
• Shonda Farr American actress of part cajun ancestry.
• Mary Alice Fontenot, children's author
• Mary Gauthier, folk singer/songwriter
• Rodney Guilbeaux, comedian
• Hunter Hayes,accordion player and singer
• Leigh Hennessy, film actress and stunt performer
• [Lionel A. La Vergne] author. Father Joe A. La Vergne. Mother Evia Doucet of the line of Germain Doucet, first of the Doucets to reach Acadie.
• Lash La Rue, (deceased) former actor
• Doug Kershaw, Cajun and Country Music musician known as "The Ragin Cajun"
• Sammy Kershaw, Country Music singer and current candidate for Louisiana Lt. Governor
• Ali Landry, model and actress, 1996 Miss USA^[2]
• Lisa Landry, stand-up comedian
• Richard LeBoeuf, accordion player and singer
• Camille Martin, poet
• Elemore Morgan, Jr., (deceased) painter
• Paul Prudhomme, chef of Cajun cuisine^[3]
• Dennis Quaid, actor, musician
• Zachary Richard musician, environmentalist, French language preservationist and founder of Action Cadienne
• George Rodrigue, painter^[4]
• Amanda Shaw, singer, fiddler and actress
• Floyd Sonnier^[5]
• Wayne Toups - musician
• Justin Wilson, chef^[6]
• Angela Kinsey, actress most known for The Office (US)
• Stephanie Swift (1972- ), adult actress
• Tyran Richard (1982 - ) Cajun model.
• Shane West (1978 - ) American actor from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, best known for starring in A Walk To Remember.
• Walter Williams comidan, film maker

Barry Jean Ancelet is a Cajun folklorist and expert in Cajun music and Cajun French. ... Tab Benoit (born November 17, 1967 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States) is a blues guitarist, musician and singer. ... Rod Bernard, ca. ... The cover of Carl A. Brasseauxs Founding of New Acadia (1987). ... James Lee Burke is an American author best known for his mysteries, particularly the Dave Robicheaux series. ... Trishelle Cannatella is an American actress, reality TV contestant, and Playboy model. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Amie Comeaux (IPA: /e. ... Sheila A. Dooley (born March 18, 1959 in New Iberia, Louisiana) is an professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona. ... Michael Doucet (b. ... Val Dufour, born Albert Valéry Dufour (February 5, 1927 — July 27, 2000) was an American actor. ... Edwin Duhon (11 June 1910 - 26 February 2006) was an American musician and co-founder of the Hackberry Ramblers, a band playing a combination of Cajun music, Western swing, and country music. ... The Hackberry Ramblers (also known as the Riverside Ramblers) is a Hackberry, Louisiana-based, Grammy Award-nominated Cajun music band, and since its heyday in the late 1930s has been one of the most recognized names and influential groups in Cajun music. ... Clovis Crawfish and Bertiles Bon Voyage by Mary Alice Fontenot, illustrated by Scott R. Blazek, Pelican Press, 1991 Mary Alice Fontenot (April 16, 1910 - May 12, 2003), born in Eunice, Louisiana, was a noted author of regional childrens books, best known for the Clovis Crawfish series published by... Mary Gauthier (born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American folk singer/songwriter. ... Hunter Hayes (born 1991 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) is a Cajun musician and songwriter who began performing at the age of three. ... Leigh Hennessy was raised in Lafayette, Louisiana. ... Lash La Rue Lash La Rue (June 14, 1917–May 21, 1996) was an actor noted for his roles in low-budget Westerns. ... Doug Kershaw, born January 24, 1936, is an American fiddle player from Louisiana known as The Ragin Cajun1 // Born Douglas James Kershaw in Tiel Ridge, Cameron Parish in an area known as the Cajun country, his ancestors are Acadians who were part of the Great Expulsion by the British... Samuel Paul Sammy Kershaw (born February 24, 1958, in Kaplan, Louisiana) is an American Country and Western music singer and songwriter. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Lisa Landry (born August 5, 1977) is an American stand-up comedian. ... Elemore Morgan, Jr. ... Paul Prudhomme (born July 13, 1940) is an American chef famous for his Cajun cuisine. ... Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. ... Zachary Richard is a Louisiana singer, songwriter, and poet who works in both French and English. ... Action Cadienne (literally Cajun Action), founded in April 1996, is a non-profit organization in the United States whose purpose is to preserve, promote and defend the French language, francophonie and the Cadien (Cajun) culture within the state of Louisiana. ... George Rodrigue (b. ... Amanda Shaw performs at the French Quarter festival, New Orleans, April 2007 Amanda Amaya Shaw (born 1990) is a Cajun fiddler, singer, and actress from Covington, Louisiana. ... Floyd Sonnier (1933 to April 6, 2002), known as beau Cajun or the “artist of the Cajuns,” was a native of Pointe Noire, Louisiana and a lifelong resident of Louisianas Acadiana region. ... Wayne Toups is an American Cajun singer and songwriter. ... Justin Wilson (24 April 1914 - 5 September 2001) was a Southern American chef and humorist known for his brand of Cajun cuisine-inspired cooking and humor. ... Angela Kinsey (born June 25, 1971) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, perhaps best known as the uptight accountant Angela Martin on the NBC sitcom The Office. ... The Office is a television show, broadcast by NBC and co-produced by Deedle-Dee Productions and Reveille Productions, in association with NBC Universal Television Studio. ... Stephanie Swift (born Melody Clark on February 7, 1972 in Louisiana) is a American pornographic actress who has been actively making movies (with occasional breaks) since 1995. ... Tyran Richard (born October 1, 1982) is an American model. ... Shane West (born June 10, 1978) is an American television and film actor. ... A Walk to Remember is a 2002 film set in the mid-1990s Beaufort, North Carolina, based on the 1998 novel by Nicholas Sparks. ... This article is about the economist, Walter Williams. ...

