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High Schools in New Orleans, Louisiana
Clark High School
Douglass High School
Easton High School
Fortier High School
Franklin High School
George Washington Carver High School
Gilbert Academy
Isidore Newman High School
Jesuit High School
Karr High School
Kennedy High School
Lawless High School
Marion Abramson High School
St. Augustine High School


Famous People born in New Orleans, Louisiana
CelebrityTypeBornHigh SchoolSummary
Truman CapoteAuthor9/30/1924Trinity (New York,NY)
Will ClarkAthlete3/13/1964Jesuit (New Orleans,LA)Baseball Player. #2 overall pick in the 1985 draft. Played 15 MLB seasons, finishing with 284 home runs.
Harry Connick JrActor, Musician9/11/1967Jesuit (New Orleans,LA)Will and Grace, Hope Floats
Ellen DeGeneresActress1/26/1958Atlanta (Atlanta,TX)Ellen, The Ellen Show. Orignally a stand-up comedienne. Finding Nemo (Voice of Dory)
Clyde DrexlerAthlete6/22/1962Sterling (Houston,TX)Basketball Player. All-star guard who averaged 20 points a game over his 15 seasons in the NBA, primarily with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Marshall FaulkAthlete2/26/1973George Washington Carver (New Orleans,LA)NFL Football running back. 2000 MVP
Jeffrey HunterActor11/25/1926Whitefish Bay (Whitefish Bay,WI)Hell to Eternity, King of Kings, In Love and War. Actor from 1951-1968.
Ervin JohnsonAthlete12/21/1967Block (Jonesville,LA)Basketball player. Drafted by Seattle SuperSonics in 1993.
John LarroquetteActor11/25/1947UnknownNight Court (Dan Fielding), The John Larroquette Show
Elmore LeonardAuthor10/11/1925University of Detroit (Detroit,MI)Get Shorty, Be Cool, Bandits, Maximum Bob.
Eli ManningAthlete1/3/1981Isidore Newman (New Orleans,LA)Football player. Quarterback for the New York Giants. Drafted #1 overall in 2004.
Peyton ManningAthlete3/24/1976Isidore Newman (New Orleans,LA)Football Player. Quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts since 1998 when he was the 1st draft pick overall.
Randy NewmanMusician11/28/1943University (Los Angeles,CA)Won an Emmy in 1990 for Cop Rock.
Anne RiceAuthor10/4/1941Richardson (Richardson,TX)Interview with the Vampire, Exit to Eden, The Feast of all Saints.
Andrew YoungGovernment3/12/1932Gilbert Academy (New Orleans,LA)Mayor of Atlanta from 1982-1990. US Ambassador to the United Nations.