New Orleans: An Abbreviated List of Famous New Orleanians

GOOD's Guide to NOLA Basics originally appeared in GOOD Magazine's New Orleans Issue. Read more from the magazine here.

Louis Armstrong jazz musician

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Carl Weathers actor

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails

Truman Capote author

Fats Domino R&B/rock musician

Anne Rice author

Ellen DeGeneres TV host/actress

Lil Wayne rapper

Wynton Marsalis jazz musician

Richard Simmons fitness celebrity

Photos left to right: Library of Congress, RJ Shaughnessy, Library of Congress Tulane Public Relations