C. E. Byrd High School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • Edward C. Aldridge Jr. (1956), president and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation
  • Tommy Allen (1956), Photojournalist,THE WASHINGTON POST, 1960-2004
  • Douglas F. Attaway (1910–1994), publisher of former Shreveport Journal and KSLA-TV television
  • John N. Bahcall astrophysicist known for his work on the solar neutrino problem
  • Fuller W. Bazer (1956), O.D. Butler Chair in Animal Science at Texas A&M; Wolf Prize in Agriculture
  • Charles T. Beaird (1922–2006), Shreveport businessman, professor, and philanthropist
  • Betsy Boze, Ph.D. (formerly Betsy Vogel) (1971), President, The College of The Bahamas.
  • John Howard Dalton (1959), former U.S. Secretary of the Navy
  • Brandon Friedman, writer, blogger, soldier, and advocate
  • Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz (1959), 2003 Pulitzer Prize in history
  • Tom Jarriel (1952), ABC News veteran
  • Faith Jenkins, Miss Louisiana 2000, Miss America 2001 first runner-up, attorney and legal analyst
  • William Joyce, Academy Award Winner, and nationally known children's book author and illustrator.
  • Merle Kilgore, singer, songwriter, and manager
  • Andy Sidaris, (1931–2007), television producer, director (B Movies), actor, and writer
  • Shelby Singleton, record producer and record label owner
  • Pattie W. Van Hook (1927–1991), first woman president of the Louisiana State Medical Society
  • William T. Whisner, Jr. (1923-1989), flying ace in World War II and the Korean War.

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