Law and politics

• Kathleen Blanco, Former Louisiana Governor^[7]
• John Breaux, former Louisiana US Senator^[8]
• James Carville, political strategist, know as the "Ragin' Cajun."
• Edwin Edwards, former governor of Louisiana^[9]
• F. Edward Hebert, former Congressman, Chairman of Armed Services Committee
• Charlie Melancon, US congressman^[10]
• Billy Tauzin, politician^[11]
• Chet Traylor, Louisiana Supreme Court Justice

Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (born December 15, 1942) is a Democratic politician from and the current governor of Louisiana. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... John Berlinger Breaux (last name pronounced BRO) was a United States senator from Louisiana from 1987 until 2005. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... James Carville James Carville (born October 25, 1944) is an American political consultant, commentator, media personality and pundit. ... Edwin Washington Edwards (born August 7, 1927) served as the Democratic governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972–1980, 1984–1988, and 1992 –1996), twice as many terms as any other Louisiana governor has served. ... Felix Edward Hébert (October 12, 1901 - December 29, 1979) was a Louisiana politician. ... Charles Joseph Charlie Melancon (pronounced Meh-law-soɴ) (born October 3, 1947, in Napoleonville) is a Democrat who was elected in to represent Louisianas 3rd congressional district. ... Wilbert Joseph Tauzin, II, usually known as Billy Tauzin, (born June 14, 1943), American politician of Cajun descent, was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1980 to 2005, representing Louisianas 3rd congressional district. ...

Military

• Claire Lee Chennault, former World War II aviator
• Eugene Roe, World War II medic in the famed Easy Company

Claire Lee Chennault Lt. ... Eugene Gilbert Doc Roe Sr. ... E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment was a company of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, U.S. 101st Airborne Division during World War II on the frontlines in the European Theater. ...

