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This is a list of notable Cajuns, often from the Acadiana or Greater New Orleans regions of French Louisiana, though not limited in geographic origin.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Cajuns or must have references showing they are Cajuns and are notable.

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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
Carl A. Brasseaux, historian, writer
James Lee Burke, writer
Mary Katherine Campbell, two-time Miss America pageant winner 1922 and 1923.^[2]
Trishelle Cannatella (1979 - ), American actress, and model of Cajun ancestry.
Lacey Chabert, actress
Amie Comeaux, country music singer
Ellen DeGeneres, comedian, actress, talk-show host of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Joe Doucet, Industrial Designer
Michael Doucet, fiddler, singer and songwriter
Val Dufour (1927–2000), soap opera actor
Edwin Duhon, musician and co-founder of the Hackberry Ramblers
Jesse Duplantis (1949 - ), an Evangelical Charismatic Christian minister
John Folse (1946 - ), Famous Cajun Chef, owner of several Louisiana Restaurants.
Mary Alice Fontenot, children's author
Mary Gauthier, folk singer/songwriter
Bob Hamm, Writer, Humorist
Hunter Hayes, accordion player and singer
Leigh Hennessy, film actress and stunt performer
Lash LaRue (deceased), former actor
Sammy Kershaw, Country Music singer and current candidate for Louisiana Lt. Governor
Angela Kinsey, actress most known for The Office (US)
Ali Landry, model and actress, 1996 Miss USA^[3]
Lisa Landry, stand-up comedian
Shia LaBeouf, actor, father is of Cajun descent
Jared Leto, actor, musician, songwriter, director, artist, grand-father Metrejon is of Cajun descent
Shannon Leto, actor, musician, grand-father Metrejon is of Cajun descent
Camille Martin, poet
Huey P. Meaux, songwriter, music producer. Nicknamed "The Crazy Cajun"
Elemore Morgan, Jr., (deceased) painter
Paul Prudhomme, chef of Cajun cuisine^[4]
Matthew Randazzo V, (March 13, 1984 in New Orleans) is an American true crime writer and historian known for his work on the American Mafia.
Tyran Richard (1982 - ), Cajun model.
Zachary Richard, musician, environmentalist, French language preservationist and founder of Action Cadienne
George Rodrigue, "painter"^[5]
Amanda Shaw, singer, fiddler and actress
Floyd Sonnier^[6]
Stephanie Swift (1972- ), adult actress
Fabian Thibodeaux, musician, recording artist, known as Isadar
Clifford Trahan, singer, better known as Johnny Rebel
Wayne Toups, musician
Shane West (1978 - ), American actor from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, best known for starring in A Walk To Remember.
Justin Wilson, chef,^[7] comedian

Law and politics

Kathleen Blanco, Former Louisiana Governor^[8]
John Breaux, former Louisiana US Senator^[9]
James Carville, political strategist
Paul N. Cyr, lieutenant governor in the Huey Pierce Long, Jr., administration
Reggie Dupre, Terrebonne Parish public official
Edwin Edwards, former governor of Louisiana^[10]
F. Edward Hebert, former Congressman, Chairman of Armed Services Committee
Charlie Melancon, US congressman^[11]
Billy Tauzin, politician^[12]

Military

Claire Lee Chennault, World War II Aviator who commanded the American volunteer unit of the Chinese Air Force called the "Flying Tigers" during World War II.
Eugene Roe, World War II medic in the famed Easy Company
PGT Beauregard, General, Confederate States Army during American Civil War
John A. Lejeune Lt. General; 13th and most celebrated Commandant of the Marine Corps In the Marine Corps' annual celebration of the establishment of the Marine Corps on November 10, 1775, his personal message has been read every year since 1921.
Robert H. Barrow General; 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps
Jefferson J. DeBlanc (February 15, 1921– November 22, 2007) World War II Marine Corps fighter pilot and ace — shooting down nine Japanese aircraft during two tours of duty in the Pacific at Guadalcanal and Okinawa — and a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. DeBlanc was a 1st Lieutenant when he earned his Medal of Honor over Kolombangara island in the Solomon Islands on 31 January 1943 and retired as a Colonel after serving as commander of Marine Air Reserve Group 18.

