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This is a list of famous and notable people who were born or lived in
Mississippi
.
Activists and advocates
James Bevel
(1936-2008), leader in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, (
Itta Bena
)
Ruby Bridges
(born 1954), first African-American child to attend an all-white school in the South, (
Tylertown
)
Curtis Conway "C.C."
Bryant (1917–2007),
African-American civil rights
leader, (
Tylertown
)
Will D.
Campbell
(born 1924), Baptist minister and activist, (
Amite County
)
James Chaney
(1943–1964), African-American civil rights worker, (
Meridian
)
Vernon Dahmer
(1908–1966), African-American civil rights leader, (
Hattiesburg
)
Charles Evers
(born 1922), African-American civil rights leader, (
Decatur
)
Medgar Evers
(1925–1963), African-American civil rights leader, (
Decatur
)
Myrlie Evers-Williams
(born 1933), African-American civil rights leader, (
Vicksburg
)
Deanna Favre
(born 1968), wife of
Brett Favre
, (
Kiln
)
C.
L.
Franklin
(1915–1984), Baptist minister and father of
Aretha Franklin
, (
Shelby
)
Percy Greene
(1897–1977), (
Jackson
)
Lawrence Guyot
(born 1939), civil rights activist, (
Pass Christian
)
Fannie Lou Hamer
(1917–1977), American voting rights activist, Civil rights leader, (
Ruleville
)
Winson Hudson
(1916–2004), civil rights activist, (Harmony)
Clyde Kennard
(1927–1963), (
Hattiesburg
)
Ed King, civil rights activist, Tougaloo chaplain, (
Jackson
)
James Meredith
(born 1933), first African-American student at the
University of Mississippi
, (
Kosciusko
)
Anne Moody
(born 1940), civil rights activist, (
Centreville
)
Ida B.
Wells-Barnett
(1862–1931), civil rights activist, Women's rights activist, (
Holly Springs
)
Donald Wildmon
(born 1938), founder and chairman of the
American Family Association
, (
Dumas
)
Actors/Actresses
Joshua Alba
(born 1982), (
Biloxi
)
Mary Alice
(born 1941), (
Indianola
)
Dana Andrews
(1909–1992), (
Covington County
)
Roscoe Ates
(1895–1962), (
Grange
)
Katherine Bailess
(born 1980), film and television acress (
Vicksburg
)
Laura Bailey
(born 1981), voice actress
Willie Best
(1916–1962), (
Sunflower
)
Jimmy Boyd
(1939–2009), (
McComb
)
Don Briscoe
(1940–2004), soap opera actor, (
Yalobusha County
)
Geneva Carr
(born 1971), television and stage actress, (
Jackson
)
Finn Carter
(born 1960), (
Greenville
)
Wally Cassell
(born 1915), film and television actor
Lacey Chabert
(born 1982), (
Purvis
)
Wyatt Emory Cooper
(1927–1978), Broadway actor, (
Quitman
)
Cassi Davis
(born 1964), (
Holly Springs
)
Michelle DeFraites
(born 1993), actress/singer, (
Pass Christian
)
Jason Dottley (born 1980), actor in
Sordid Lives
stage production and
Logo
television series, (
Florence
)
John Dye
(born 1963), (
Amory
)
Mary Elizabeth Ellis
, television and film actress, (
Laurel
)
Ruth Ford
(born 1915), stage and film actress, (
Hazlehurst
)
Morgan Freeman
(born 1937), (
Greenwood
)
M.
C.
Gainey
(born 1948), film and television actor, (
Jackson
)
Cynthia Geary
(born 1965), (
Jackson
)
Allie Grant
(born 1994), (
Tupelo
)
Gary Grubbs
(born 1949), (
Amory
)
Lynn Hamilton
(born 1930), (
Yazoo City
)
Temeceka Harris
(born 1975), one-time actress, (
Mound Bayou
)
Beth Henley
(born 1952), dramatist and actress, (
Jackson
)
Jim Henson
(1936–1990), creator of
The Muppets
, (
Leland
)
Anthony Herrera
(born 1944), (
Wiggins
)
Wilbur Higby
(1867–1934), silent film actor, (
Meridian
)
Eddie Hodges
(born 1947), former child actor, (
Hattiesburg
)
Thelma Houston
(born 1943), actress, (
Leland
)
Don Jeffcoat
(born 1975), (
Gulfport
)
James Earl Jones
(born 1931), (
Arkabutla
)
Robert Earl Jones
(1910–2006), (
Senatobia
)
Simbi Khali
(born 1971), (
Jackson
)
Diane Ladd
(born 1935), (
Meridian
)
Daniel Curtis Lee
(born 1991), (
Clinton
)
Tom Lester
(born 1938), (
Jackson
)
Martha Mattox
(1879–1933), silent film actor, (
Natchez
)
Shane McRae
(born 1977), (
Starkville
)
Gerald McRaney
(born 1947), (
Collins
)
Mary Ann Mobley
(born 1939), (
Brandon
)
Parker Posey
(born 1968), (
Laurel
)
Evelyn Preer
(1896–1932), (
Vicksburg
)
Thalmus Rasulala
(1939–1991), (
Arkabutla
)
Beah Richards
(1920–2000), stage/screen/tv actress, (
Vicksburg
)
Eric Roberts
(born 1956), (
Biloxi
)
Toni Seawright
(born 1964), international actress, (
Pascagoula
)
Larry Semon
(1889–1928), silent film actor/director/producer, (
West Point
)
Jamie Lynn Spears
(born 1991), acress and singer, (
McComb
)
Stella Stevens
(born 1938), (
Yazoo City
)
Tonea Stewart
(born 1947), (
Greenwood
)
Ashley Thompson
(born 1980), actress, (
Booneville
)
James Michael Tyler
(born 1962), (
Winona
)
Brenda Venus
(born 1957), actress, (
Biloxi
)
Ray Walston
(1914–2001), (
Laurel
)
Sela Ward
(born 1956), (
Meridian
)
James Wheaton
(1924–2002), (
Meridian
)
Kit Williamson
(born 1985), actor, (
Jackson
)
Oprah Winfrey
(born 1954), (
Kosciusko
)
Hattie Winston
(born 1945), (
Greenville
)
Artists
Jere Allen
, painter, (
Oxford
)
James McConnell Anderson
(1907–1998), potter and painter, (
Ocean Springs
)
Peter Anderson
(1901–1984), potter, (
Ocean Springs
)
Rick Anderson, painter and children's book illustrator, (
Clinton
)
Walter Inglis Anderson
(1903–1965), painter, (
Ocean Springs
)
Bill Beckwith, sculptor (
Taylor
)
Howard Bingham
(born 1939), photographer, (
Jackson
)
Bruce Brady, bronze sculptor, Sculpted
Conerly Trophy
, (
Brookhaven
)
Jason Bouldin, portrait painter, (
Oxford
)
Marshall Bouldin III, portrait painter, (
Clarksdale
)
Andrew Bucci
(born 1922), painter, (
Vicksburg
)
Jane Rule Burdine, photographer, (
Taylor
)
Obie Clark, studio potter, (
Taylor
)
William Dunlap, painter, (
Webster County
)
Sam Gilliam
(born 1933),
color field
painter, (
Tupelo
)
Theora Hamblett (1895–1977), painter, (
Oxford
)
William Hollingsworth, Jr., painter, (
Jackson
)
Chris LeDoux
(1948–2005), bronze sculptor, (
Biloxi
)
Ed McGowin, sculptor/painter,(
Hattiesburg
)
Fred Mitchell
(born 1923), abstract expressionist painter, (
Meridian
)
Ethel Wright Mohamed (1906–1992), stitchery artist, (
Belzoni
)
George E.
Ohr
(1857–1918), potter, (
Biloxi
)
Chase Quarterman, painter, (
Jackson
)
Ted Jackson
(born 1955), photographer, (
McComb
)
J.
Kim Sessums
, bronze sculptor and painter, (
Brookhaven
)
Floyd Shaman
(died 2005), sculptor, (
Cleveland
)
Jack Spencer
(born 1951), photographer, (
Kosciusko
)
Glennray Tutor
(born 1950), painter, (
Oxford
)
James W.
Washington, Jr.
