Biographical Records

Notable People from Mississippi

1,103 notable figures born in Mississippi, showing page 10 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Etheridge Knight
African-American poet (1931-1991)
1931 – 1991
poet
John W. Mitchell
John W. Mitchell
officer of the US Air Force (1914-1995)
1915 – 1995
aircraft pilotmilitary personnel
Lewis Edward Anderson
American botanist and bryologist (1912-2007)
1912 – 2007
scientific collectorbryologistuniversity teacher
Van T. Barfoot
Van T. Barfoot
U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient (1919–2012)
1919 – 2012
military personnel
Sonny Boswell
American basketball player (1919–1964)
1919 – 1964
basketball player
Bennett Griffin
Bennett Griffin
American aviator (1895-1978)
1895 – 1978
aircraft pilot
Sam Gilliam
Sam Gilliam
American painter (1933–2022)
1933 – 2022
draftspersonprintmakersculptor
Ted Hawkins
American singer-songwriter
1936 – 1995
street artistsinger-songwritermusician
Cleveland Buckner
American basketball player (1938-2006)
1938 – 2006
basketball player
Thomas K. McCraw
American historian (1940-2012)
1940 – 2012
historian
King Solomon Hill
Delta blues guitarist and singer (1897–1949)
1897 – 1949
blues singerguitaristmusician
Mississippi Joe Callicott
United States Delta blues singer and guitarist
1899 – 1969
blues musiciansongwriterguitarist
Al Wilson
American singer (1939-2008)
1939 – 2008
musiciansinger
Leland Mitchell
Leland Mitchell
American basketball player
1941 – 2013
basketball player
Frank E. Smith
Frank E. Smith
American politician (1918-1997)
1918 – 1997
politician
A'Lelia Walker
American businesswoman (1885–1931)
1885 – 1931
socialiteentrepreneur
Andrew Briscoe
Andrew Briscoe
American politician (1810-1849)
1810 – 1849
merchantpoliticianjudge
T. Jeff Busby
T. Jeff Busby
American politician (1884-1964)
1884 – 1964
politicianlawyer
Larry Grantham
Larry Grantham
American football player (1938-2017)
1938 – 2017
American football player
Elton Watkins
Elton Watkins
American politician (1881-1956)
1881 – 1956
politicianlawyer
Bobby Emmons
American musician (1943-2015)
1943 – 2015
songwritermusicianpianist
William Alexander Percy
William Alexander Percy
American writer (1885–1942)
1885 – 1942
poetwriter
Jean Antoine
American professional wrestler (1943-2016)
1943 – 2016
professional wrestleramateur wrestler
Douglas H. Cooper
Douglas H. Cooper
U.S. Indian Agent and Confederate Army general (1815-1879)
1815 – 1879
Indian agentpoliticianmilitary personnel
Jim Dunaway
American football player (1941-2018)
1941 – 2018
American football player
David Myers
David Myers
American musician (1926-2001)
1926 – 2001
blues musicianguitaristmusician
Prentiss Walker
Prentiss Walker
Mississippi farmer and congressman (1917–1998)
1917 – 1998
politician
Parker Hall
American football player (1916-2005)
1916 – 2005
American football player
Samuel Andrew Witherspoon
Samuel Andrew Witherspoon
American politician (1855–1915)
1855 – 1915
university teacherpoliticianlawyer
E. W. Hammons
E. W. Hammons
American film producer (1882–1962)
1882 – 1962
film producer
Oscar W. Gillespie
Oscar W. Gillespie
U.S. House Representative for the state of Texas (1858-1927)
1858 – 1927
politicianlawyer
Emmett H. Walker, Jr.
Emmett H. Walker, Jr.
United States general
1924 – 2007
military personnel
Don Blasingame
Don Blasingame
American baseball player (1932–2005)
1932 – 2005
baseball player
Don Briscoe
actor (1940-2004)
1940 – 2004
television actoractor
Jimmy Johnson
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer (1928-2022)
1928 – 2022
singer
Mylon LeFevre
American Christian music singer
1944 – 2023
backing vocalistsingercomposer
Lamar Williams
American rock musician
1949 – 1983
musician
John Fortenberry
American film and television director
1927
film editorfilm producertelevision director
Larkin I. Smith
Larkin I. Smith
American politician (1944-1989)
1944 – 1989
politician
Kate Stone
American author
1841 – 1907
diaristwriter
Roy Hilton
American football player (1943-2019)
1943 – 2019
American football player
James W. Washington, Jr.
American artist (1909-2000)
1909 – 2000
painter
Merline Johnson
American blues singer in the 1930s and 1940s
1910
musiciansinger
John Faulkner
American author and artist; brother of author William Faulkner (1901-1963)
1901 – 1963
short story writernovelistpainter
Gloster Richardson
American football player (1942-2020)
1942 – 2020
American football player
Herschel McCoy
American costume designer (1912-1956)
1912 – 1956
costume designer
Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers
Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers
African American Chicago blues guitarist and singer (1929–1993)
1929 – 1993
guitaristsongwritermusician
Alexander Graves
Alexander Graves
American politician (1844-1916)
1844 – 1916
politicianlawyer
Frank Kinard
American football player, coach, and athletic administrator (1905–1982)
1914 – 1985
American football playercoach
William J. Mills
William J. Mills
19th Governor of New Mexico Territory (1849-1915)
1849 – 1915
juristgovernorpolitician
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