List of people from Shreveport

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List of notable people from Shreveport, Louisiana

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  • Reality television star and singer James Bradford was not born in Shreveport, but moved there at age six and resided there until moving away to attend university. His song "Bayou Refueling Station," which he sang on television, is about Shreveport.
  • The noted computer scientist and pioneer in advanced nanotechnology Ken Choy was born in California but spent considerable time in Shreveport. He became a revolutionary force in Silicon Valley's growth and is often seen in the company of Larry Ellison (Oracle CEO), Bill Gates (Microsoft CEO) and Jim Barksdale (former head of Netscape).
  • James C. Gardner (born 1924) was the mayor of Shreveport from 1954-1958 and earlier a state representative. He was a longtime executive with Southwestern Electric Power Co. and ended his political career from 1978 to 1982 as a member of the first mayor-council city council. He has sometimes been called Shreveport's "First Citizen" because of his civic activity.
  • Shreveport is the birthplace of many musicians, such as Hank Williams, Jr., famous blues guitarist/singer Huddie William Ledbetter ('Leadbelly'), legendary guitarist James Burton, Kenny Wayne Shepherd blues-rock guitarist. composer Claibe Richardson, master of blues guitar, John Campbell and the home of concert pianist Van Cliburn, winner of the 1958 Tchiakovsky competition.
  • Cleveland C. Burton (1921–2008), an Arkansas native and a graduate of Harvard University Law School, practiced in Shreveport for twenty-five years. He successfully defended before the United States Supreme Court the Louisiana law which allows individuals to sue insurance companies directly. A former state assistant attorney general, Burton served on the commission that handles complaints and metes out discipline to judges. He also headed the panel that developed procedures by which indigents charged with felonies can obtain legal services.[1]
  • Shreveport was the home of a father-and-son team of newspaper publishers. Robert Ewing and John D. Ewing were publishers of the Shreveport Times from 1908–1931 and 1931-1952, respectively. John Ewing was also an early owner of KWKH Radio.
  • Joseph Edward "Joe" Holoubek, M.D., (September 9, 1915 - May 17, 2007) was a founder of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport and an award-winning author of inspirational books. Holoubek chaired the Shreveport Medical Society committee that secured funding for LSUHSCS, the only medical school in North Louisiana. He was later a clinical professor of medicine at the Shreveport facility. A Roman Catholic and a Nebraska native, Holoubek authored nearly fifty articles, book chapters, and books on cardiology, medical ethics, and health care of the clergy. His gospel-based novel Letters to Luke: From His Fellow Physician Joseph of Capernaum (2004) won the Writers Digest Award for Inspirational Literature and the Independent Publishers Award for Religious Fiction.[2]
  • William Joyce (b. December 11, 1957) is an American author, illustrator, and filmmaker. He currently lives with his wife and their two children in Shreveport.
  • David Toms is an American PGA golfer and former Ryder cup team member who resides in Shreveport.
  • Vernon Wells (b. 1978) is a Major League Baseball Player with the Toronto Blue Jays who has appeared on two all star teams and been awarded three Gold Gloves for his stellar play in centre field.
  • Kelly Dunnigan, a wonderful woman.
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