(1908–2000), painter and sculptor, (
Gloster
)
Dick Waterman
(born 1935), photographer and blues promoter, (
Oxford
)
Wyatt Waters, painter, (
Clinton
)
Athletes and sports-related people
Baseball
Frank Baker
(born 1946), shortstop, (
Meridian
)
Howard Battle
(born 1972), third baseman, (
Biloxi
)
Cool Papa Bell
, center fielder, (
Starkville
)
Martin Beno
(born 1986), pitcher, (
Horn Lake
)
Don Blasingame
(1932–2005), second baseman, (
Corinth
)
Milt Bolling
(born 1930), shortstop, (
Mississippi City
)
Josh Booty
(born 1975), third baseman, (
Starkville
)
Julio Borbon
(born 1986), minor league outfielder, (
Starkville
)
Dennis Ray "Oil Can" Boyd
, pitcher, (
Meridian
)
Jeff Branson
(born 1967), infielder, (
Waynesboro
)
Jeff Brantley
, pitcher and
ESPN
analyst, (
Starkville
)
Ellis Burks
, outfielder and designated hitter, (
Vicksburg
)
Adrian Brown
(born 1974), center fielder, (
McComb
)
Jamie Brown
(born 1977), pitcher, (
Meridian
)
Guy Bush
(1901–1985), pitcher, (
Aberdeen
)
Dewon Day
(born 1980), relief pitcher, (
Jackson
)
Dizzy Dean
, Hall of Fame pitcher, (
Bond
)
Tommy Dean
(born 1945), shortstop, (
Iuka
)
Bob Didier
(born 1949), catcher, (
Hattiesburg
)
David "Boo" Ferriss
, pitcher, (
Shaw
)
Curt Ford
(born 1960), outfielder, (
Jackson
)
Joey Gathright
(born 1981), minor league outfielder, (
Hattiesburg
)
Jake Gibbs
(born 1938), catcher, (
Grenada
)
Rod Gilbreath
(born 1954), second baseman, (
Laurel
)
Luther Hackman
(born 1974), pitcher, (
Columbus
)
Bill Hall
(born 1979), third baseman, (
Nettleton
)
Mickey Harrington
(born 1934), pinch-runner, (
Hattiesburg
)
Charlie Hayes
, third baseman, (
Hattiesburg
)
Larry Herndon
(born 1953), outfielder, (
Sunflower
)
Jarrett Hoffpauir
(born 1983), second baseman, (
Natchez
)
Cleo James
(born 1940), outfielder, (
Clarksdale
)
Matt Lawton
, right fielder, (
Gulfport
)
Brent Leach
(born 1982), relief pitcher, (
Flowood
)
Ronnie Lester
(born 1959), player and Assistant General Manager, (
Canton
)
John Lindsey
(born 1977), minor league first baseman, (
Hattiesburg
)
Nook Logan
, center fielder, (
Natchez
)
Paul Maholm
(born 1982), starting pitcher, (
Greenwood
)
Chris Maloney
(born 1961), minor league first baseman/outfielder/manager, (
Jackson
)
Brian Maxcy
(born 1971), pitcher, (
Amory
)
Allen McDill
(born 1971),
left-handed specialist
pitcher, (
Greenville
)
Bill Melton
(born 1945), third baseman, (
Gulfport
)
Dustan Mohr
(born 1976), outfielder, (
Hattiesburg
)
Ryan Nye
(born 1973), pitcher, (
Biloxi
)
Roy Oswalt
, starting pitcher, (
Weir
)
Dave Parker
(born 1951), right fielder and designated hitter, (
Calhoun
)
Claude Passeau
, pitcher, (
Lucedale
)
Van Pope
(born 1984), minor league third baseman, (
Jackson
)
Gary Rath
(born 1973), starting pitcher, (
Gulfport
)
Kevin Rogers
(born 1968), pitcher, (
Cleveland
)
Nate Rolison
(born 1977), first baseman, (
Petal
)
George Scott
, first baseman, (
Greenville
)
Tony Sipp
(born 1983), relief pitcher, (
Pascagoula
)
Matt Skrmetta
(born 1972), pitcher, (
Biloxi
)
Jason Smith
(born 1977), infielder, (
Meridian
)
Seth Smith
(born 1982), outfielder, (
Jackson
)
Blake Stein
(born 1973), pitcher, (
McComb
)
Marcus Thames
(born 1977), outfielder and first baseman, (
Louisville
)
John Thomson
(born 1973), starting pitcher, (
Vicksburg
)
Matt Tolbert
(born 1982), infielder, (born in
McComb
, raised in
Woodville
)
Eddie "Scooter" Tucker
(born 1966), catcher, (
Greenville
)
Jermaine Van Buren
, relief pitcher, (
Laurel
)
Chico Walker
(born 1957), second base, (
Jackson
)
Harry Walker
, outfielder and manager, (
Pascagoula
)
Skeeter Webb
, infielder, (
Meridian
)
Barry Wesson
(born 1977), outfielder, (
Tupelo
)
Frank White
(born 1950), second baseman and coach, (
Greenville
)
Dmitri Young
, first baseman, (
Vicksburg
)
Terrell Young
(born 1985), minor league pitcher, (
Grenada
)
Tim Young
(born 1973), relief pitcher, (
Gulfport
)
Walter Young
, first baseman, (
Hattiesburg
)
Basketball
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
(born 1969), point guard, (
Gulfport
)
Coolidge Ball
, forward, (
Indianola
)
Earl Barron
(born 1981), center, (
Clarksdale
)
Billy Ray Bates
(born 1956), shooting guard, (
Kosciusko
)
Jonathan Bender
(born 1981), power forward, (
Picayune
)
Travarus Bennett
(born 1979), minor leagues, (
Rosedale
)
Ruthie Bolton
(born 1967), shooting guard, head coach (
Lucedale
)
Melvin Booker
(born 1972), point guard, (
Pascagoula
)
Tom Bowens
(born 1940), forward-center, (
Okolona
)
Alonzo Bradley
(born 1953), forward, (
Utica
)
Rickey Brown
(born 1958), forward-center, (
Madison County
)
Cleveland Buckner
(born 1938), forward-center, (
Yazoo City
)
Jackie Butler
(born 1985), center, (
McComb
)
Maurice Carter
(born 1976), guard, (
Jackson
)
Cornelius Cash
(born 1952), forward, (
Macon
)
Harvey Catchings
(born 1951), center, (
Jackson
)
Terry Catledge
(born 1963), forward, (
Houston
)
Van Chancellor
(born 1943), women's coach, (
Louisville
)
E.C.
Coleman
(born 1950), forward, (
Flora
)
Joe Courtney
(born 1969), power forward, (
Jackson
)
Erick Dampier
(born 1975), center, (
New Hebron
)
Ollie Darden
(born 1944), forward-center, (
Aberdeen
)
Archie Dees
(born 1936), forward-center, (
Ethel
)
Ronald Dupree
(born 1981), small forward, (
Biloxi
)
Keith Edmonson
(born 1960), guard, (
Gulfport
)
Monta Ellis
(born 1985), point guard and shooting guard, (
Jackson
)
Tim Floyd
(born 1954), men's head coach, (
Hattiesburg
)
Nell Fortner
(born 1959), women's head coach, (
Jackson
)
Jennifer Gillom
(born 1964), WMBA player/Olympic gold medalist and coach, (
Abbeville
)
Gerald Glass
(born 1967), guard-forward, (
Greenwood
)
Lancaster Gordon
(born 1962), guard-forward, (
Jackson
)
Litterial Green
(born 1970), point guard, (
Pascagoula
)
Kevin Griffin
(born 1975), shooting guard/small forward
Tang Hamilton
(born 1978), forward, (
Jackson
)
Ira Harge
(born 1941), center, (
Anguilla
)
Othella Harrington
(born 1974), power forward, (
Jackson
)
Lusia Harris
(born 1955), first female player inducted into the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
, (
Minter City
)
Antonio Harvey
(born 1970), radio broadcaster/retired player, (
Pascagoula
)
Spencer Haywood
(born 1949), power forward/center, (
Silver City
)
Jeanne Ruark Hoff
, Stanford University player
Eddie Hughes
(born 1960), point guard, (
Greenville
)
Lindsey Hunter
(born 1970), point guard, (
Utica
)
Leroy Hurd
(born 1980), forward, (
Pascagoula
)
Al Jefferson
(born 1985), center/power forward, (
Monticello
)
Clay Johnson
(born 1956), guard, (
Yazoo City
)
John Johnson
(born 1947), small forward, (
Carthage
)
Trey Johnson
(born 1984), shooting guard, (
Jackson
)
Carolyn Jones-Young
(born 1969), guard and Olympic bronze medalist, (
Bay Springs
)
Randolph Keys
(born 1966), guard-forward, (
Collins
)
Danny Manning
(born 1966), forward, (
Hattiesburg
)
Ed Manning
(born 1944), forward, (
Summit
)
Antonio McDyess
(born 1974), power forward, (
Quitman
)
Derrick McKey
(born 1966), small forward and power forward, (
Meridian
)
Leland Mitchell
(born 1941), guard, (
Kiln
)
Matthew Mitchell
(born 1970), women's head coach, (
Louisville
)
Steve Newsome, Chicago Bulls draft (
1973
), (
Columbia
)
Dyron Nix
(born 1967), forward, (
Meridian
)
Audie Norris
(born 1960), center, (
Jackson
)
Willie Norwood
(born 1947), forward, (
Carrollton
)
Travis Outlaw
(born 1984), small forward amd power forward, (
Starkville
)
Murriel Page
(born 1975), WNBA player, (
Louin
)
Marckell Patterson
(born 1979), shooting guard, (
Eupora
)
Kenny Payne
(born 1966), small forward, (
Laurel
)
Armintie Price
(born 1985), shooting guard, (
Myrtle
)
Dolph Pulliam
, (
West Point
)
Bob Quick
(born 1946), guard-forward, (
Thornton
)
Justin Reed
(born 1982), forward, (
Jackson
)
James Robinson
(born 1970), shooting guard, (
Jackson
)
Eugene Short
(born 1953), small forward, (
Hattiesburg
)
Purvis Short
(born 1957), small forward and shooting guard, (
Hattiesburg
)
Larry Smith
(born 1958), center-forward, (
Rolling Fork
)
Sedric Toney
(born 1962), guard, (
Columbus
)
Jarvis Varnado
(born 1988), forward-center
Margaret Wade
(1912–1995), former player and coach, (
Cleveland
)
Cornell Warner
(born 1948), forward-center, (
Jackson
)
Eric Washington
(born 1974), guard-forward, (
Pearl
)
Clarence Weatherspoon
(born 1970), power forward, (
Crawford
)
Dwayne Whitfield
(born 1972), power forward, (
Aberdeen
)
Tamika Whitmore
(born 1977), forward, (
Tupelo
)
Maurice "Mo" Williams
(born 1982), point guard, (
Jackson
)
George Wilson
(born 1942), center, (
Meridian
)
American football
Brian Alford
(born 1975), wide receiver, (
Crawford
)
Jake Allen
(born 1985), wide receiver, (
Laurel
)
Lance Alworth
(born 1940), wide receiver, (
Brookhaven
)
Jesse Anderson
(born 1966), tight end, (
West Point
)
Rashard Anderson
(born 1977), cornerback, (
Forest
)
Houston Antwine
(born 1939), defensive tackle, (
Louise
)
Jason Armstead
(born 1979), wide receiver (Canadian Football League), (
Moss Point
)
Hank Autry
(born 1947), center, (
Hattiesburg
)
Chris Avery
(born 1975), fullback and linebacker (arena football), (
Grenada
)
Jerome Barkum
(born 1950), wide receiver/tight end, (
Gulfport
)
Fred Barnett
(born 1966), wide receiver, (
Gunnison
)
Lem Barney
(born 1945), cornerback, (
Gulfport
)
Steve Baylark
(born 1983), running back, (
Aberdeen
)
Tony Bennett
(born 1967), linebacker, (
Alligator
)
Kenneth Bernich
(born 1951), guard, (
Biloxi
)
Damarius Bilbo
(born 1982), football, (
Moss Point
)
Harold Bishop, Jr.
