Biographical Records

Notable People from Mississippi

1,103 notable figures born in Mississippi, showing page 13 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Bob Boyd
American baseball player
1919 - 2004
baseball player
Greenwood LeFlore
Greenwood LeFlore
American politician (1800-1865)
1800 - 1865
traditional leader or chiefpolitician
Mushulatubbee
Mushulatubbee
Choctaw chief
1770 - 1838
traditional leader or chief
Piomingo
Chickasaw leader (c.1750 – c.1799)
1750 - 1799
traditional leader or chief
Benajah Harvey Carroll
Benajah Harvey Carroll
American theologian
1843 - 1914
scholartheologianpreacher
Finis L. Bates
Finis L. Bates
American lawyer
1848 - 1923
lawyer
Holt Collier
Holt Collier
Confederate Army soldier
1846 - 1936
soldierhunter
Robert McDonald Jones
Robert McDonald Jones
Choctaw politician (1808–1872)
1808 - 1872
politician
John Perkins Jr.
American politician and enslaver, Louisiana (1819-1885)
1819 - 1885
politicianlawyer
Wiley P. Harris
American politician (1818–1891)
1818 - 1891
politicianjudge
Carnot Posey
Carnot Posey
Confederate Army general
1818 - 1863
military personnel
Stephen Heard Darden
Stephen Heard Darden
Confederate Army officer (1816–1902)
1816 - 1902
politicianlawyer
Hiram R. Lott
American politician (1825-1895)
1825 - 1895
politician
Lewis P. Featherstone
Lewis P. Featherstone
Arkansas politician (1851-1922)
1851 - 1922
politician
Frank A. McLain
Frank A. McLain
American politician (1852-1920)
1852 - 1920
politicianlawyer
Alexander Boarman
Alexander Boarman
American judge and congressman (1839-1916)
1839 - 1916
politicianlawyerjudge
Henry L. Muldrow
Henry L. Muldrow
American politician (1837−1905)
1837 - 1905
army officerbankerfarmer
Eli Shelby Hammond
Eli Shelby Hammond
United States federal judge
1838 - 1904
lawyerjudge
Hiram B. Granbury
Hiram B. Granbury
Confederate Army general (1831-1864)
1831 - 1864
military personnel
Lucie Campbell
American composer and educator (1885-1963)
1885 - 1963
songwritercomposer
Wilson S. Hill
Wilson S. Hill
American politician (1863–1921)
1863 - 1921
politicianlawyer
Pearl Rivers
Pearl Rivers
American poet, journalist (1843-1896)
1849 - 1896
publisherpoetwriter
R. H. Boyd
R. H. Boyd
American minister and businessman (1843-1922)
1843 - 1922
religious leaderChristian ministerbusinessperson
James Monroe Trotter
James Monroe Trotter
American black pioneer
1842 - 1892
military personnel
Susan Dabney Smedes
Susan Dabney Smedes
American author and missionary
1840 - 1913
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry
U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1843-1930)
1843 - 1930
politicianlawyer
Elizabeth H. West
Elizabeth H. West
American librarian
1873 - 1948
librarian
John Kyle
John Kyle
American politician (1851-1913)
1851 - 1913
bankerpoliticianlawyer
William F. Love
American politician (1850-1898)
1850 - 1898
politician
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Texas ranger (1852–1918)
1852 - 1918
businessperson
Horace R. Cayton
Horace R. Cayton
American journalist (1859–1940)
1859 - 1940
journalistpolitician
Walter Williams
Walter Williams
American centenarian
1854 - 1959
soldier
Henry E. Baker
Henry E. Baker
American patent examiner and author
1857 - 1928
historian
Barnett Gibbs
Barnett Gibbs
American politician
1851 - 1904
politicianlawyer
Dora Louise Murdoch
American painter (1857-1933)
1857 - 1933
painterartist
Margaret Hunt Brisbane
Margaret Hunt Brisbane
American poet, writer (1858-1925)
1858 - 1925
poetwriter
Roscoe Simmons
Roscoe Simmons
American journalist (1878–1951)
1881 - 1951
journalistpoliticianwriter
Edward Smyth Jones
Edward Smyth Jones
American poet
1881 - 1968
laborerbuilding managerpoet
Maud Jeffries
Maud Jeffries
American actress (1896-1946)
1869 - 1946
stage actoractor
Benjamin Grubb Humphreys II
Benjamin Grubb Humphreys II
American politician (1865-1923)
1865 - 1923
politicianlawyer
Joseph Lee Jayne
Joseph Lee Jayne
United States admiral
1863 - 1928
military officer
Dunbar Rowland
Dunbar Rowland
American attorney, archivist, and historian (1864–1937)
1864 - 1937
archivisthistorianlawyer
Texas Johnny Brown
Texas Johnny Brown
American blues guitarist and songwriter
1928 - 2013
guitaristsongwritersinger
Charles Rupert Stockard
American anatomist and zoologist
1879 - 1939
anatomistzoologist
Elizabeth Dunbar Murray
American author and educator (1871-1966)
1871 - 1966
educatorwriteractor
Dolores Vallecita
Dolores Vallecita
Circus animal trainer
1877 - 1925
circus performeranimal trainer
Robert S. Hall
American politician (1879–1941)
1879 - 1941
politicianlawyerjudge
Sam C. Massingale
Sam C. Massingale
American politician (1870–1941)
1870 - 1941
politicianlawyer
Arthur Putnam
Arthur Putnam
American artist (1873–1930)
1873 - 1930
sculptor
Nathan Bedford Forrest II
Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon (1872–1931)
1872 - 1931
businessperson
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