This is a list of notable people who were born, raised, or lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at some point.

Sports figures

Seimone Augustus, former WNBA player who is currently an assistant coach for the LSU Tigers women's basketball (b. 1984) Frank Bartley, basketball player for Pallacanestro Trieste of the Lega Basket Serie A (b. 1994) Brandon Bass, NBA power forward (b. 1985) Billy Cannon, former All-American and 1959 Heisman Trophy winner (d. 2018) Michael Clayton, former NFL wide receiver (b. 1982) Willie Davenport, Olympics gold medal winner Brad Davis, college football coach (b. 1980) Glen Davis, NBA power forward (b. 1986) David Dellucci, MLB outfielder for the Cleveland Indians (b. 1973) Warrick Dunn, NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (b. 1975) Chad Durbin, MLB pitcher for the Cleveland Indians (b. 1977) Alan Faneca, NFL guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers (b. 1976) Langston Galloway, NBA G League player for the College Park Skyhawks (b. 1991) Randall Gay, NFL cornerback for the New Orleans Saints (b. 1982) Stephen Gostkowski, American football placekicker Darryl Hamilton, MLB outfielder for various clubs (b. 1964) Jeremy Hill, NFL running back for the New England Patriots Russ Johnson, major league infielder (b. 1973) Lolo Jones, track and field athlete Victor Jones, NFL player Stefan LeFors, former quarterback in American and Canadian football Norman LeJeune, former NFL football safety Donnie Lewis, NFL player Pete Maravich, LSU and NBA player in Basketball Hall of Fame Jarell Martin (born 1994), American basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Skylar Mays, NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks (b. 1997) Todd McClure, former NFL offensive lineman for Atlanta Falcons (b. 1977) Jerome Meyinsse (b. 1988), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Rod Milburn (b. 1976), Olympic gold medalist Travis Minor, NFL running back, St. Louis Rams Yohanan Moyal (b. 1965), Israeli Olympic gymnast Buddy Myer, MLB 2-time All-Star second baseman, batting and stolen base titles Aaron Nola, MLB All Star baseball pitcher (b. 1993) Jonathan Papelbon, MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (b. 1980) Carly Patterson, Olympic gold medalist (b. 1988) Bob Pettit, Basketball Hall of Famer (1932–2026) Andy Pettitte, MLB pitcher for the New York Yankees (b. 1972) Bobby Phills, former professional basketball player (d. 2000) Brandon Sampson (born 1997), professional basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Pat Screen, former LSU quarterback, mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish, 1981–1988 (1943–1994) Ben Sheets, MLB pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers (b. 1978) Josh Smith, baseball player (b. 1997) Marcus Spears, NFL defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys (b. 1982) Johnathan Stove, basketball player (b. 1995) Sasha "Magi" Sullivan, esports player (b. 1999) Jim Taylor, Football Hall of Famer (b. 1935) Tyrus Thomas, NBA forward for the Chicago Bulls (b. 1986) Reggie Tongue, NFL safety for the Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets, and Oakland Raiders Reggie Torbor, NFL linebacker for the Miami Dolphins Jimmy Williams, NFL cornerback who graduated from Vanderbilt University and played for the Houston Texans Joe Williams, NFL player Walter Williams, NFL player Kevin Windham, professional motocross racer

