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Chester Arthur Burnett, better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was a blues singer and guitarist, regarded as one of the most influential blues musicians of all time. Ray Charles, American singer, orphaned at age 15; Ibrahim Ferrer, Afro-Cuban musician; Ella Fitzgerald, American jazz singer, orphaned in childhood
Gabriel Fielding (1916–1986), pen name of Alan Gabriel Barnsley, British novelist whose works include In the Time of Greenbloom, The Birthday King, Through Streets Broad and Narrow and The Women of Guinea Lane; John Gardner (1926–2007), creator of Boysie Oakes series and author of James Bond books
The following are notable people who were either born, raised, or have lived for a significant period of time in the American state of Louisiana This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Carli Lloyd (born 1982), Soccer Player, two-time FIFA Women World Player of the Year, two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA Women's World Cup gold and silver medalist, plays for the United States women's national soccer team (Delran Township) Norman Lloyd (1914–2021), actor, director, producer, St. Elsewhere (Jersey City)
At the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Simone and Owens exchanged messages on a dating app. Soon after, a love story began. The couple got engaged in 2022, just after Valentine’s Day.
The word is derived from the Latin celebrity, from the adjective celeber ("famous," "celebrated"). Being a celebrity is often one of the highest degrees of notability, although the word notable is mistaken to be synonymous with the title celebrity, fame, prominence etc. As in Wikipedia, articles written about notable people doesn't necessarily ...
André 3000, real name André Lauren Benjamin rapper, actor, record producer, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist; half of the rap group OutKast: born and raised in Atlanta Big Boi, real name Antwan Patton rapper, actor, record producer, songwriter; half of the rap group OutKast: born in Savannah, Georgia, raised in Atlanta Johntá Austin
Colonel Harland Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken; born, raised, and lived in Henryville, Indiana until adulthood; John Schnatter, founder of Papa John's Pizza; born and raised in Jeffersonville, Indiana until founding his pizza chain; James Breckenridge Speed, businessman and philanthropist, President of the Louisville Railway Company