Sports

Calvin Borel, jockey
Bubby Brister, Former NFL quarterback for the Steelers, Eagles, Broncos and others
Lance Cormier, baseball pitcher
Eddie Delahoussaye, former quarter-horse jockey^[13]
Jake Delhomme, NFL quarterback for the Cleveland Browns^[14]
Kent Desormeaux, hall of fame jockey, three time Kentucky Derby winner, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Racing_and_Hall_of_Fame
Brett Favre, NFL quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings
Roy Corcoran, baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros
Gil Meche, baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
*Andy Pettitte, Starting Pitcher for the NY Yankees
Bob Pettit, hall of fame basketball forward.
Mike Fontenot, Philadelphia Phillies baseball player
Eric Guerin, hall of fame jockey^[15]
Ron Guidry, former baseball player^[5]
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, infielder for the San Francisco Giants, born in Baton Rouge, La.^[18]
Reid Brignac, The self-proclaimed "Cajun God of Baseball", shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays, born in St. Amant, Louisiana.^[19]
Xavier Paul, Cincinnati Reds outfielder

Fictional characters

Amos Moses, from the song 'Jerry Reed - Amos Moses'
Remy LeBeau, a.k.a. Gambit, a long-standing member of the X-Men, is a New Orleans native who is proud of his Cajun heritage.
In the film The Magnificent Seven (1960), the lead character Chris Adams, played by Yul Brynner is a Cajun.
Bobby Boucher, main character played by Adam Sandler in the film The Waterboy.
Guillaume "Bill" Dauterive from the cartoon King of the Hill. At one point, they travel to Louisiana episode titled "A Beer Can Named Desire", where Bill demonstrates his proficiency in Creole French. As Bill had never learned French before, it's implied that he just instinctively knew it.
Jay "Chef" Hicks, an engineman who brings Captain Benjamin Willard to Colonel Walter E. Kurtz in Apocalypse Now.
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 Robicheaux, the detective in New Iberia and New Orleans in the award winning James Lee Burke's crime novels.
In the 1960s TV series Combat!, about a US Army infantry squad in World War II France, regular squad member PFC Paul LeMay was Cajun and known as "Caje"; he often served as the interpreter when interacting with the French locals. "Caje" was played by Pierre Jalbert, who was actually French-Canadian.
In the film Universal Soldier, the lead character Luc Devreaux, played by Van Damme is a Cajun from the town of Meraux.
In the film Hard Target, the lead character Chance Boudreaux, played by Van Damme is a Cajun from Bayou Lafourche in Southern Louisiana.
In the webcomic Lackadaisy by Tracy J. Butler, two anthropomorphic cats, Nico and Serafine Savoy, are Cajuns.
In David Lynch's film Wild at Heart, sisters Perdita and Juana Durango are Cajun.
James Lee Burke has written sixteen crime novels featuring 'Dave Robicheaux', whose parents were Cajun and Burke himself grew up in the Cajun culture of the 1950s in New Iberia. Much of the Cajun culture and their history is woven into the novels.
Rene Lenier, in the HBO series True Blood.
Louisiana Story (1948, B&W) director: Robert Flaherty
Southern Comfort (1981, color) directed by Walter Hill depicting Cajuns deep in the Louisiana swamps defending their homes from a perceived assault from the U.S. military.
Virgil, a boat pilot in the video game Left 4 Dead 2, is likely a Cajun.
Ray, the firefly in Disney's The Princess and the Frog (2009).
Abby Sciuto, the forensic scientist in the CBS prime-time adventure/crime series NCIS (TV series).
Aloysius Pendergast, a special agent with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, and a central character in the novels of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.
Nick Gautier - Character in Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark-hunter series.
Leon Micheaux - A Cajun jockey on the HBO drama Luck.
Raoul "Gator" Fontenot - Character in Christine Feehan's GhostWalkers series, protagonist in the book Night Game.