Sports

• Eddie Delahoussaye, former quarter-horse jockey^[12]
• Jake Delhomme, NFL quarterback^[13]
• Brett Favre, NFL quarterback
• Andy Pettitte, Starting Pitcher for the NY Yankees
• Eric Guerin, hall of fame jockey^[14]
• Ron Guidry, former baseball player^[15]
• Bobby Hebert, former NFL quarterback^[16]
• Leigh Hennessy, world champion gymnast
• Tom Landry, coach, Dallas Cowboys
• Stefan LeFors, football quarterback^[17]
• John LeRoux, professional wrestler
• Ryan Theriot, shortstop for the Chicago Cubs, born in Baton Rouge, La.^[18]

Eddie Delahoussaye (b. ... Jake Christopher Delhomme (born January 10, 1975 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. ... Brett Hillbilly Favre (pronounced Farv, born on October 10, 1969 in Gulfport, Mississippi [1]) is an American football player, currently starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). ... Andrew Eugene Pettitte (born June 15, 1972 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American left-handed starting pitcher for the New York Yankees. ... Eric Guerin (October 23, 1924 - March 21, 1993 was an American Hall of Fame jockey. ... Pitcher Ron Guidry Ronald Ames Guidry (Louisiana Lightning and Gator) (born August 28, 1950 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. ... Bobby Hebert (born August 19, 1960 in Cut Off, Louisiana) was a quarterback who played professionally in the USFL and NFL from 1983 to 1996 for the Michigan Panthers, Oakland Invaders, New Orleans Saints, and Atlanta Falcons. ... Leigh Hennessy was raised in Lafayette, Louisiana. ... Thomas Wade Landry (September 11, 1924 – February 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach. ... Stefan Wayne Lefors (born June 7, 1981) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers. ... John Mark LeRoux (born November 22, 1976 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is a Cajun American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Lash LeRoux. ... <tr style=background:{{{bgcolor1};>}}};>}} Ryan Theriot (born December 7, 1979 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) played college baseball at Louisiana State University and is an infielder for the Chicago Cubs. ...

Fictional characters

• Bobby Boucher, main character played by Adam Sandler in The Waterboy.
• Bill Dauterive from the cartoon King of the Hill.
• Eduard Delacroix, aka "Del", one of the prisoners from The Green Mile.
• Jay "Chef" Hicks, an engineman who brings Captain Benjamin Willard to Colonel Walter E. Kurts in Apocalypse Now.
• Ruby Landry, from the V. C. Andrews' Landry series.
• Remy LeBeau, aka "Gambit," member of the Marvel Comics X-Men.
• Polycarp, local children's TV show host.
• Bayou Billy, video game and comic book character in The Adventures of Bayou Billy for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Konami.
• Emile Dufraisne, video game character in Splinter Cell Double Agent.
• Dave Robisheaux, the detective in New Iberia and New Orleans in the award winning James Lee Burke's crime novels.

Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, musician, screenwriter, and film producer. ... For other uses, see Water boy (disambiguation). ... William Fontaine DeLaTour Bill Dauterive[1] (born Guillaume Fontaine de la Tour dHaute Rive) is a character in the animated series King of the Hill (voiced by Stephen Root). ... This article is about the television program. ... The Green Mile has several different meanings, including: The Green Mile, a 1996 book by Stephen King. ... Information Nickname(s) Chef Gender Male Date of death 1969 Portrayed by Frederic Forrest Jay Chef Hicks is a charactor from the movie Apocalypse Now. ... Apocalypse Now is a 1979 Academy Award and Golden Globe winning American film set during the Vietnam War. ... Cleo Virginia Andrews (6 June 1923 – 19 December 1986), better known as or is an American author. ... Gambit (Remy LeBeau) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero that has been a member of the X-Men. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... For other uses, see Polycarp (disambiguation). ... The Adventures of Bayou Billy is a video game released in 1989 by Konami for the NES. It was released in Japan as Mad City in 1988. ... The following is a list of supporting characters found throughout the Splinter Cell series of video games and novels. ... Tom Clancys Splinter Cell: Double Agent is the fourth installment in the Splinter Cell series of video games developed and published by Ubisoft. ... James Lee Burke is an American author best known for his mysteries, particularly the Dave Robicheaux series. ...

See also

• List of French Americans
• List of Louisiana Creoles
• List of Notable People Related to Cajun Music

Acadian flag A French American or Franco-American is a citizen of the United States of America of French descent and heritage. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... . ...

References