New Orleans
New Orleans ranks 96th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bologna, Cologne, and Birmingham. Memorable people born in New Orleans include Lee Harvey Oswald, Louis Armstrong, and Reese Witherspoon. Memorable people who died in New Orleans include Jefferson Davis, Jayne Mansfield, and Paul Morphy. New Orleans has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many politicians, and musicians. New Orleans is located in United States.
New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 according to the 2020 U.S. census, it is the most populous city in Louisiana and the French Louisiana region; the third-most populous city in the Deep South; and the twelfth-most populous city in the southeastern United States. Serving as a major port, New Orleans is considered an economic and commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast region of the United States. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1787 and 2000, New Orleans was the birth place of 110 globally memorable people, including Lee Harvey Oswald, Louis Armstrong, and Reese Witherspoon. Additionaly, 23 globally memorable people have passed away in New Orleans including Jefferson Davis, Jayne Mansfield, and Paul Morphy.
People Born in New Orleans
Go to all RankingsLee Harvey Oswald
EXTREMIST
1939 - 1963
HPI: 81.18
Rank: 1
Louis Armstrong
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1971
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 2
Reese Witherspoon
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 3
Carl Weathers
ACTOR
1948 - 2024
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 4
Truman Capote
WRITER
1924 - 1984
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 5
Paul Morphy
CHESS PLAYER
1837 - 1884
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 6
Clyde Drexler
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 7
Mahalia Jackson
SINGER
1911 - 1972
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 8
Anne Rice
WRITER
1941 - 2021
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 9
Tyler Perry
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 10
Ken Thompson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 11
DJ Khaled
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in New Orleans
Go to all RankingsBarney Bigard
MUSICIAN
1906 - 1980
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 59
Penelope Spheeris
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 62
Corey Johnson
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 68
Earl Palmer
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2008
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 73
Ruth R. Benerito
CHEMIST
1916 - 2013
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 75
Alice Dunbar Nelson
WRITER
1875 - 1935
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 78
Audrey Patterson
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1996
HPI: 36.43
Rank: 80
Derrick Lewis
MARTIAL ARTS
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.32
Rank: 81
Jay Duplass
FILM DIRECTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 33.92
Rank: 87
August Alsina
SINGER
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.77
Rank: 96
Mannie Fresh
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 27.19
Rank: 101
Kevin Gates
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 23.08
Rank: 106
People Deceased in New Orleans
Go to all RankingsJefferson Davis
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1889
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 1
Jayne Mansfield
ACTOR
1933 - 1967
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 2
Paul Morphy
CHESS PLAYER
1837 - 1884
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 3
Jim Garrison
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1992
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 4
P. G. T. Beauregard
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1818 - 1893
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 5
Marie Laveau
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1881
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 6
Claire Lee Chennault
PILOT
1890 - 1958
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 7
Jorge Ubico
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1946
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8
Louis Prima
MUSICIAN
1910 - 1978
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 9
Fred Niblo
FILM DIRECTOR
1874 - 1948
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 10
Johnny Thunders
MUSICIAN
1952 - 1991
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 11
Dr. John
SINGER
1941 - 2019
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day New Orleans were actors (30), musicians (18), singers (14), writers (9), and basketball players (8), while most who died were politicians (5), musicians (4), actors (2), military personnels (2), and singers (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in New Orleans, including Reese Witherspoon, Carl Weathers, and Tyler Perry. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day New Orleans, including Reese Witherspoon, Carl Weathers, and Tyler Perry.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in New Orleans since 1700.