Editing Ruston, Louisiana (section)

== Notable people ==
* [[Trace Adkins]], [[Country music|country]] singer who attended Louisiana Tech
* [[Leon Barmore]], Hall of Fame NCAA basketball coach, played basketball at Ruston High School
* [[Mary Black (activist)]], community activist and social worker
* [[George W. Bond]], president of Louisiana Tech University from 1929 to 1936
* [[Terry Bradshaw]], member of the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]], attended Louisiana Tech
* [[Kix Brooks]], country music singer, who attended Louisiana Tech.
* [[P.J. Brown]], retired [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player, attended Louisiana Tech
* [[George D. Busbee|Mary Elizabeth Talbot Busbee]], the First Lady of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] from 1975 to 1983, was born and reared in Ruston.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?pid=156251515#fbLoggedOut|title=Mary Beth Busbee|work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]], March 5, 2012|access-date=April 19, 2013}}</ref>
* [[John R. Conniff]], educator, president of Louisiana Tech from 1926 to 1928<ref>[[Henry E. Chambers]], ''A History of Louisiana'', Vol. 2 ([[Chicago]] and New York City: American Historical Society, 1925), pp. 53-54</ref>
* [[Martie Cordaro]], president and general manager of the Omaha Storm Chasers baseball club
* [[Fred Dean]], [[National Football League|NFL]] Hall of Famer, attended Ruston High
* [[Clarence Faulk]], newspaper publisher, radio broadcaster, businessman
* [[Tim Floyd]], NCAA and NBA basketball coach, attended Louisiana Tech
* [[Vic Frazier]], MLB pitcher during the 1930s
* [[W. C. Friley]], founder of Ruston College in the late 1880s, a forerunner of Louisiana Tech 
* [[Ralph Garr]], Baseball player and member of the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame <ref name=sabrbio1>{{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ralph-garr/ |title=Ralph Garr |first1=Corey |last1=Stolzenbach |website=sabr.org |publisher=[[Society for American Baseball Research]] |access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/braves/history/braves-hall-of-famers |title=Braves Hall of Fame |website=mlb.com |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref>
* [[Andy Hamilton (American football)|Andy Hamilton]], NFL player
* [[Aaron Holiday]], NBA player for the [[Houston Rockets]]
* [[Will Cullen Hart]], indie rock musician, visual artist
* [[Sonja Hogg]], founding coach of the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters
* [[Bert Jones]], former NFL quarterback, attended Ruston High School
* [[Dub Jones (American football)|Dub Jones]], former NFL halfback, attended Ruston High School
* [[Karl Malone]], Basketball Hall of Famer, attended Louisiana Tech
* [[Jeff Mangum]], indie rock musician, attended Ruston High School
* [[Monica Maxwell]], former WNBA player, played in two Final Fours for the Lady Techsters
* [[Luke McCown]], former NFL quarterback, attended Louisiana Tech
* [[Garnie W. McGinty]], Louisiana historian
* [[Alice Cary McKinney]], President, Louisiana State [[Woman's Christian Temperance Union]]
* [[Paul Millsap]], retired NBA player, attended Louisiana Tech
* [[Ryan Moats]], athlete, attended Louisiana Tech
* [[Kim Mulkey]], head women's basketball coach of [[LSU Tigers]]
* [[Virgil Orr]], former state representative; Louisiana Tech vice president
* [[Joe Raymond Peace]], former football coach of Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
* [[Arthur T. Prescott]], educator and president of Louisiana Tech University<ref>[[Henry E. Chambers]], ''A History of Louisiana'', Vol. 2 (Chicago and New York City: American Historical Society, 1925), pp. 313-314</ref>
* [[Patrick Ramsey]], former NFL quarterback, attended Ruston High School
* [[Willie Roaf]], NFL Hall of Fame player, attended Louisiana Tech
* [[Kramer Robertson]], current MLB player for [[St. Louis Cardinals]]
* [[Phil Robertson]], hunter and reality TV star who attended Louisiana Tech
* [[Scotty Robertson]], high school, college, and professional basketball coach
* [[W. C. Robinson (Louisiana educator)|W. C. Robinson]], mathematics professor and president of Louisiana Tech<ref>''Ruston Daily Leader'', October 11, 1933, p. 20</ref>
* [[Robert Schneider]], Indie rock musician, member of the [[Elephant Six Collective]]
* [[Josh Scobee]], current NFL player, attended Louisiana Tech
* [[John Simoneaux]], blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist, graduate of LA Tech<ref name="Johnny Jam in Ruston">{{cite web|last1=Mercer|first1=Alfred|title=Johnny Jam|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20130221/LIFESTYLE/302210305/|website=The NewsStar|publisher=thenewsstar.com|access-date=6 May 2015|ref=newsstar_john_atricle}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Mickey Slaughter]], former NFL quarterback and later coached for Louisiana Tech
* [[Polly Smith (photographer)|Polly Smith]], photographer
* [[George Stone (pitcher)|George Stone]], former National League pitcher
* [[Scotty Thurman]], former basketball player, attended Ruston High School
* [[A. L. Williams (American football)|A. L. Williams]], retired football coach
* [[Kyle Williams (defensive tackle)|Kyle Williams]], former NFL player, attended Ruston High School
* [[Clint Williamson]], US Ambassador and White House policy official
* [[John D. Winters]], historian of the [[American Civil War]]
* [[Kenny Wright]], former NFL defensive back 
* Prof Sister [[Natalia Zotov]], cosmologist specializing in [[gravity waves]]