(born 1970), tight end, (
Booneville
)
Earl Blair
(1934–2004), halfback, (
Pascagoula
)
George Blair
(born 1938), AFL halfback, (
Pascagoula
)
Josh Booty
(born 1975), quarterback, (
Starkville
)
Tim Bowens
(born 1973), defensive tackle, (
Okolona
)
Johnny Brewer
(born 1937), tight end/linebacker, (
Vicksburg
)
Allen Brown
(born 1943), tight end, (
Natchez
)
Nathan Brown
(born 1986), quarterback, (
Hattiesburg
)
Willie Brown
(born 1940), cornerback, (
Yazoo City
)
Terrell Buckley
(born 1971), cornerback, (
Pascagoula
)
Derrick Burgess
(born 1978), defensive end/linebacker, (
Oxford
)
Chris Burkett
(born 1962), wide receiver, (
Laurel
)
Jason Campbell
(born 1981), quarterback, (
Laurel
)
Steve Campbell
, head coach
Cooper Carlisle
(born 1977), offensive guard, (
Greenville
)
Alex Carrington
(born 1987), defensive lineman, (
Tupelo
)
Perry Carter
(born 1971), defensive back, (
McComb
)
Kory Chapman
(born 1980), running back, (
Batesville
)
Don Churchwell
(born 1936), offensive tackle, (
Leakesville
)
Billy Clay
(born 1944), cornerback, (
Oxford
)
Roderick Coleman
(born 1976), defensive tackle, (
Vicksburg
)
Reggie Collier
(born 1961), quarterback and wide receiver, (
D'Iberville
)
Charlie Conerly
(1921–1996), (
Clarksdale
)
Darion Conner
(born 1967), NFL linebacker and Arena Football League player, (
Macon
)
Fred Cook
(born 1952), defensive end, (
Pascagoula
)
Johnie Cooks
(born 1958), linebacker, (
Leland
)
Russell Copeland
(born 1971), wide receiver, (
Tupelo
)
Bobby Crespino
(born 1938), tight end, (
Duncan
)
Quinton Culberson
(born 1985), linebacker, (
Jackson
)
Doug Cunningham
(born 1945), running back, (
Louisville
)
Roland Dale
(born 1927), end, (
Magee
)
Willie Daniel
(born 1937), defensive back, (
New Albany
)
Rod Davis
(born 1981), linebacker, (
Gulfport
)
Mike Dennis
(born 1944), running back, (
Philadelphia
)
Anthony Dixon
(born 1987), running back, (
Jackson
)
Kevin Dockery
(born 1984), cornerback, (
Hernando
)
Larry Dorsey
(born 1953), wide receiver and high school coach, (
Corinth
)
Jim Dunaway
(born 1941), defensive tackle, (
Columbia
)
Marcus Dupree
(born 1964), running back, (
Philadelphia
)
Antuan Edwards
(born 1977), safety, (
Starkville
)
Mario Edwards
(born 1975), cornerback, (
Gautier
)
Carlos Emmons
(born 1973), linebacker, (
Greenwood
)
Mike Espy
(born 1982), wide receiver, (
Jackson
)
Major Everett
(born 1960), running back, (
New Hebron
)
Brett Favre
(born 1969), quarterback, (
Kiln
)
Jason Ferguson
(born 1974), defensive tackle, (
Nettleton
)
Damion Fletcher
(born 1987), running back, (
Biloxi
)
Leslie Frazier
(born 1959), cornerback and safety/Defensive Coordinator, (
Columbus
)
Steve Freeman
(born 1953), defensive back, game official, (
Oxford
)
C.
J.
Gaddis
(born 1985), safety, (
Hattiesburg
)
William Gaines
(born 1971), defensive lineman, (
Jackson
)
Charles E.
Gavin (born 1933), defensive end for the Denver Broncos, (
Lake
)
Jimmie Giles
(born 1954), tight end, (
Natchez
)
Robert Gillespie
(born 1979), running back, (
Hattiesburg
)
Tom Goode
(born 1938), offensive lineman, (
West Point
)
Larry Grantham
(born 1938), linebacker, (
Crystal Springs
)
Hugh Green
(born 1959), linebacker, (
Natchez
)
Louis Green
(born 1979), linebacker, (
Vicksburg
)
L.
C.
Greenwood
(born 1946), defensive end, (
Canton
)
Jack Gregory
(born 1944), defensive end, (
Okolona
)
Cedric Griffin
(born 1982), cornerback, (
Natchez
)
Glynn Griffing
(born 1940), quarterback, (
Bentonia
)
Justin Griffith
(born 1980), fullback, (
Magee
)
Quentin Groves
(born 1984), defensive end, (
Greenville
)
Michael Haddix
(born 1961), running back, (
Tippah County
)
Bobby Hamilton
(born 1971), defensive end, (
Columbia
)
Parys Haralson
(born 1984), linebacker, (
Flora
)
Larry Hardy
(born 1956), tight end, (
Mendenhall
)
Clarence Harmon
(born 1955), running back, (
Kosciusko
)
Anthony Harris
(born 1981), defensive tackle
Kevin Henry
(born 1968), defensive lineman, (
Mound Bayou
)
Mack Herron
(born 1948), running back, (
Biloxi
)
Roy Hilton
(born 1943), defensive end, (
Hazlehurst
)
Stephen Hobbs
(born 1965), wide receiver, (
Mendenhall
)
Corey Holmes
(born 1976), running back (Canadian football), (
Greenville
)
Jaret Holmes
(born 1976), placekicker, (
Clinton
)
Lester Holmes
(born 1969), offensive lineman, (
Tylertown
)
Walter Holman
(born 1959), running back, (
Vaiden
)
Estus Hood
(born 1955), cornerback, (
Hattiesburg
)
Houston Hoover
(born 1965), offensive lineman, (
Yazoo City
)
Joe Horn
(born 1972), wide receiver, (
Tupelo
)
Derrick Hoskins
(born 1970), cornerback, (
Meridian
)
Gary Huff
(born 1951), quarterback, (
Natchez
)
Kent Hull
(born 1960), offensive lineman, (
Pontotoc
)
Don Hultz
(born 1940), defensive lineman, (
Moss Point
)
Terry Irvin
(born 1954), defensive back (Canadian Football League), (
Columbia
)
Brandon Jackson
(born 1985), running back, (
Horn Lake
)
Harold Jackson
(born 1946), wide receiver, (
Hattiesburg
)
Jarious Jackson
(born 1977), quarterback/free safety (American and Canadian Football Leagues), (
Tupelo
)
Kirby Jackson
(born 1965), defensive back, (
Sturgis
)
Tristan Jackson
(born 1986), defensive back (Canadian football), (
Beaumont
)
Sean James
(born 1969), running back, (
Meridian
)
Melvin Jenkins
(born 1962), cornerback, (
Jackson
)
Antonio Johnson
(born 1984), defensive tackle, (
Greenville
)
Dennis Johnson
(born 1956), fullback, (
Weir
)
Rory Johnson
(born 1986), linebacker (American and Canadian Football Leagues), (
Vicksburg
)
Spencer Johnson
(born 1981), defensive tackle, (
Waynesboro
)
Chris Jones
(born 1982), wide receiver, (
Macon
)
Ronald Jones
(born 1981), defensive lineman (Canadian Football League), (
Gulfport
)
Reggie Kelly
(born 1977), tight end, (
Aberdeen
)
Tommy Kelly
(born 1980), defensive tackle, (
Jackson
)
Tyrone Keys
(born 1960), defensive lineman, (
Jackson
)
Ed Khayat
(born 1935), defensive end, (
Moss Point
)
Curt Knight
(born 1943), placekicker, (
Gulfport
)
Roland Lakes
(born 1939), defensive lineman/defensive tackle, (
Vicksburg
)
Donald Lee
(born 1980), tight end, (
Maben
)
Brad Leggett
(born 1966), center, (
Vicksburg
)
Alex Lincoln
(born 1977), linebacker, (
Meridian
)
Ken Lucas
(born 1979), cornerback, (
Cleveland
)
Milton Mack
(born 1963), cornerback, (
Jackson
)
Earsell Mackbee
(born 1941), cornerback, (
Brookhaven
)
John Mangum
(born 1967), cornerback, (
Magee
)
Kris Mangum
(born 1973), tight end, (
Magee
)
Archie Manning
(born 1949), quarterback, (
Drew
)
Eli Manning
(born 1981), quarterback, (
Oxford
)
Mike Markuson
(born 1961), offensive line coach and running game coordinator
Aubrey Matthews
(born 1962), wide receiver, (
Pascagoula
)
Shane Matthews
(born 1970), quarterback, (
Pascagoula
)
Fred McAfee
(born 1968), running back, (
Philadelphia
)
Deuce McAllister
(born 1978), running back, (
Morton
)
Trumaine McBride
(born 1985), cornerback, (
Clarksdale
)
Dee McCann
(born 1983), cornerback (American and Canadian Football Leagues), (
Lucedale
)
Dexter McCleon
(born 1973), safety, (
Meridian
)
Sam McCullum
(born 1952), wide receiver, (
McComb
)
Ben McGee
(born 1939), defensive end, (
Starkville
)
Buford McGee
(born 1960), running back, (
Durant
)
Herb McMath
(born 1954), defensive tackle and defensive end, (
Coahoma
)
Greg McMurtry
(born 1967), wide receiver, (
Jackson
)
Steve McNair
(1973–2009), quarterback, (
Mount Olive
)
Freeman McNeil
(born 1959), running back, (
Jackson
)
Quinton Meaders
(born 1983), defensive back (Canadian Football League), (
Tupelo
)
Jim Miller
(born 1957), punter, (
Ripley
)
Romaro Miller
(born 1978), quarterback, (
Shannon
)
Freddie Milons
(born 1980), wide receiver, (
Starkville
)
Frank Molden
(born 1942), defensive tackle, (
Moss Point
)
Cleo Montgomery
(born 1956), wide receiver, (
Greenville
)
Wilbert Montgomery
(born 1954), running back, (
Greenville
)
Stevon Moore
(born 1967), safety, (
Wiggins
)
Melvin Morgan
(born 1953), defensive back, (
Gulfport
)
Eric Moulds
(born 1973), wide receiver, (
Lucedale
)
Michael Myers
(born 1976), defensive tackle, (
Vicksburg
)
John Nix
(born 1976), defensive lineman (arena football), (
Lucedale
)
Jerious Norwood
(born 1983), running back, (
Jackson
)
Freddie Joe Nunn
(born 1962), defensive end/linebacker, (
Noxubee County
)
Michael Oher
(born 1986), offensive tackle, (
Oxford
)
Will Overstreet
(born 1979), linebacker, (
Jackson
)
Joe Owens
(born 1946), defensive end, (
Columbia
)
Eddie Payton
(born 1951), running back, (
Columbia
)
Walter Payton
(1954–1999), half back, (
Columbia
)
Derek Pegues
(born 1986), safety, (
Batesville
)
Marlo Perry
(born 1972), linebacker, (
Forest
)
Vernon Perry
(born 1953), cornerback, (
Jackson
)
Stephen Peterman
(born 1982), offensive guard, (
Gulfport
)
Danny Pierce
(born 1948), running back, (
