Thibodeaux is a Cajun (

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) surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux (December 22, 1812 – March 5, 1866) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served two terms as a Democrat from ...

(1812–1866), member of the United States House of Representatives who represented Louisiana, 1845–1849 *

Henry S. Thibodaux Henry Schuyler Thibodaux (September 24, 1769 – October 24, 1827) was a planter and politician, who served one month in 1824 as the List of Governors of Louisiana, fourth Governor of Louisiana. At the time that Governor Thomas B. Robertson resi ...

(1769–1827), former governor of Louisiana *

Kathy Thibodeaux Kathy Thibodeaux is an American ballet dancer who, in 1986, became co-founder and Artistic Director of Ballet Magnificat!. Born Katherine Ann Denton, on November 9, 1956, in Memphis, Tennessee, the oldest of four girls to Mary Frances Waring and H ...

(born 1956), American ballet dancer and co-founder of

Ballet Magnificat! Ballet Magnificat! is a professional Christian ballet company founded in Mississippi in 1986 and located in the state capital, Jackson. It has been described as the premiere Christian dance company in the United States, and has spawned numerous ...

Kayvon Thibodeaux Kayvon Thibodeaux ( ; born December 15, 2000) is an American football outside linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). A native of Los Angeles, he was named ''USA Today'' High School Football Defensive Player of ...

(born 2000), American football player * Keith Thibodeaux (born 1950), actor and musician *

Keith Thibodeaux (American football) Keith Trevis Thibodeaux (born May 16, 1974) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for four teams from 1997 to 2001. He played college football at Northwestern State University and was drafted in the fifth roun ...

(born 1974), American football player in the National Football League who played cornerback *

Rufus Thibodeaux Rufus Thibodeaux (January 5, 1934, Ridge, Louisiana – August 12, 2005, Nashville, Tennessee) was an American Cajun music fiddler. Thibodeaux played guitar from age six and fiddle from age twelve. He played in local dance halls at 13, and joined ...

(1934–2005), American Cajun music fiddler *

Seth Thibodeaux Seth Thibodeaux (born 1980) is an American baseball coach and former catcher. He currently is assistant coach for the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns. He played college baseball at LSU Eunice from 1999 to 2000 before transferring to William Carey, wh ...

, American college baseball coach *

Tony Thibodeaux Antoine "Tony" Thibodeaux (2 June 1938 – 30 September 2010) Yule 2009, p. 314. was a prominent Cajun fiddler born south of Rayne, Louisiana. His parents were Mary G. Thibodeaux and Nestor Thibodeaux. History Mr. Thibodeaux was a lifelong re ...

(1938–2010), American Cajun music fiddler

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Boudreaux and Thibodeaux Boudreaux and Thibodeaux, also known as Boudreau and Thibodeau, are jokes which make fun of slow-witted Cajuns. These jokes are a common tradition to the Southern Louisiana region and often feature an exaggerated Cajun accent. Some of the jokes ca ...

, traditional Cajun jokes

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