“One of the things that's beautiful about New Orleans is how culturally rich we are and how well we have worked together. People call us a gumbo. It's really important that we get focused on the very simple notion that diversity is a strength, it's not a weakness.”
| Harry Banks, Soldier (1896) |
| Rene Daumal, Writer (1908) |
| Jenny Eclair, Comedian (1960) |
| Erik Estrada, Actor (1949) |
| Tommy Flanagan, Musician (1930) |
| Flavor Flav, Musician (1959) |
| Victor Garber, Actor (1949) |
| Alexi Giannoulias, Politician (1976) |
| Ron Kind, Politician (1963) |
| Derek Harold Richard Barton, Scientist (1998) |
| Thomas Dewey, Politician (1971) |
| Ralph Erskine, Architect (2005) |