Arts and entertainment Boosie Badazz, rap artist (b. 1982) Wes Brown, actor, We Are Marshall, Glory Road, Beach Girls Andrei Codrescu, writer Bill Conti, conductor and composer Stormy Daniels, porn star and porn director (b. 1979) Trent Dawson, actor, As the World Turns (b. 1971) Donna Douglas, actress, The Beverly Hillbillies (1933–2015) Louis Edmonds, actor, All My Children Wesley Eure, actor, author Foxx, rap artist John Fred, singer, best known for the song "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" (1941–2005) Fredo Bang, rap artist Larry Garner, blues guitarist Kevin Gates, rap artist Slim Harpo, blues musician Dale Houston, singer, best known for the song "I'm Leaving It Up to You" (1940–2007) Randy Jackson, musician, record producer, and American Idol judge (b. 1956) Chris Thomas King, blues musician and actor (b. 1962) David Lambert, actor (b. 1992) Van Lathan, journalist, producer, podcaster, and political commentator Don Lemon, CNN TV personality and host of CNN Tonight (b. 1966) Lil Phat, rap artist Jonathon "Boogie" Long, blues rock musician Master P, rap artist Rod Masterson, actor (1945–2013) Reiley McClendon, actor (b. 1990) John McConnell, actor, radio personality (b. 1958) Casey McQuiston, author of NYT bestseller Red, White, and Royal Blue Cleo Moore, actress (d. 1973) Elemore Morgan Jr., landscape painter and photographer (d. 2008) Brooks Nader, model and actress (b. 1997) James Paul, conductor emeritus of the Baton Rouge Symphony (b. 1940) Cameron Richardson, actress, Open Water 2: Adrift (b. 1979) Ross Scott, YouTuber (b. 1982) Percy Sledge, singer, "When a Man Loves a Woman" Steven Soderbergh, director Pruitt Taylor Vince, actor (b. 1960) Rosalie "Lady Tamborine" Washington, gospel musician and tambourine player (b. 1957) Tabby Thomas, blues musician and club owner (d. 2014) Robert Tinney, Contemporary illustrator Webbie, rap artist (b. 1985) Shane West, actor (b. 1978) Lynn Whitfield, actress YoungBoy Never Broke Again, rap artist

Politicians Larry S. Bankston, lawyer and former state senator, son of Jesse Bankston, D (b. 1951) Regina Barrow (b. 1966), member of the Louisiana State Senate, former state representative for East and West Baton Rouge parishes, 2005–2016 V.J. Bella (b. 1927), former state representative from St. Mary Parish and state fire marshal, based in Baton Rouge, 1990–1992 and 1996–2004, R Sherman A. Bernard (1925–2012), state insurance commissioner, 1972–1988; convicted felon, D Morton Blackwell (b. 1939), political activist in Louisiana and later Virginia, R Mike Branch (b. 1968), state senator and commercial pilot, later of Las Vegas, Nevada, R Overton Brooks (1897–1961), U.S. representative, 1937–1961, representing Louisiana's 4th congressional district based about Shreveport, born in Baton Rouge, D Chad M. Brown, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Iberville and Assumption parishes, effective January 2016, lives in Plaquemine, former Baton Rouge resident H. Rap Brown, African American activist imprisoned in Georgia George A. Caldwell, contractor who supervised the construction of twenty-six public buildings in Louisiana; imprisoned in the "Louisiana Hayride" scandals of 1939–1940, D Barbara West Carpenter (b. 1943), dean of international relations at Southern University and African-American Democrat state representative from District 63 in East Baton Rouge Parish since 2016 Bill Cassidy (b. 1957), U.S. senator; U.S. congressman; state senator Sally Clausen (b. 1945), former university president and commissioner of Louisiana higher education, retired in Baton Rouge Thomas G. Clausen (1939–2002), last person to be elected to the since appointed position of Louisiana education superintendent; St. Mary Parish native and Baton Rouge resident Michael Cloud (b. 1975), U.S. representative for Texas Luther F. Cole (1925–2013), legislator, judge, state Supreme Court associate justice, D Paula Davis (b. 1973), state representative for District 69 in East Baton Rouge Parish since 2015 William J. "Bill" Dodd (1909–1991), state representative, lieutenant governor, state auditor, member of Louisiana Board of Education, state education superintendent, D Gil Dozier, Louisiana agriculture commissioner, 1976–1980; convicted felon, D Rick Edmonds, state representative for District 66 in East Baton Rouge Parish since 2016, R Mike Edmonson, superintendent of the Louisiana State Police since 2008, R Ronnie Edwards (c. 1952–2016), member of the Baton Rouge Metro Council and the