References

^ [1] "Barry Jean Ancelet is a native Louisiana French-speaking Cajun, born in Church Point and raised in Lafayette."
^ [^ "New Beauty Queen Ideal". New York Times. 1922-09-10.] "The Ideal Beauty Queen."
^ Landy - [2] "A Cajun and Breaux Bridge native, Ali Landry was crowned Miss USA in February 1996 at age twenty-two." . m/alil/
^ FrenchQuarter.com: Celebrity French Quarter Chefs
^ ^a ^b [3] "Just like George, he's a nice, country, Cajun guy, who left Louisiana to follow his dream and continued that dream by returning to his roots. "
^ [4]"A young French-speaking Cajun boy..."
^ [5] "Being half Louisiana French himself..."
^ [6] "she was nicknamed the "Cajun Grandma" and won the election to become the top elected official in the state." [7] ""So many people in Louisiana actually speak French every day and feel French, and I think they're a little disappointed about the situation", says Lt. Gov. Kathleen Blanco, a French Acadian whose maiden name was Babineaux. "We're looking at a 200-year historical time when France was our greatest ally.""
^ [8] "John Breaux, a close friend and fellow Cajun." [9]
^ [10] "Louisiana's notorious Cajun politician, Edwin Edwards, who was elected governor four times. He currently resides in the Federal Correctional Institution in Oakdale, Louisiana." [11]
^ News for New Orleans, Louisiana | Lafourche/Terrebonne News | News for New Orleans, Louisiana | wwltv.com
^ [12] [13]
^ [14] "The California-based Delahoussaye, a Cajun from New Iberia, La., is one of the best riders in Kentucky Derby history."
^ [15] [16]
^ [17] "Eric Guerin, the twenty-eight-year-old Cajun jockey who rode all of Vanderbilt's top horses under a contract arrangement."
^ [18] "The Cajun Cannon" [19]
^ Washington Times - Barrow, Morton among likely cuts
^ The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs: Team: Player Information
^ The Official Site of The Tampa Bay Rays: Team: Player Information

[1] [1] "Barry Jean Ancelet is a native Louisiana French-speaking Cajun, born in Church Point and raised in Lafayette."

[2] [^ "New Beauty Queen Ideal". New York Times. 1922-09-10.] "The Ideal Beauty Queen."

[3] Landy - [2] "A Cajun and Breaux Bridge native, Ali Landry was crowned Miss USA in February 1996 at age twenty-two." . m/alil/

[4] FrenchQuarter.com: Celebrity French Quarter Chefs

[autogenerated1-5] [3] "Just like George, he's a nice, country, Cajun guy, who left Louisiana to follow his dream and continued that dream by returning to his roots. "

[6] [4]"A young French-speaking Cajun boy..."

[7] [5] "Being half Louisiana French himself..."

[8] [6] "she was nicknamed the "Cajun Grandma" and won the election to become the top elected official in the state." [7] ""So many people in Louisiana actually speak French every day and feel French, and I think they're a little disappointed about the situation", says Lt. Gov. Kathleen Blanco, a French Acadian whose maiden name was Babineaux. "We're looking at a 200-year historical time when France was our greatest ally.""

[9] [8] "John Breaux, a close friend and fellow Cajun." [9]

[10] [10] "Louisiana's notorious Cajun politician, Edwin Edwards, who was elected governor four times. He currently resides in the Federal Correctional Institution in Oakdale, Louisiana." [11]

[11] News for New Orleans, Louisiana | Lafourche/Terrebonne News | News for New Orleans, Louisiana | wwltv.com

[12] [12] [13]

[13] [14] "The California-based Delahoussaye, a Cajun from New Iberia, La., is one of the best riders in Kentucky Derby history."

[14] [15] [16]

[15] [17] "Eric Guerin, the twenty-eight-year-old Cajun jockey who rode all of Vanderbilt's top horses under a contract arrangement."