Laurel
)
Lawrence Pillers
(born 1952), defensive end, (
Hazelhurst
)
Todd Pinkston
(born 1977), wide receiver, (
Forest
)
Clinton Portis
(born 1981), running back, (
Laurel
)
Jeff Posey
(born 1975), linebacker, (
Bassfield
)
Glover Quin
(born 1986), safety, (
McComb
)
Eddie Ray
(born 1947), running back, (
Vicksburg
)
Josh Raybon
(born 1983), wide receiver (
Picayune
)
Oscar Reed
(born 1944), running back, (
Jonestown
)
Johnny Rembert
(born 1961), linebacker, (
Hollandale
)
Will Renfro
(born 1932), offensive tackle, (
Batesville
)
Jerry Rice
(born 1962), wide receiver, (
Starkville
)
Bobby Richards
(born 1938), defensive linemen, (
Columbus
)
Gloster Richardson
(born 1942), wide receiver, (
Greenville
)
Willie Richardson
(born 1939), wide receiver, (
Clarksdale
)
Dwayne Rudd
(born 1976), linebacker, (
Batesville
)
Tyrone Rush
(born 1971), running back, (
Meridian
)
Jamarca Sanford
(born 1985), safety, (
Batesville
)
John Sawyer
(born 1953), tight end, (
Brookhaven
)
Cedric Scott
(born 1977), defensive tackle (Canadian Football League), (
Gulfport
)
Billy Shaw
(born 1938), offensive guard, (
Natchez
)
Harold Shaw
(born 1974), fullback and occasional linebacker, (
Magee
)
Billy Shields
(born 1953), tackle, (
Vicksburg
)
Kendall Simmons
(born 1979), guard, (
Ripley
)
Terrance Simmons
(born 1976), defensive tackle, (
Moss Point
)
Jackie Slater
(born 1954), offensive tackle, (
Jackson
)
Jackie Smith
(born 1940), tight end, (
Columbia
)
Jimmy Smith
(born 1969), wide receiver, (
Jackson
)
Noland Smith
(born 1943), wide receiver/return specialist, (
Jackson
)
Armegis Spearman
(born 1978), linebacker, (
Oxford
)
Chris Spencer
(born 1982), center, (
Madison
)
Irving Spikes
(born 1970), running back, (
Ocean Springs
)
Billy Stacy
(born 1936), safety, (
Drew
)
Thomas Strauthers
(born 1961), defensive lineman, (
Wesson
)
Diron Talbert
(born 1944), defensive tackle, (
Pascagoula
)
Don Talbert
(born 1939), offensive tackle, (
Louisville
)
Malcolm Taylor
(born 1960), defensive end, (
Crystal Springs
)
Daryl Terrell
(born 1975), offensive lineman, (
Vossburg
)
Fred Thomas
(born 1973), cornerback, (
Bruce
)
Norris Thomas
(born 1954), cornerback, (
Inverness
)
Eric Tillman
(born c.1957), general manager of the Canadian Football League, (
Jackson
)
Lewis Tillman
(born 1966), running back, (
Hazlehurst
)
Billy Tohill
(born c.1939), head coach, (
Batesville
)
Willie Totten
(born 1962), head coach, (
Leflore County
)
Bill Triplett
(born 1940), running back, (
Shaw
)
Billy Truax
(born 1943), tight end, (
Gulfport
)
Jim Urbanek
(born 1945), defensive tackle, (
Oxford
)
Gerald Vaughn
(born 1970), defensive back (Canadian Football League), (
Abbeville
)
Jim Walden
(born c.1938), head coach, (
Aberdeen
)
Kenyatta Walker
(born 1979), offensive tackle, (
Meridian
)
Gavin Walls
(born 1980), defensive end (Canadian Football League), (
Ripley
)
Wesley Walls
(born 1966), tight end, (
Batesville
)
Tom Walters
(born 1942), safety, (
Petal
)
Swayze Waters
(born 1987), kicker, (
Jackson
)
Kendell Watkins
(born 1973), tight end, (
Jackson
)
Willie West
(born 1938), defensive back, (
Lexington
)
Larry Whigham
(born 1972), cornerback, (
Hattiesburg
)
Ben Williams
(born 1954), defensive lineman, (
Yazoo City
)
Grant Williams
(born 1974), offensive tackle, (
Hattiesburg
)
Greg Williams
(born 1959), safety, (
Greenville
)
John Williams
(born 1947), offensive lineman, (
Jackson
)
Sammy Williams
(born 1974), offensive tackle, (
Magnolia
)
Odell Willis
(born 1984), defensive lineman (American and Canadian Football Leagues), (
Meridian
)
Sammy Winder
(born 1959), running back, (
Madison
)
Mike Withycombe
(born 1964), guard, (
Meridian
)
Otis Wonsley
(born 1957), running back, (
Pascagoula
)
Lee Woodruff
(1909–unknown), running back, (
Batesville
)
Keith Woodside
(born 1964), running back, (
Natchez
)
Abe Woodson
(born 1934), cornerback/kick returner, (
Jackson
)
Marv Woodson
(born 1941), defensive back, (
Hattiesburg
)
Floyd Womack
(born 1978), offensive tackle, (
Cleveland
)
Cornelius Wortham
(born 1982), linebacker, (
Calhoun City
)
David Tribune
(born 1969), running back [Gunnison, Mississippi]
Other sports
Fletcher Abram
(born 1950), Olympic
handball
player, (
Cary
)
Trey Alexander
(born 1983), professional soccer midfielder, (
Meridian
)
Ralph Boston
(born 1939), Olympic long jumper, (
Laurel
)
Devin Britton
(born 1991), tennis player, (
Jackson
)
Lee Calhoun
(1933–1989), Olympic track athlete and college track coach, (
Laurel
)
Shelby Cannon
(born 1966), professional tennis player, (
Hattiesburg
)
Floyd Cummings
(born 1949), heavyweight boxer
Tony Dees
(born 1963), Olympic hurdler, (
Pascagoula
)
Craig Demmin
(born 1971), soccer defender
Ted DiBiase
(born 1954), professional wrestler, (
Clinton
)
Ted DiBiase Jr
(born 1982), professional wrestler, (
Clinton
)
Barbara Ferrell
(born 1947), Olympic track athlete, (
Hattiesburg
)
Jim Gallagher, Jr.
(born 1961), professional golfer, (
Greenwood
)
Bobby Hamilton
(1957–2007), NASCAR driver, (
Columbia
)
Otis Harris
(born 1982), Olympic track and field athlete, (
Edwards
)
Jimmy Hart
(born 1944), professional wrestling manager, (
Jackson
)
Josh Hayes
(born 1975), professional motorcycle roadracer, (
Gulfport
)
Floyd Heard
(born 1966), track and field sprinter, (
West Point
)
Leroy Jones
(born 1950), professional boxer, (
Meridian
)
Justin Mapp
(born 1984), professional soccer player, (
Brandon
)
Kennedy McKinney
(born 1966), professional boxer, (
Hernando
)
Coby Miller
(born 1976), track and field athlete, (
Ackerman
)
Mary Mills
(born 1940), professional golfer, (
Laurel
)
Larry Myricks
(born 1956), Olympic long jumper, (
Clinton
)
Terri O'Connell
, motorsports racer, (
Corinth
)
Reed Pierce
(born 1963), professional pool player, (
Jackson
)
Brittney Reese
(born 1986), Olympic long jumper, (
Gulfport
)
Kevin Robertson
(born 1959), Olympic water polo player, (
Biloxi
)
Chris Shivers
(born 1978), professional bull rider, (
Natchez
)
Calvin Smith
(born 1961), Olympic sprinter, (
Bolton
)
Lake Speed
(born 1948), NASCAR driver, (
Jackson
)
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
(born 1987), stock car driver, (
Olive Branch
)
Dallas Stewart
(born 1959),
thoroughbred
horse trainer, (
McComb
)
Ernie Terrell
(born 1939), former WBA heavyweight boxing champion, (
Belzoni
)
Charles Walker
(born 1934), checkers champion and minister, (
Petal
)
Herb Washington
(born 1951), sprinter/pinch runner, (
Belzoni
)
[David, Tribune] (born 1969) Gunnison, Mississippi
Broadcast media personalities
Ty G.
Allushuski
(born 1986), radio personality and ESPN-affiliated website owner, (
Oxford
)
Red Barber
(1908–1992), sportscaster, (
Columbus
)
Alex Bonner
(1926–2003), broadcast media executive, (
Marks
)
Campbell Brown
(born 1968), CNN anchor, (
Natchez
)
Ron Franklin
(born 1942), ESPN sportscaster, (
Jackson
)
Chris McDaniel
(born 1971), talk radio host, (
Laurel
)
Robin Roberts
(born 1960), newscaster, (
Pass Christian
)
Norman Robinson
(born 1951), news anchor, (
Toomsuba
)
Doug Russell
(born 1972), sportscaster, (
Jackson
)
Tavis Smiley
(born 1964), talk show host, (
Gulfport
)
Shepard Smith
(born 1964), Fox News anchor, (
Holly Springs
)
Oprah Winfrey
(born 1954), talk show host, (
Kosciusko
)
Comedians
Jerry Clower
(1926–1998), (
Liberty
)
David L.
Cook
(born 1968), (
Pascagoula
)
Mack Dryden
(born 1949), (
Moss Point
)
Tig Notaro
, stand-up comedy, (
Jackson
)
Educators
James Madison Carpenter
(1888–1983), folklorist, (
Prentiss County
)
Jesse Dukeminier
(1925–2003), professor of law, (
West Point
)
William R.
Ferris
(born 1942), folklorist, chairman of
National Endowment for the Humanities
, (
Vicksburg
)
George W.
Grace
(born 1921), linguist, (
Corinth
)
Robert Khayat
(born 1938), chancellor of the University of Mississippi, (
Moss Point
)
Mamie Locke
(born 1954), political scientist, dean at
Hampton University
, (
Brandon
)
John A.
Lomax
(1867-1948), folklorist, (
Goodman
)
Frances Lucas
(born 1957), president of
Millsaps College
, (
Jackson
)
Walter E.
Massey
(born 1938), physicist, University of Chicago, (
Hattiesburg
)
William H.
Miller
(born 1941),
theoretical chemist
, (
Kosciusko
)
William Muse
, chancellor at
East Carolina University
Rod Paige
, U.S. secretary of education, (
Monticello
)
Michael Salda (born 1957), English professor, (
Hattiesburg
)
Louis Westerfield
(born 1949), law professor, first African-American Dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law, (
De Kalb
)
Fannie C.
Williams
(1882–1980), normal school educator (
Biloxi
)
Entrepreneurs/Business leaders
Jim Barksdale
(born 1943), president and CEO of
Netscape
, (
Jackson
)
James Breckenridge Speed
(1844–1912), industrial pioneer
Fred Carl, Jr.