Louisiana House of Representatives in January and February 2016, D Jimmy Field, Louisiana Public Service Commissioner (1996–2012), R Cleo Fields, U.S. representative for Louisiana Jeff Fortenberry, U.S. representative from Nebraska (b. 1960), R Mike Futrell, former state representative and Metro Council member, R Garret Graves (b. 1972), U.S. representative from Louisiana William H. Gray (1941–2013), U.S. representative from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, born in Baton Rouge, first African American to serve as a House majority whip, D Douglas D. "Doug" Green (b. c. 1950), state insurance commissioner, 1988–1991; convicted felon, D Anthony Guarisco Jr. (b. 1938), former state senator from Morgan City; lawyer, formerly practiced in Baton Rouge, D Dudley A. Guglielmo (1909–2005), Louisiana insurance commissioner 1964–1972, D Betty Heitman, co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, 1983–1987; resided in and died in 1994 in Baton Rouge, R Kip Holden, mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish (b. 1952), D Barry Ivey (b. 1979), businessman and current member of the Louisiana House from District 65 (b. 1979), R Louis E. "Woody" Jenkins (b. 1947), former Louisiana state representative and three-time U.S. Senate candidate, D-turned-R Bobby Jindal (b. 1971), governor and Louisiana congressman, R Johnnie Jones (1920–2022), member of the Louisiana House, 1972–1976 Edmond Jordan (b. 1971), member of the Louisiana House since 2016 for District 29 in West and East Baton Rouge parishes Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick (1918–2014), former member of Louisiana Board of Regents, D Jeannette Knoll (b. 1943), associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court; born in Baton Rouge, resident of Marksville, D Fred S. LeBlanc, mayor of Baton Rouge (1941–1944), state attorney general (1944–1948; 1952–1956), D Coleman Lindsey (1892–1968), state senator, lieutenant governor, state district court judge, D John Maginnis (1948–2014), Louisiana political journalist, author, and commentator; reared and resided in Baton Rouge Robert M. Marionneaux (b. 1968), attorney and state senator, D Sidney McCrory (1911–1985), entomologist who served as state agriculture commissioner, 1956–1960, D Eugene McGehee (1928–2014), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1960–1972; state district court judge in East Baton Rouge Parish, 1972–1978, D Nolan Mettetal (1945–2020), Mississippi state representative Henson Moore, U.S. representative from Sixth Congressional District, 1975–1987, R W. Spencer Myrick, state legislator from West Carroll Parish, later resided in Baton Rouge, D Jewel J. Newman (1921–2014), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Bob Odom (1935–2014), state agriculture commissioner, 1980–2008, D Kenneth Osterberger (1930–2016), member of the Louisiana State Senate from East Baton Rouge Parish, 1972–1992; defeated David Duke in 1975, D-turned-R Jessel Ourso, colorful, controversial sheriff of Iberville Parish, began his career in law enforcement in the middle 1950s as a Baton Rouge municipal police officer, D John Victor Parker (1928–2014), judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, 1979–2014 Edward Grady Partin (1924–1990), Teamsters Union figure, D Tony Perkins (b. 1963), former state representative and president of the Family Research Council, R Ralph Perlman, Louisiana state budget director, 1967–1988 Melvin Rambin, mayor of Monroe, 2000–2001; former banker in Baton Rouge, interred at Roselawn Memorial Park in Baton Rouge, R Buddy Roemer, former governor and Baton Rouge businessman (b. 1943), I Frank P. Simoneaux, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for East Baton Rouge Parish, 1972–1982; lawyer in Baton Rouge, D Patricia Haynes Smith, state representative for District 67 in East Baton Rouge Parish since 2008 Mason Spencer, state representative from Madison Parish, 1924–1936, born in Baton Rouge in 1892, D