[16] [18] "The Cajun Cannon" [19]

[17] Washington Times - Barrow, Morton among likely cuts

[18] The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs: Team: Player Information

[19] The Official Site of The Tampa Bay Rays: Team: Player Information

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 ===Arts, culture, and entertainment===
-*[[Paul Prudhomme]] - celebrity chef, author of 11 cookbooks
 *[[Barry Jean Ancelet]] - writer, folkorist, linguist<ref>[http://ccet.louisiana.edu/02a_Center_Associates_Bios/Ancelet_Barry_Jean.html] "Barry Jean Ancelet is a native Louisiana French-speaking Cajun, born in Church Point and raised in Lafayette."</ref>
 *[[Lee Benoit]], accordion player and singer
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 *[[James Lee Burke]], writer
 *[[Mary Katherine Campbell]], two-time [[Miss America Pageant|Miss America]] pageant winner 1922 and 1923.<ref>[^ "New Beauty Queen Ideal". New York Times. 1922-09-10.] "The Ideal Beauty Queen."</ref>
 *[[Trishelle Cannatella]] (1979 - ) American actress, and model of Cajun ancestry.
 *[[Lacey Chabert]], actress
 *[[Amie Comeaux]], country music singer
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 *[[Val Dufour]] (1927–2000), soap opera actor
 *[[Edwin Duhon]], musician and co-founder of the [[Hackberry Ramblers]]
+*[[Jesse Duplantis]] (1949 - ), an Evangelical Charismatic Christian minister
+*[[John Folse]] (1946 - ) Famous Cajun Chef, owner of several Louisiana Restaurants.
 *[[Mary Alice Fontenot]], children's author
 *[[Mary Gauthier]], folk singer/songwriter
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 *[[Hunter Hayes (musician)|Hunter Hayes]], accordion player and singer
 *[[Leigh Hennessy]], film actress and stunt performer
-*[[Lash LaRue]], (deceased) former actor
+*[[Lash LaRue]] (deceased) former actor
 *[[Sammy Kershaw]], Country Music singer and current candidate for Louisiana Lt. Governor
+*[[Angela Kinsey]], actress most known for [[The Office (US)]]
 *[[Ali Landry]], model and actress, 1996 Miss USA<ref>'''Landy''' - [http://www.cajunculture.com/People/landryal.htm] "A Cajun and Breaux Bridge native, Ali Landry was crowned Miss USA in February 1996 at age twenty-two." [http://www.aclass      .  m/alil/]</ref>
 *[[Lisa Landry]], stand-up comedian
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 *[[Shannon Leto]], actor, musician, grand-father Metrejon is of Cajun descent
 *[[Camille Martin]], poet
-*[[Huey P. Meaux]], sogwriter, music producer.  Nicknamed "The Crazy Cajun"
+*[[Huey P. Meaux]], , music producer.  Nicknamed "The Crazy Cajun"
 *[[Elemore Morgan, Jr.]], (deceased) painter
 *[[Paul Prudhomme]], chef of Cajun cuisine<ref>[http://frenchquarter.com/dining/CelebrityChefs.php FrenchQuarter.com: Celebrity French Quarter Chefs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
 *[[Matthew Randazzo V]], (March 13, 1984 in New Orleans) is an American true crime writer and historian known for his work on the American Mafia.
-*[[Zachary Richard]] musician, environmentalist, French language preservationist and founder of [[Action Cadienne]]
+*[[Zachary Richard]] musician, environmentalist, French language preservationist and founder of [[Action Cadienne]]
 *[[George Rodrigue]], "painter"<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.georgerodrigue.com/outstandingalum.htm] "Just like George, he's a nice, country, Cajun guy, who left Louisiana to follow his dream and continued that dream by returning to his roots. "</ref>
 *[[Amanda Shaw]], singer, fiddler and actress
 *[[Floyd Sonnier]]<ref>[http://www.beaucajun.com/]"A young French-speaking Cajun boy..."</ref>
+*[[Stephanie Swift]] (1972- ), adult actress
 * Fabian Thibodeaux, musician, recording artist, known as [[Isadar]]
 * Clifford Trahan, singer, better known as [[Johnny Rebel (singer)|Johnny Rebel]]
-*[[Wayne Toups]] - musician
+*[[Wayne Toups]] musician
+*[[Shane West]] (1978 - ) American actor from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, best known for starring in [[A Walk To Remember]].
 *[[Justin Wilson (chef)|Justin Wilson]], chef,<ref>[http://www.justinwilson.com/] "Being half Louisiana French himself..."</ref> comedian
-*[[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]].
-*[[John Folse]] (1946 - ) Famous Cajun Chef, owner of several Louisiana Restaurants.
-*[[Jesse Duplantis]] (1949 - ), an Evangelical Charismatic Christian minister
 ===Law and politics===