, founder of
Viking Range Corporation
, (
Greenwood
)
Bernard "Bernie" Ebbers
(born 1941), founder and CEO of WorldCom, convicted of fraud and conspiracy, (
Brookhaven
)
Dale Graham
(born 1964), GEO of ClearStreaming, Inc., (
Hattiesburg
)
Joshua Green
(1869–1975), shipping magnate, banker, (
Jackson
)
Toxey Haas, founder
Mossy Oak
Brand camouflage, (
West Point
)
Sam Haskell (born 1955), former worldwide head of television for the
William Morris Agency
, (
Amory
)
Ken Lewis
(born 1947), Chairman, CEO, and President of
Bank of America Corporation
, (
Meridian
)
Walter E.
Massey
(born 1938), corporate executive and board member of several oganizations, (
Hattiesburg
)
Glenn McCullough
(born 1954), chairman and CEO of GLM Associates, LLC, (
Tupelo
)
Hu Meena, founder of
Cellular South
, (
Clarksdale
)
Charles Moorman
(born 1953), CEO of
Norfolk Southern
, (
Hattiesburg
)
Clarence Otis, Jr.
(born 1956), CEO of
Darden Restaurants
, (
Vicksburg
)
Hartley Peavey
, founder of
Peavey Electronics
, (
Starkville
)
Pig Foot Mary
(1870–1929), culinary entrepreneur, (
Mississippi Delta
)
Robert "Bob" Pittman
, founder
MTV
, former CEO and COO
AOL
, (
Jackson
)
J.
H.
Rush
(1868–1931), founder of Rush's Infirmary, the first private hospital in
Meridian, Mississippi
, (
De Kalb
)
Fred Smith
(born 1944), founder of
FedEx
, (
Marks
)
Antonio Maceo Walker
(1909–1994), president of the Universal Life Insurance Company of Memphis, Tennessee, (
Indianola
)
Filmmakers
Charles Burnett
(born 1944), (
Vicksburg
)
Jamaa Fanaka
(born 1942), (
Jackson
)
John Fortenberry
, film and television director, (
Jackson
)
Lawrence Gordon
(born 1936), producer of
Die Hard
and other films, (
Yazoo City
)
Patrik-Ian Polk
(born 1973), (
Hattiesburg
)
Larry A.
Thompson
(born 1944), television and film producer, (
Clarksdale
)
Inventors
Harry A.
Cole
, inventor of
Pine-Sol
, (
Jackson
)
Joseph Newman
, inventor of the Newman motor, (
Lucedale
)
Henry Sampson
(born 1934), inventor, (
Jackson
)
Jurists and lawyers
Rhesa H.
Barksdale
(born 1944), federal judge (
Jackson
)
Neal Brooks Biggers Jr.
(born 1935), federal judge (
Corinth
)
Gerald Chatham
(1906–1956), lawyer, lead prosecutor in the
Emmett Till
case, (
Hernando
)
Bobby DeLaughter
(born 1954), prosecutor, judge (
Jackson
)
Jess H.
Dickinson
(born 1947), associate justice, Supreme Court of Mississippi, (
Charleston
)
Boyce Holleman
(1924-2003), attorney, (
Wiggins
/
Gulfport
)
Frank Hunger (born 1936), assistant U.S. attorney general, (
Greenville
)
E.
Grady Jolly
(born 1937), judge of the U.S.
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, (
Louisville
)
Charles W.
Pickering
(born 1937), federal judge, (
Jones County
)
Thomas Rodney
(1744–1811), federal judge, (
Natchez
)
Richard "Dickie" Scruggs
(born 1946), attorney, (
Pascagoula
)
Michael B.
Thornton
(born 1954), judge, U.S. Tax Court
Michael Wallace
(born 1951), lawyer, (
Biloxi
)
James R.
Williams
(born 1936), lawyer and jurist, (
Columbus
)
Military figures
William Wirt Adams
(1819–1888), brigadier general, CSA (
Jackson
)
Van T.
Barfoot
(born 1919), World War II colonel and
Medal of Honor
recipient, (
Edinburg
)
William Barksdale
(1821–1863), brigadier general, CSA, died at
Gettysburg
, (
Jackson
)
William Billingsley
(1887–1913), ensign, first Navy aviator killed in an airplane crash, (
Winona
)
Alvin C.
Cockrell
(1918–1942), second lieutenant, USMC, killed in WW2 (
Hazelhurst
)
Nathan Bedford Forrest
(1821–1877), general, CSA, (
Hernando
)
Walter "Smokey" Gordon (1920-1997), World War II veteran, portrayed in the HBO mini-series
Band Of Brothers
Jeffery Hammond
(born 1978), major general, (
Hattiesburg
)
Randolph M.
Holder
(1918–1942), USN lieutenant (junior grade), (
Jackson
)
Felix Huston
(1800–1857), general, Texas army, (
Natchez
)
Samuel Reeves Keesler
(1896–1918), airman, WWI, (
Greenwood
)
Newton Knight
(1837–1922),
Unionist
guerrilla leader, (
Jones County
)
Roy Joseph Marchand
(1920–1942), World War II fireman first class, (
Crandall
)
Henry Pinckney McCain
(1861–1941), adjutant general, US Army, (
Carroll County
)
John S.
McCain, Sr.
(1884–1945), USN admiral, (
Teoc
)
Donald H.
Peterson
(born 1933), USAF colonel and
NASA
astronaut, (
Winona
)
Charles Read
(1840–1890), naval officer, (
Meridian
)
Viola B.
Sanders
(born 1921), USN captain, director of women, U.S.
Navy, (
Sidon
)
Daniel Isom Sultan
(1885–1947), inspector general, U.S.
Army, (
Oxford
)
James Monroe Trotter
(1842–1892), first man of color to achieve rank of 2nd Lieutenant, U.S.
Army, music historian (
Gulfport
)
Models
Jennifer Adcock
(born 1980),
Miss Mississippi
2002 and
Miss Mississippi USA
2005, (
Hattiesburg
)
Kristi Addis
(born 1971),
Miss Teen USA
1987, (
Holcomb
)
Susan Akin
(born 1965), Miss Mississippi 1985 and
Miss America
1986, (
Meridian
)
Jenna Edwards
(born 1981), former
Miss Florida
and
Miss Florida USA
, (
Brandon
)
Ruth Ford
(born 1915), model, (
Hazlehurst
)
Taryn Foshee
, Miss Mississippi 2006, (
Clinton
)
June Juanico
(born 1938), beauty queen known for dating
Elvis Presley
in 1955 and 1956, (
Biloxiv
)
Nan Kelley
, Miss Mississippi 1985 and GAC's
Top 20 Country Countdown
hostess, (
Hattiesburg
)
Kendra King
, Miss Mississippi USA 2006, (
Monticello
)
Christine Kozlowski
, Miss Mississippi 2008, (
D'Iberville
)
Leah Laviano
, Miss Mississippi USA 2008, and 1st runner up in
Miss USA
2008, (
Ellisville
)
Monica Louwerens
(born 1973), Miss Mississippi 1995, (
Greenville
)
Lypsinka
(born 1955), drag performer and model, (
Hazlehurst
)
Lynda Lee Mead
(born c.1939), Miss America 1960, (
Natchez
)
Mary Ann Mobley
(born 1939), Miss America 1959, (
Brandon
)
Kimberly Morgan
(born 1983), Miss Mississippi 2007, (
Taylor
)
Cheryl Prewitt
(born 1957), Miss America 1980, (
Ackerman
)
Toni Seawright
(born 1964), Miss Mississippi 1987 (first African-American winner), (
Pascagoula
)
Naomi Sims
(1948-2009), fashion model and author (
Oxford
)
Ellen Stratton
(born 1939), model and Playboy Playmate, (
Marietta
)
Amy Wesson
(born 1977),
fashion model
, (
Tupelo
)
Cindy Williams
(born 1964), journalist and Miss Mississippi USA 1986
Jalin Wood
(born 1981), Miss Mississippi 2004 and Miss Mississippi USA 2007, (
Waynesboro
)
Musicians and performers
3 Doors Down
, band, (
Escatawpa
)
John Luther Adams
(born 1953), composer of music inspired by nature, (
Meridian
)
Afroman
(born 1974), comedy rapper, (
Hattiesburg
)
Tommy Aldridge
(born 1950), drummer for
Ozzy Osbourne
and
Whitesnake
.
(
Pearl
)
Mose Allison
(born 1927), jazz musician, (
Tallahatchie County
)
Robert Anderson
(1919–1995), gospel singer-composer and pianist, (
Anguilla
)
Steve Azar
(born 1964), country singer, (
Greenville
)
Glen Ballard
(born 1953), songwriter and record producer, (
Natchez
)
David Banner
, rapper/producer, (
Jackson
)
Matt Barlow
(born 1970), lead singer of the metal band
Iced Earth
, (
Biloxi
)
Prentiss Barnes
(1925–2006), rhythm and blues singer, (
Magnolia
)
Lance Bass
(born 1979), member of pop group
'N Sync
, (
Laurel
)
Jeff Bates
(born 1963), country music singer-songwriter, (Bunker Hill)
Beanland
, jam band, (
Oxford
)
Robert Belfour
(born 1940), blues musician, (
Holly Springs
)
Carey Bell
(1936–2007),
Chicago blues
harmonica player, (
Macon
)
Big Time Sarah
(born 1953), blues singer, (
Coldwater
)
The Blackwood Brothers
, gospel singers, (
Choctaw County
)
James Blackwood
(1919–2002), one of The Blackwood Brothers, (
Choctaw County
)
Blind Melon
, Alternative rock and jam band, (
Starkville
)
Blind Mississippi Morris
(born 1955), blues artist, (
Clarksdale
)
Blue Mountain
,
alternative country
band, (
Oxford
)
Lucille Bogan
(1897–1948), blues singer, (
Amory
)
Charley Booker
(1925–1989), blues singer and guitarist, (
Moorhead
)
Eddie Boyd
(1914–1994), blues musician, (
Clarksdale
)
Bobby Bradford
(born 1934), jazz musician and composer, (
Cleveland
)
Jan Bradley
(born 1943), soul singer, (
Byhalia
)
Cory Branan
, singer-songwriter, (
Southhaven
)
Jackie Brenston
(1930–1979), American R&B singer and saxophonist, (
Clarksdale
)
Big Bill Broonzy
(1898–1958), blues singer-songwriter and guitarist, (
Scott County
)
Eddie "Bongo" Brown
(1932–1984), percussionist, (
Clarksdale
)
Jimmy Buffett
(born 1946), multi-genre singer-songwriter, (
Pascagoula
)
R.
