Founded 1836 by the Shreve Town Company.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Evelyn Ashford |
Track and Field |
15-Apr-1957 |
|
Olympic sprinter, 4 Gold Medals |
| Alan Autry |
Actor |
31-Jul-1952 |
|
In The Heat of the Night |
| David Beaird |
Film Director |
1952 |
|
My Chauffeur |
| John Boozman |
Politician |
10-Dec-1950 |
|
US Senator from Arkansas |
| Terry Bradshaw |
Football |
2-Sep-1948 |
|
Sportscaster, former Steelers QB |
| Kix Brooks |
Country Musician |
12-May-1955 |
|
Brooks & Dunn |
| Pat Carroll |
Actor |
5-May-1927 |
|
Make Room for Daddy |
| Van Cliburn |
Pianist |
12-Jul-1934 |
27-Feb-2013 |
Piano prodigy |
| Johnnie Cochran |
Attorney |
2-Oct-1937 |
29-Mar-2005 |
Successfully defended O. J. Simpson |
| Tom Cole |
Politician |
28-Apr-1949 |
|
Congressman, Oklahoma 4th |
| Floyd Cramer |
Country Musician |
27-Oct-1933 |
31-Dec-1997 |
Country music pianist |
| Ron Davies |
Singer/Songwriter |
15-Jan-1946 |
30-Oct-2003 |
Southern singer/songwriter |
| James Dobson |
Radio Personality |
21-Apr-1936 |
|
Focus on the Family |
| Joe Dumars |
Basketball |
24-May-1963 |
|
NBA Hall of Famer |
| Larry R. Faulkner |
Educator |
1944 |
|
President of UT-Austin, 1998-2006 |
| Murphy J. Foster, Jr. |
Politician |
11-Jul-1930 |
|
Governor of Louisiana, 1996-2004 |
| Parker Griffith |
Politician |
6-Aug-1942 |
|
Congressman from Alabama, 2009-11 |
| Augustus F. Hawkins |
Politician |
31-Aug-1907 |
10-Nov-2007 |
Congressman from California, 1963-91 |
| Hurricane Chris |
Rapper |
27-Feb-1989 |
|
A Bay Bay |
| J. Bennett Johnston |
Politician |
10-Jun-1932 |
|
US Senator from Louisiana, 1972-97 |
| Richard H. Jones |
Diplomat |
26-Aug-1950 |
|
US Ambassador to Israel, 2005-08 |
| Russell Long |
Politician |
3-Nov-1918 |
9-May-2003 |
US Senator from Louisiana, 1948-87 |
| Michael B. McCallister |
Business |
27-May-1952 |
|
CEO of Humana |
| Jim McCrery |
Politician |
18-Sep-1949 |
|
Congressman from Louisiana, 1989-2009 |
| Mary Miles Minter |
Actor |
1-Apr-1902 |
4-Aug-1984 |
Anne of Green Gables |
| Paul Mooney |
Comic |
4-Aug-1941 |
|
Negrodamus |
| Robert Parish |
Basketball |
30-Aug-1953 |
|
NBA Hall of Famer |
| Aulana L. Peters |
Attorney |
30-Nov-1941 |
|
Former Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher |
| Jerry Pournelle |
Author |
7-Aug-1933 |
|
Sci-Fi collaborator with Larry Niven |
| Buddy Roemer |
Politician |
4-Oct-1943 |
|
Governor of Louisiana, 1988-92 |
| Kenny Wayne Shepherd |
Guitarist |
12-Jun-1977 |
|
Teen prodigy blues guitarist |
| Lee Smith |
Baseball |
4-Dec-1957 |
|
Former MLB relief pitcher |
| Carl E. Stewart |
Judge |
2-Jan-1950 |
|
5th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Hal Sutton |
Golf |
28-Apr-1958 |
|
Winner, 1983 PGA Championship |
| Jacques L. Wiener, Jr. |
Judge |
2-Oct-1934 |
|
5th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Hank Williams, Jr. |
Country Musician |
26-May-1949 |
|
Monday Night Football theme |
| Faron Young |
Musician |
25-Feb-1932 |
10-Dec-1996 |
The Hillbilly Heartthrob |
