List of People From Louisiana

Robert P. "Bobby" Waddell (born 1948) judge, former state representative from Shreveport
Von Wafer (born 1985) shooting guard for the Orlando Magic
Joseph David Waggonner, Jr. (1918–2007) U.S. representative from Louisiana's 4th congressional district
R.B. Walden (1901–1966) politician
Madam C.J. Walker (1867–1919) business tycoon
Joseph Marshall Walker (1786–1856) Governor of Louisiana
Lillian W. Walker (born 1923) politician
Lorenz James "Lo" Walker (born 1933) politician and retired United States Air Force officer
George T. Walker (1913–2011) university president
Morgan W. Walker, Jr. (1928–2008) businessman
Morgan W. Walker, Sr. (1893–1983) businessman
William Stewart Walker (1914–1999) U.S. Army officer and congressional candidate
Shady R. Wall (1922–1985) politician and banker
Mike Wallace (born 1986), wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray Walston (1914–2001) actor
Mike Walsworth (born 1956) state senator from Ouachita Parish
Lula Wardlow (1876–1970) first woman mayor of a Louisiana community, having served in Montgomery in Grant Parish (1926–1930)
Henry C. Warmoth (1842–1931) Governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction
Ron Washington (born 1952), manager for the Texas Rangers
Arthur C. Watson (1909–1984) politician
Eugene P. Watson (1911–1964) librarian
Muse Watson (born 1948) actor, Prison Break, NCIS
Reggie Wayne (born 1978), wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts
Carl Weathers (born 1948) actor
Blayne Weaver (born 1976) actor
Loy F. Weaver (born 1942) retired banker and state legislator
Corey Webster (born 1982), cornerback for the New York Giants
Carl Weiss (1906–1935) physician and purported assassin of Huey Pierce Long, Jr.
Fred Weller (born 1966) actor, In Plain Sight, Missing Persons
Rebecca Wells (born 20th century) actress, playwright, author
Vernon Wells (born 1978) center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels
H.O. West (1900–1981) founder of West Brothers clothing stores
Shane West (born 1978) actor
Bodi White (born ca. 1956) politician
Edward Douglass White (1845–1921) Supreme Court Chief Justice
Tony Joe White (born 1943) singer-songwriter, musician
Wally Whitehurst (born 1964) former MLB pitcher
Lynn Whitfield (born 1953) actress
Lenar Whitney (born 1959) politician
Les Whitt (1951–2008) zookeeper in Alexandria
Leon "Pee Wee" Whittaker (1906–1993) musician
V.V. Whittington (1893–1974) state senator and banker
Randy Wiggins (born 1951) state representative and insurance agent
Jonathan Wilhite (born 1984), cornerback for the Denver Broncos
Pinkie C. Wilkerson (1948–2000) state representative and attorney
W. Scott Wilkinson (1895–1985), Shreveport attorney and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1920 to 1924
Brian "Baby" Williams (born 1969) record executive, record producer, entrepreneur, musician
Chris Williams (born 1985) offensive guard for the Chicago Bears
Gerald Williams (born 1966) former Major League Baseball outfielder
Hank Williams, Jr (born 1949) singer
Kyle Williams (born 1983) nose tackle for the Buffalo Bills
Lucinda Williams (born 1963) singer-songwriter, musician
T. Harry Williams (1909–1979) historian
Tramon Williams (born 1983), cornerback for the Green Bay Packers
Earl Williamson (1903–1992) Caddo Parish politician, long-serving police juror in Louisiana, 1933–1972, 1979–1980; mayor of Vivian
Don W. Williamson (born 1927) politician, businessman
James Whitfield Williamson (1925–2008) politician, businessman
Edwin E. Willis (1904–1972) US Representative from 1949 to 1969
Tom Willmott (born c. 1959) state representative from Jefferson Parish since 2008
Robert L. Wilkie(born 1962) Assistant Secretary of Defense
Justin E. Wilson (1914–2001) Cajun raconteur, chef, humorist, politician
Riley J. Wilson (1871-1946) U.S. representative
Lorris M. Wimberly (1898–1962) politician
Fritz Windhorst (born 1935) state senator
Stephen J. Windhorst (born 1957) judge; state representative
Diane Winston (born 1948) state representative
John D. Winters (1917–1998) historian
Tommy Wiseau (born 1968) screenwriter, director, producer, executive producer, and actor
Reese Witherspoon (born 1976) actress
A. Baldwin Wood (1879–1956) inventor, engineer
Susan Ward (born 1976) actress, model
Ernest Wooton (born 1941) politician
Captan Jack Wyly (1917–2006) politician