Biographical Records

Notable People from Mississippi

1,103 notable figures born in Mississippi, showing page 15 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Cecil Price
Cecil Price
American police officer
1938 – 2001
police officercivil servant
Dunbar Rowland
Dunbar Rowland
American attorney, archivist, and historian (1864–1937)
1864 – 1937
archivisthistorianlawyer
Jimmy Patton
Jimmy Patton
American football player (1933-1972)
1933 – 1972
American football player
Louis Bullard
American football player (1956-2010)
1956 – 2010
American football player
Walter Barnes
American musician (1905-1940)
1905 – 1940
saxophonistjazz musicianbandleader
R. H. Boyd
R. H. Boyd
American minister and businessman (1843-1922)
1843 – 1922
religious leaderChristian ministerbusinessperson
Hal Malchow
American political consultant
1951 – 2024
political adviserlawyerwriter
Nathan Bedford Forrest II
Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon (1872–1931)
1872 – 1931
businessperson
Wiley P. Harris
American politician (1818–1891)
1818 – 1891
politicianjudge
Edward Smyth Jones
Edward Smyth Jones
American poet
1881 – 1968
laborerbuilding managerpoet
Johnny Dyer
American electric blues harmonicist and singer (1938-2014)
1938 – 2014
songwritersinger
Arthur Putnam
Arthur Putnam
American artist (1873–1930)
1873 – 1930
sculptor
Barnett Gibbs
Barnett Gibbs
American politician
1851 – 1904
politicianlawyer
Alexander Boarman
Alexander Boarman
American judge and congressman (1839-1916)
1839 – 1916
politicianlawyerjudge
Carl Weathersby
Carl Weathersby
American electric blues musician (1953–2024)
1953 – 2024
musician
John Perkins Jr.
American politician and enslaver, Louisiana (1819-1885)
1819 – 1885
politicianlawyer
Freddie Joe Nunn
American football player
1962 – 2021
American football player
Eagle Day
Eagle Day
American football punter (1932-2008)
1932 – 2008
American football player
King Ernest Baker
American musician
1939 – 2000
historianmusiciansinger
Hillery Brown
American basketball player
1912 – 1991
basketball player
William C. Maxwell
William C. Maxwell
US Army Air service pilot (1892–1920)
1892 – 1920
aircraft pilot
Steven Ozment
American historian (1939–2019)
1939 – 2019
university teacherhistorian
Kenneth Washington
American actor
1936 – 2025
film actortelevision actor
Larry Garron
American football player (1937-2019)
1937 – 2019
American football player
Al Benson
American DJ (1908–1978)
1908 – 1978
businesspersondisc jockey
Charles Hardy Carr
Charles Hardy Carr
United States federal judge (1903-1976)
1903 – 1976
lawyerjudge
Walter Williams
Walter Williams
American centenarian
1854 – 1959
soldier
E. Grady Jolly
American judge
1937 – 2026
judge
Barney Poole
Barney Poole
American football player (1923-2005)
1923 – 2005
American football playerbasketball player
Robert McDonald Jones
Robert McDonald Jones
Choctaw politician (1808–1872)
1808 – 1872
politician
Marion Montgomery
American jazz singer (1934-2002)
1934 – 2002
jazz singerjazz musicianmusician
Leo Welch
American singer and guitarist (1932-2017)
1932 – 2017
guitaristsinger-songwritermusician
Sam C. Massingale
Sam C. Massingale
American politician (1870–1941)
1870 – 1941
politicianlawyer
Jimmy Bertrand
American musician (1900–1960)
1900 – 1960
jazz musicianmusician
Holt Collier
Holt Collier
Confederate Army soldier
1846 – 1936
soldierhunter
Robert S. Hall
American politician (1879–1941)
1879 – 1941
politicianlawyerjudge
Lucie Campbell
American composer and educator (1885-1963)
1885 – 1963
songwritercomposer
Jim Lyle
Jim Lyle
American baseball player (1900-1977)
1900 – 1977
baseball player
Frank A. McLain
Frank A. McLain
American politician (1852-1920)
1852 – 1920
politicianlawyer
Big Daddy Kinsey
American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player (1927-2001)
1927 – 2001
guitaristmusiciansinger
Hiram R. Lott
American politician (1825-1895)
1825 – 1895
politician
Buster Poole
American football player (1915-1994)
1915 – 1994
American football playerbasketball coach
Robert Andrew Ainsworth, Jr.
Robert Andrew Ainsworth, Jr.
United States federal judge (1910–1981)
1910 – 1981
military officerlawyerjudge
L. G. McKinley
American musician (1918–1970)
1918 – 1970
guitaristmusician
Mel Triplett
American football player
1930 – 2002
American football player
Johnny Walker
American singer
1927 – 1999
musicianpianistsinger
Lawrence R. Ellzey
American politician (1891-1977)
1891 – 1977
politician
Phale Hale
Phale Hale
American politician (1914–2009)
1914 – 2009
politician
Byron Burford
American painter (1920-2011)
1920 – 2011
painter
George "Mojo" Buford
George "Mojo" Buford
American blues harmonica player (1929-2011)
1929 – 2011
musician
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