L.
Burnside
(1926–2005), blues singer-songwriter, (
Harmontown
)
Jerry Butler
(born 1939), soul singer-songwriter, (
Sunflower
)
Cadillac Don & J-Money
, rap duo, (
Crawford
)
G.
C.
Cameron
(born 1945), soul and R&B singer, (
Jackson
)
Ace Cannon
(born 1934), tenor and alto saxophonist, (
Grenada
)
Gus Cannon
(1883–1979), jug band musician, (
Red Banks
)
Bo Carter
(1893–1964), blues singer, (
Bolton
)
Johnny Carver
(born 1940), country singer, (
Jackson
)
The Chambers Brothers
, soul music group, (
Lee County
)
Sam Chatmon
(1897–1983), blues singer, brother of Bo Carter, (
Bolton
)
Otis Clay
(born 1942), R&B and soul musician, (
Waxhaw
)
Chalmers Clifton
(1889–1966), conductor and composer, (
Jackson
)
Odia Coates
(1942–1991), singer, (
Vicksburg
)
Hank Cochran
(born 1935), country music singer-songwriter, (
Isola
)
Bill Coday
(1942–2008), singer, (
Coldwater
)
Phil Cohran
(born 1927), jazz musician, (
Oxford
)
Colour Revolt
, indie rock band, (
Oxford
)
Mike Compton
(born 1956), bluegrass mandolin player, (
Meridian
)
David L.
Cook
(born 1968), Christian country music singer-songwriter, (
Pascagoula
)
Sam Cooke
(1931–1964), (
Clarksdale
)
The Cook Family Singers
, Christian country music group, (
Pascagoula
)
The Cooters
,
punk metal
band, (
Oxford
)
James Cotton
(born 1935), blues harmonica player and singer-songwriter, (
Tunica
)
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
(1905–1974),
Delta blues
singer and guitarist, (
Forest
)
George Cummings
(born 1938), guitarist and songwriter, (
Meridian
)
Olu Dara
(born 1941), jazz musician, (
Natchez
)
Lester Davenport
(1932–2009), American blues harmonica player and singer, (
Tchula
)
Paul Davis
(1948–2008), singer-songwriter, (
Meridian
)
Jimmy Dawkins
(born 1936), blues guitarist and singer, (
Tchula
)
Al Denson
(born 1960),
contemporary Christian
artist, (
Starkville
)
Bo Diddley
(1928–2008), rock & roll/R&B singer-songwriter, (
McComb
)
Willie Dixon
(1915–1992), blues bassist/singer-ongwriter/record producer, (
Vicksburg
)
Nate Dogg
(born 1969),
West Coast Hip Hop
and R&B artist, (
Clarksdale
)
Kevin Dukes
(born 1956), guitarist, (
Brookhaven
)
Omar Kent Dykes
(born 1950), blues guitarist and singer, (
McComb
)
Judy Dunaway
(born 1964), avant-garde composer/free improvisor/conceptual sound artist
Meredith Edwards
(born 1984), country singer, (
Clinton
)
Lehman Engel
(1910–1982), composer and conductor, (
Jackson
)
Shelly Fairchild
, country music artist, (
Clinton
)
Charlie Feathers
(1932–1998), (
Holly Springs
)
Five Blind Boys of Mississippi
, gospel singers, (
Piney Woods
)
Steve Forbert
(born 1955), pop music singer-songwriter, (
Meridian
)
Phillip Fortenberry, accomplished broadway pianist, (
Columbia
)
Barbara Siggers Franklin
(1917–1952), gospel singer and mother of
Aretha Franklin
, (
Shelby
)
Lee Garrett
, R&B singer-songwriter
Eric "Red Mouth" Gebhardt
, multi-genre singer-songwriter, (
Biloxi
)
Bobbie Gentry
(born 1944), singer-songwriter, (
Greenwood
)
Mickey Gilley
(born 1936), country singer and musician, (
Natchez
)
Mark Gray
(born 1952), country music singer and keyboardist, (
Vicksburg
Garland Green
(born 1942), soul singer and pianist, (
Dunleith
)
Lloyd Green
(born 1937), country music steel guitarist, (
Leaf
)
Ted Hawkins
(born 1936), singer and songwriter, (
Biloxi
)
Kenneth Haxton (1919–2002), composer, (
Greenville
)
Jessie Mae Hemphill
(1923–2006), blues musician, (
Como
)
Caroline Herring
, bluegrass musician, (
Canton
)
Michael Henderson
(born 1951), bass guitarist, R&B singer (
Yazoo City
)
Faith Hill
(born 1967), country/pop singer, (
Jackson
)
Kim Hill
(born 1963), Christian singer-songwriter, (
Starkville
)
Ernie Hines
(born 1938), soul musician
Milt Hinton
(1910–2000), jazz
double bassist
, (
Vicksburg
)
John Lee Hooker
(1917–2001), singer-songwriter and blues guitarist, (
Clarksdale
)
Big Walter Horton
(1917–1981), blues harmonica player, (
Horn Lake
)
Son House
(1902–1988), blues singer and guitarist, (Riverton)
Randy Houser
(born 1975), country music artist, (
Lake
)
Thelma Houston
(born 1943), R&B singer-songwriter, (
Leland
)
Guy Hovis
(born 1941),
big band
singer, (
Tupelo
)
Cary Hudson
, lead singer and guitarist for alternative country band
Blue Mountain
, (
Sumrall
)
Mississippi John Hurt
(c.1893–1966),
country blues
singer and guitarist, (
Teoc
)
Clifton Hyde
(born 1976), multi-instrumentalist and producer, (
Hattiesburg
)
Carl Jackson
(born 1953), country and bluegrass musician, (
Louisville
)
Elmore James
(1918–1963), blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, (
Richland
)
Skip James
(1902–1969), Delta blues guitarist/pianist/singer-songwriter, (
Bentonia
)
Roosevelt Jamison
(born 1936), songwriter/publicist, (
Olive Branch
)
Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson
(born 1944), drummer in
The Allman Brothers Band
, (
Ocean Springs
)
Big Jack Johnson
(born 1940), blues musician, (
Clarksdale
)
Jimmy Johnson
(born 1928), blues guitarist and singer, (
Holly Springs
)
Robert Johnson
(1911–1938), blues and Delta blues musician, (
Hazlehurst
)
Margie Joseph
(born 1950), R&B and soul singer, (
Pascagoula
)
Junior Kimbrough
(1930–1998), blues artist, (
Hudsonville
)
Albert King
(1923–1992), blues guitarist and singer, (
Indianola
)
B.
B.
King
(born 1925), blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, (
Itta Bena
)
Fern Kinney
, rhythm & blues and disco music entertainer, (
Jackson
)
Kudzu Kings
, band, (
Oxford
)
Fred Knoblock
(born 1953), country singer-songwriter, (
Jackson
)
Sonny Landreth
(born 1951), blues musician and
slide guitar
player, (
Canton
)
Denise LaSalle
(born 1939),
urban contemporary
and
contemporary R&B
singer-songwriter/record producer, (
Belzoni
)
Rick Lawson
(born 1973), soul and R&B singer, (
Raymond
)
Chris LeDoux
(1948–2005), country music singer-songwriter, (
Biloxi
)
Mylon LeFevre
(born 1944), gospel and
Christian rock
singer, (
Gulfport
)
Robert "Squirrel" Lester
(born 1942), second tenor of
The Chi-Lites
, (
McComb
)
Bobby Lounge
(born 1950), singer-songwriter, (
McComb
)
Tommy McClennan
(1908–c.1962), Delta blues singer and guitarist, (
Yazoo City
)
George McConnell
, guitarist, (
Vicksburg
)
Kansas Joe McCoy
(1905–1950), blues musician and songwriter, (
Raymond
)
Papa Charlie McCoy
(1909–1950), Delta blues musician and songwriter, (
Jackson
)
Fred McDowell
(1904–1972), blues singer and guitarist, (
Como
)
Mulgrew Miller
(born 1955), jazz pianist, (
Greenwood
)
Little Milton
(1934–2005), blues and soul vocalist and guitarist, (
Inverness
)
Hoyt Ming, old-time fiddler, (
Choctaw County
)
Mississippi Mass Choir
, gospel choir, (
Jackson
)
Mississippi Slim
(born 1923), country singer and guitarist, (
Smithville
)
Monkey Joe
, blues musician, (
Jackson
)
Dorothy Moore
(born 1947), pop/R&B/gospel singer, (
Jackson
)
Charlie Musselwhite
(born 1944),
blues-harp
player and bandleader, (
Kosciusko
)
Bill Myrick
(born 1926), country singer/musician/writer/producer/disc jockey, (
Simpson County
)
North Mississippi Allstars
, blues-rock/jam band, (
Hernando
)
Brandy Norwood
(born 1979), R&B singer-songwriter/record producer, (
McComb
)
Willie Norwood
(born 1955), gospel singer, (
McComb
)
Ray J
(born 1981), contemporary R&B and
hip hop
singer/record producer, (
McComb
)
Alexander O'Neal
(born 1953), soul singer, (
Natchez
)
Paul Overstreet
(born 1955), country music singer-songwriter, (
Newton
)
Ginny Owens
, blind contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter, (
Jackson
)
Junior Parker
(1932–1971),
Memphis blues
singer and musician, (
Clarksdale
)
Michael Passons
(born 1965), founding member of the Christian band
Avalon
, (
Yazoo City
)
Charley Patton
(1891–1934),
Delta-
/
Country-
/
Gospel blues
musician, (
Edwards
)
Dion Payton
(born 1950), blues guitarist and singer, (
Greenwood
)
Elvis Presley
(1935–1977), multi-genre musician, (
Tupelo
)
Leontyne Price
(born 1927), opera singer, (
Laurel
)
Charley Pride
(born 1938), country music singer, (
Sledge
)
John Primer
(born 1945), blues singer and guitarist, (
Camden
)
Stephen Purdy
(born 1970), conductor/pianist and vocal coach for broadway musicals and broadway actors, (
Hattiesburg
)
Jimmy Reed
(1925–1976), blues singer and musician, (
Dunleith
)
Del Rendon
(1965–2005), country musician, (
Starkville
)
Mack Rice
(born 1933), songwriter, (
Clarksdale
)
LeAnn Rimes
(born 1982), country and pop singer, (
Pearl
)
Fenton Robinson
(born 1935), blues musician, (
Greenwood
)
Jimmie Rodgers
(1897–1933), country singer, (
