Famous 7th Ward New Orleanians
Notable people from the 7th Ward include jazz musicians/composers Jelly Roll Morton, Barney Bigard and Sidney Bechet, singer Lee Dorsey, singer Lizzie Miles, rapper/producer Mannie Fresh, rapper Mia X, rapper MC L, civil rights leader A. P. Tureaud, playwright Tyler Perry, author Fatima Shaik, award-winning author & Folklorist Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy, singer-songwriter Frank Ocean, Tyrann Mathieu football player for the LSU Tigers, and mayors Ernest Morial, Sidney Barthelemy and C. Ray Nagin
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Famous quotes containing the words famous and/or ward:
“John Gilpin was a citizen
Of credit and renown,
A train-band captain eke was he
Of famous London town.”
—William Cowper (1731–1800)
“Work elevates, idleness degrades.”
—Mrs. H. O. Ward (1824–1899)