Meridian
)
Jimmy Rogers
(1924–1997), blues signer and guitarist, (
Ruleville
)
David Ruffin
(1941–1991), former lead singer of
The Temptations
, (
Whynot
)
Jimmy Ruffin
(born 1939), soul and R&B singer, (
Collinsville
)
Bobby Rush
(born 1940), blues and R&B musician/composer/singer, (
Jackson
)
Otis Rush
(born 1935), blues musician, (
Philadelphia
)
Oliver Sain
(1932–2003), saxophonist/drummer/songwriter/record producer, (
Dundee
)
Magic Sam
(1937–1969),
Chicago blues
and
soul blues
musician, (
Grenada
)
Jeff Savage, Grammy/Dove winning pop producer and songwriter/film composer, (
Clinton
)
Scott Savage, drummer for Christian rock band
Jars of Clay
, (
Clinton
)
Saving Abel
, rock band, (
Corinth
)
Johnny Sea
(born 1940), country singer, (
Gulfport
)
Toni Seawright
(born 1964), singer-songwriter, (
Pascagoula
)
Jumpin' Gene Simmons
(1933–2006), rockabilly singer, (
Tupelo
)
Byther Smith
(born 1933), blues musician, (
Monticello
)
Soulja Boy
(born 1990), rapper/record producer, (
Batesville, Mississippi
)
Otis Spann
(1930–1970), blues musician, (
Jackson
)
Britney Spears
(born 1981), pop singer, (
McComb
)
Judson Spence
(born 1965), songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, (
Pascagoula
)
Roebuck "Pop" Staples
(1914–2000), founder of
The Staple Singers
, (
Winona
)
Rogers Stevens
(born 1970), guitarist for the band
Blind Melon
, (
West Point
)
Lisa Stewart
(born 1968), country musician, (
Louisville
)
William Grant Still
(1895–1978), classical composer, (
Woodville
)
Barrett Strong
(born 1941), singer and songwriter, (
West Point
)
Marty Stuart
(born 1958), country music singer, (
Philadelphia
)
Hubert Sumlin
(born 1931), blues musician, (
Greenwood
)
Deanna Summers
, songwriter
Ty Tabor
(born 1961), guitarist/songwriter/vocalist for rock band
King's X
, (
Pearl
)
Eddie Taylor
(1923–1985), blues guitarist and singer, (
Benoit
)
Hound Dog Taylor
(1915–1975), blues guitarist and singer, (
Natchez
)
Melvin Taylor
(born 1959), blues musician, (
Jackson, Mississippi
)
Ernie Terrell
(born 1939), singer and record producer, (
Belzoni
)
Jean Terrell
(born 1944), R&B and jazz singer, (
Belzoni
)
James "Son" Thomas
(1926–1993), blues musician, (
Leland
)
Rufus Thomas
(1917–2001), R&B/funk/soul singer, (
Cayce
)
Ashley Thompson
(born 1980), singer, (
Booneville
)
Ike Turner
(1931–2007), multi-genre musician/record producer, (
Clarksdale
)
Conway Twitty
(1933–1993), country singer-songwriter, (
Friars Point
)
Freddie Waits
(1943–1989),
hard bop
and
post-bop
drummer, (
Jackson
)
Travis Wammack
(born 1944), rock and roll guitarist, (
Walnut
)
Walter Ward
(born 1940), R&B singer and lead vocalist of
The Olympics
, (
Jackson
)
Muddy Waters
(1913–1983),
Electric blues
and
Chicago blues
musician, (
Rolling Fork
)
Jim Weatherly
(born 1943), country and pop singer-songwriter, (
Pontotoc
)
Carl Weathersby
(born 1953), blues vocalist/guitarist/songwriter, (
Jackson
)
Bukka White
(1909–1977), Delta blues guitarist and singer, (
Houston
)
Carson Whitsett
(1945–2007), keyboardist and songwriter, (
Jackson
)
Tim Whitsett
(born 1943), band leader/songwriter/producer, (
Jackson
)
Webb Wilder
(born 1954), country/
surf music
/rock & roll musician, (
Hattiesburg
)
Big Joe Williams
(1903–1982), Delta blues musician and songwriter, (
Crawford
)
Hayley Williams
(born 1988), pop punk and alternative rock singer-songwriter, (
Meridian
)
Sonny Boy Williamson II
(died 1965), blues harmonica player and singer-songwriter, (
Glendora
)
Eddie Willis
(born 1936), electric guitarist, (
Grenada
)
Al Wilson
(1939–2008), singer and drummer, (
Meridian
)
Cassandra Wilson
(born 1955), jazz singer-songwriter, (
Jackson
)
Mary Wilson
(born 1944), singer and founding member of
The Supremes
, (
Greenville
)
Elder Roma Wilson (born 1910), harmonica player, (
Blue Springs
)
Howlin' Wolf
(1910–1976), blues singer/guitarist/harmonica player, (
West Point
)
Tammy Wynette
(1942–1998), country music singer-songwriter, (
Tremont
)
Lester Young
(1909–1959), jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist, (
Woodville
)
Zora Young
(born 1948), blues singer, (
West Point
)
Physicians
Blair E. Batson, chairman of pediatrics at the
University of Mississippi Medical Center
and namesake of the Blair E.
Batson Hospital for Children, (
Jackson
)
Henry Cloud
(born 1956), clinical psychologist, (
Vicksburg
)
Arthur Guyton
(1919–2003), wrote the
Textbook of Medical Physiology
, (
Oxford
)
John Hall, continues to work on Textbook of Medical Physiology
James Hardy (1918–2003), surgeon who performed the first successful cadaveric
lung transplant
, (
Jackson
)
T.
R.
M.
Howard
(1908–1976), surgeon and activist, (
Mound Bayou
)
Thomas Naum James
(born 1925), cardiologist, (
Amory
)
Politicians
Thomas Abernethy
(1903–1998), U.S. representative, (
Eupora
)
Robert H.
Adams
(1792–1830), U.S. senator, (
Natchez
)
James L.
Alcorn
(1816–1894), governor and U.S. senator, (
Friars Point
)
William Allain
(born 1928), governor, (
Washington
)
John Mills Allen
(1846–1917), U.S. representative, (
Tishomingo County
)
Apuckshunubbee
(c.1740–1824),
Choctaw
chief
Haley Barbour
(born 1947), governor, (
Yazoo City
)
Ethelbert Barksdale
(1824–1893), U.S. representative and member of the
Confederate States Congress
, (
Jackson
)
William Barksdale
(1821–1863), U.S. congressman, (
Jackson
)
Ross Barnett
(1898–1987), governor, (
Standing Pine
)
Cheri Barry
(born c.1955), mayor, (
Meridian
)
Marion Barry
(born 1936), Washington, D.C. mayor, (
Itta Bena
)
Theodore G.
Bilbo
(1877–1947), governor and U.S. senator, (
Poplarville
)
Marsha Blackburn
(born 1952), U.S. representative from Tennessee, (
Laurel
)
Hale Boggs
(1914–1972), U.S. representative from Louisiana, House majority leader, (
Long Beach
)
David R.
Bowen
(born 1932), U.S. representative, (
Houston
)
Walker Brooke
(1813–1869), U.S. senator, (
Vicksburg
)
Blanche Bruce
(1841–1898), U.S. senator
Ezekiel S.
Candler, Jr.
(1862–1944), U.S. representative, (
Corinth
)
Joseph W.
Chalmers
(1806–1853), U.S. senator, (
Holly Springs
)
Travis Childers
(born 1958), U.S. representative, (
Booneville
)
John Claiborne
(1809–1884), U.S. representative, (
Natchez
)
Robert G.
Clark, Jr.
(born 1928), first African American state representative since
Reconstruction
Thad Cochran
(born 1937), U.S. senator, (
Pontotoc
)
James P.
Coleman
(1914–1991), governor, (
Ackerman
)
Jacqueline Y.
Collins
(born 1949), Illinois state senator, (
McComb
)
Ross A.
Collins
(1880–1968), U.S. representative, (
Collinsville
)
William M.
Colmer
(1890–1980), U.S. representative, (
Moss Point
)
Greg Davis
(born 1966), mayor, (
Southaven
)
Jefferson Davis
(1808–1889), U.S. senator and president of the
Confederate States of America
, (
Warren County
)
Wayne Dowdy
(born 1943), chairman of the
Mississippi Democratic Party
, (
Magnolia
)
Brad Dye
(born 1933), lieutenant governor, (
Charleston
)
James Eastland
(1904–1986), U.S. senator, (
Sunflower
)
Mike Espy
(born 1953), U.S. secretary of agriculture, (
Yazoo City
)
Robert C.
Farrell
(born 1936), Los Angeles city councilman, (
Natchez
)
Erik R.
Fleming
(born 1965), state representative, (
Clinton
)
Kirk Fordice
(1934–2004), governor, (
Vicksburg
)
Webb Franklin
(born 1941), U.S. representative, (
Greenwood
)
Evelyn Gandy
(1920–2007), lieutenant governor, (
Hattiesburg
)
James Z.
George
(1826–1897), U.S. senator, (
Carrollton
)
Charles H.
Griffin
(1926–1989), U.S. representative, (
Utica
)
Gregg Harper
(born 1956), U.S. representative, (
Jackson
)
Pat Harrison
(1881–1941), U.S. representative, (
Crystal Springs
)
Patrick Henry
(1843–1930), U.S. representative, (
Brandon
)
Thomas C.
Hindman
(1828–1868), U.S. representative from Arkansas, (
Ripley
)
Jon Hinson
(1942–1995), U.S. representative, (
Tylertown
)
David Holmes
(1769–1832), first
Governor of Mississippi
Jim Hood
, Attorney General of Mississippi, (
New Houlka
)
Delbert Hosemann
(born 1947), Mississippi secretary of state, (
Vicksburg
)
Benjamin G.
Humphreys
(1808–1882), governor, (
Claiborne County
)
Benjamin G.
Humphreys II
(1865–1923), U.S. representative, (
Claiborne County
)
William Y.
Humphreys
(1890–1933), U.S. representative, (
Greenville
)
Paul B.
Johnson, Sr.
(1880–1943), judge/governor, (
Hattiesburg
)
Paul B.
Johnson, Jr.
(1916–1985), governor, (
Hattiesburg
)
Pete Johnson
(born 1948), state auditor, co-chair of Delta Regional Authority, (
Clarksdale
)
Daryl Jones
(born 1955), (
Jackson
)
Penne Percy Korth
(born 1942), diplomat, (
Hattiesburg
)
L.Q.C.
Lamar
(1825–1893), U.S. senator and
supreme court justice
, (
Oxford
)
Greenwood LeFlore
(1800–1865),
Choctaw
chief, state senator
Clinton LeSueur
(born 1969), (
Holly Springs
)
Elmer Litchfield
(1927–2008), sheriff of
East Baton Rouge Parish
in Louisiana, (
Meridian
)
Mamie Locke
(born 1954), Virginia state senator, (
Brandon
)
Trent Lott
(born 1941), U.S. senator, (
Grenada
)
John R.
Lynch
(1847–1939), first African-American speaker of the Mississippi House, U.S. representative, (
Natchez
)
Ray Mabus
(born 1948), governor and
Secretary of the Navy
, (
Starkville
)
Harlan Majure
(born 1929), mayor of Philadelphia, Mississippi, (
Meridian
)
Glenn McCullough
(born 1954), mayor of Tupelo, (
Tupelo
)
Chris McDaniel
(born 1971), state senator, (
Laurel
)
Hernando Money
(1839–1912), U.S. senator, (
Carrollton
)
"Sonny" Montgomery
(1920–2006), U.S. representative, (
Meridian
)
Mike Moore
(born 1952), Mississippi attorney general, (
Pascagoula
)
Ronnie Musgrove
(born 1956), governor, (
Tocowa
)
Spencer Myrick
(1918–1991), Louisiana legislator, (
Simpson County
)
Alan Nunnelee
(born 1958), state senator, (
Tupelo
)
Chip Pickering
(born 1963), U.S. representative, (
Laurel
)
John E.
Rankin
(1882–1960), U.S. representative, (
Itawamba County
)
Red Shoes Choctaw
, Choctaw leader, assassinated 1747
Bill Renick
(born 1954), mayor, governor's chief of staff (
Ashland
)
Hiram Rhodes Revels
(1827–1901), first African-American U.S. senator, (
Claiborne County
)
Carol Schwartz
(born 1944),
District of Columbia
politician, (
Greenville
)
Abram M.
Scott
(1785–1833), governor, (
Wilkinson County
)
Ronnie Shows
(born 1947), U.S. representative, (
Moselle
)
Jim Singleton
(born 1931), New Orleans councilman (
Hazlehurst
)
Larkin I.
Smith
(1944–1989), U.S. representative, (
Poplarville
)
Larry Speakes
(born 1939), presidential spokesman, (
Cleveland
)
John C.
Stennis
(1901–1995), U.S. senator, (
De Kalb
)
Bill Stone
(born 1965), state senator, (
Ashland
)
William V.
Sullivan
(1857–1918), U.S. representative and senator, (
Winona
)
Gene Taylor
(born 1953), U.S. representative, (
Bay St. Louis
)
Bennie Thompson
(born 1948), U.S. representative, (
Bolton
)
Jacob Thompson
(1810–1885), U.S. representative, secretary of the interior, (
Oxford
)
Amy Tuck
(born 1963), lieutenant governor, (
Maben
)
James K.
Vardaman
(1861–1930), governor, U.S.
Senator, (
Yalobusha County
)
Jamie L.
Whitten
(1910–1995), U.S. representative, (
Cascilla
)
Roger Wicker
(born 1951), U.S. senator, (
Pontotoc
)
Thomas Hickman Williams
(1801–1851), U.S. senator, (
Pontotoc County
)
William Arthur Winstead
(1904–1995), U.S. representative, (
Philadelphia
)
William Winter
(born 1923), governor, (
Grenada
)
Fielding L.
Wright
(1895–1956), governor, (
Rolling Fork
)
Supercentenarians
Susie Gibson
(1890–2006), lived 115 years & 108 days, (
Corinth
)
Moses Hardy
(1893/1894–2006), lived 112 to 113 years, (
Aberdeen
)
Bettie Wilson
(1890–2006), lived 115 years & 153 days
Writers
Howard Bahr
(born 1946), (
Jackson
)
Frederick Barthelme
(born 1943), novelist and professor, (
Hattiesburg
)
Earl W.
Bascom
(1906–1995), (
Columbia
)
Lerone Bennett, Jr.
(born 1928), editor of
Ebony
magazine, (
Clarksdale
)
Douglas A.
Blackmon
(born 1964), journalist and historian, (
Leland
)
Maxwell Bodenheim
(1892–1954), poet and novelist, (
Hermanville
)
Bruce Brady (1934?–2000), writer, editor of
Outdoor Life
, (
Brookhaven
)
Charlie Braxton, poet and author, (
McComb
)
Larry Brown
(1951–2004), (
Oxford
)
Jill Conner Browne, author
Sweet Potato Queen
, (
Tupelo
)
Jack Butler
(born 1944), (
Alligator
)
Mary Cain
(1904–1984), journalist, (
Pike County
)
Hodding Carter II
(1907–1972), journalist, (
Greenville
)
Hodding Carter III
(born 1935), journalist, (
Greenville
)
Craig Claiborne
(1920–2000), food writer, (
Sunflower
)
Mart Crowley
(born 1935), playwright, (
Vicksburg
)
Borden Deal
(1922–1985), novelist and short story writer, (
Pontotoc
)
Ben Domenech
(born 1981), conservative writer and blogger, (
Jackson
)
David Herbert Donald
(1920–2009), historian, (
Goodman
)
Ellen Douglas (Josephine Haxton) (born 1921), novelist, (
Greenville
)
John T.
Edge
, food writer, (
Oxford
)
John Faulkner
(1901–1963), plain-style writer, (
Ripley
)
William Faulkner
(1897–1962), Nobel laureate, (
New Albany
)
Bill Fitzhugh (born 1957), (
Jackson
)
Vic Fleming
(born 1951), (
Jackson
)
Shelby Foote
(1916–2005), historian and novelist, (
Greenville
)
Charles Henri Ford
(1913–2002), poet, novelist, editor (
Brookhaven
)
Richard Ford
(born 1944),
Pulitzer Prize
-winning novelist and short story writer, (
Jackson
)
Lynn Franklin
(born 1922), author, police detective
Ellen Gilchrist
(born 1935), novelist/poet/short story writer, (
Vicksburg
)
John Grisham
(born 1955),
legal thrillers
novelist, (
Southaven
)
Barry Hannah
(born 1942), novelist and short story writer, (
Clinton
)
Charlaine Harris
(born 1951), mystery author, (
Tunica
)
Thomas Harris
(born 1940), author who created the character
Hannibal Lecter
, (
Rich
)
Beth Henley
(born 1952), playwright and screenwriter, (
Jackson
)
M.
Carl Holman
(1919–1988), author/poet/playwright, (
Minter City
)
Greg Iles
(born 1960), novelist, (
Natchez
)
Greg Keyes
(born 1963), science fiction and fantasy writer, (
Meridian
)
Donna Ladd
(born 1961), investigative journalist, (
Philadelphia
)
Muna Lee
(1895–1965), author and poet, (
Raymond
)
Sam Chu Lin
(1939–2006), journalist, (
Greenville
)
C.
Liegh McInnis
(born 1969), poet/short story writer/editor of
Black Magnolias
(
Clarksdale
)
Anne Moody
(born 1940), author, activist, (
Centreville
)
Willie Morris
(1934–1999), author, editor (
Jackson
)
Jess Mowry
(born 1960), writer of books and stories for children and young adults, (
Starkville
)
Thomas Naylor
(born 1936), author and economist, (
Jackson
)
Lewis Nordan
(born 1939), (
Forest
)
Steven Ozment
(born 1939), historian, (
McComb
)
Walker Percy
(1916–1990), (
Greenville
)
William Alexander Percy
(1885–1942), (
Greenville
)
William Raspberry
(born 1935), public affairs columnist, (
Okolona
)
Kevin Sessums
(born 1956), magazine editor, (
Forest
)
Patrick D.
Smith
(born 1927),
Pulitzer Prize
and
Nobel Prize
nominee, (
Mendenhall
)
Lynne Spears
(born 1955), author and mother of
Britney Spears
and
Jamie Lynn Spears
, (
McComb
)
Elizabeth Spencer
(born 1921), novelist, (
Carrollton
)
Kathryn Stockett
(writer), novelist, (
Jackson
)
William N.
Still, Jr.
(born 1932), maritime historian, (
Columbus
)
Donna Tartt
(born 1963), novelist, (
Greenwood
)
Clifton Taulbert
(born 1945), author and speaker, (
Glen Allan
)
Mildred Taylor
(born 1943), author, (
Jackson
)
Natasha Trethewey
(born 1966), 2007 Pulitzer Prize poet, (
Gulfport
)
Jamie Langston Turner
(born 1949), Christian novelist
Brenda Venus
(born 1947), author, (
Biloxi
)
Howard Waldrop
(born 1946), science fiction author, (
Houston
)
Robert W.
Walker
, novelist, (
Corinth
)
Peggy Webb
(born 1942), romance novel author, (
Mooreville
)
Eudora Welty
(1909–2001), (
Jackson
)
Tennessee Williams
(1911–1983), (
Columbus
)
Richard Nathaniel Wright
(1908–1960), (
Roxie
)
Al Young
(born 1939), poet/novelist/essayist/screenwriter, (
Ocean Springs
)
Stark Young
(1881–1963), playwright/novelist/literary critic/essayist, (
Como
)
Other people
Arthur Blessitt
(born 1940), preacher, most famous for carrying a cross through every nation of the world, (
Greenville
)
Miriam Chamani
(born 1943), Mambo Priestess and co-founder of the
New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple
, (
Jackson
)
James Copeland
(1823–1857), outlaw and co-leader of the Wages and Copeland Clan, (
Jackson County
)
Cat Cora
(born 1967), only female
Iron Chef America
in franchise history, (
Jackson
)
James A.
Ford
(1911–1968), archaeologist, (
Water Valley
)
Fred Haise
(born 1933), former
NASA
astronaut
, (
Biloxi
)
Elizabeth Lee Hazen
(1885–1975), microbiologist who contribution in the developement of
nystatin
, (
Rich
)
Larry Hoover
(born 1950), leader of the
Gangster Disciple Nation
gang, (
Jackson
)
Leslie Hubricht
(1908–2005), biologist and malacologist, (
Meridian
)
Mary Comfort Leonard
(1856–1940), founder of the
Delta Gamma
Fraternity, (
Kosciusko
)
Haller Nutt
(1816–1864), planter, builder of
Longwood
, (
Jefferson County
)
Felder Rushing,
horticulturist
/gardening book author/radio and TV host, (
Indianola
)
Lenny Skutnik
(born 1953), celebrity rescuer of 1982 disaster victim
Roy A.
Tucker
(born 1951), astronomer, (
Jackson
)
References
Local People by John Dittmer
, retrieved on 2009-08-08
Dallas Voice
retrieved 2009-08-09
EdMcGowin.com
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