Biographical Records

Notable People from Mississippi

1,103 notable figures born in Mississippi, showing page 16 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Bill Nichols
Bill Nichols
recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1918-1988)
1918 – 1988
politician
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry
U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1843-1930)
1843 – 1930
politicianlawyer
Pervis Spann
music promoter
1932 – 2022
Pete Brown
professional golfer
1935 – 2015
golfer
Susan Dabney Smedes
Susan Dabney Smedes
American author and missionary
1840 – 1913
Elizabeth H. West
Elizabeth H. West
American librarian
1873 – 1948
librarian
Travis Wammack
American guitarist
1944 – 2026
guitaristlyricistsinger
Lehman Engel
American conductor (1910–1982)
1910 – 1982
bandleadermusic arrangermusician
Barkin' Bill Smith
Chicago blues and electric blues singer and songwriter (1928–2000)
1928 – 2000
blues singerblues musiciansongwriter
William Henry Barbour Jr.
William Henry Barbour Jr.
United States federal judge (1941–2021)
1941 – 2021
lawyerjudge
Patrick Eugene Carr
Patrick Eugene Carr
United States federal judge (1922-1998)
1922 – 1998
lawyerjudge
Elizabeth Dunbar Murray
American author and educator (1871-1966)
1871 – 1966
educatorwriteractor
Robert T. Henry
Robert T. Henry
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1923–1944)
1923 – 1944
military personnel
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones
American blues bassist and singer
1926 – 2010
bass singerblues musicianmusician
Smokey Wilson
American West Coast blues guitarist (1936–2015)
1936 – 2015
guitaristsongwritersinger
John Tyler Caldwell
John Tyler Caldwell
American academic
1911 – 1995
military personnel
Helen Jones Woods
American jazz musician (1923–2020)
1923 – 2020
jazz musicianmusician
Walter Gordon
Walter Gordon
American military personnel (1920-1997)
1920 – 1997
military personnel
Pete Shields
Pete Shields
Baseball player and coach (1891-1961)
1891 – 1961
American football playerbaseball playerbaseball manager
James A. Ford
American archaeologist (1911-1968)
1911 – 1968
archaeologistanthropologistcurator
Wirt Williams
American writer and academic
1921 – 1986
journalistwriter
Amos N. Wilson
American writer (1941-1995)
1941 – 1995
philosophersociologistpsychologist
Lawrence Biedenharn
American physicist (*1922 – †1996)
1922 – 1996
nuclear physicistuniversity teachermathematician
Dora Louise Murdoch
American painter (1857-1933)
1857 – 1933
painterartist
Finis L. Bates
Finis L. Bates
American lawyer
1848 – 1923
lawyer
Billy Truax
American football player
1943 – 2026
American football playerbusinessperson
Mike Adams
American columnist, writer and criminologist (1964-2020)
1964 – 2020
university teacherwriter
Thomas Naylor
American economist (1936–2012)
1936 – 2012
economist
Herbert Carter
Herbert Carter
U.S. Army Air Force officer (1919-2012)
1919 – 2012
aircraft pilot
Thomas D. Clark
American historian (1903–2005)
1903 – 2005
university teacherlibrarianhistorian
Lewis P. Featherstone
Lewis P. Featherstone
Arkansas politician (1851-1922)
1851 – 1922
politician
Harry Walker
Harry Walker
American baseball player and coach (191_–1999)
1916 – 1999
baseball player
Margaret Hunt Brisbane
Margaret Hunt Brisbane
American poet, writer (1858-1925)
1858 – 1925
poetwriter
John D. Winters
American historian and professor (1916-1997)
1916 – 1997
historian
Floyd Huddleston
American songwriter, screenwriter, and television producer (1918-1991)
1918 – 1991
lyricistsongwritertelevision producer
Jane Isbell
American actress (1927–1981)
1927 – 1981
film actoractor
Greenwood LeFlore
Greenwood LeFlore
American politician (1800-1865)
1800 – 1865
traditional leader or chiefpolitician
F. Mason Sones
F. Mason Sones
American physician
1918 – 1985
physician
Elder Roma Wilson
Elder Roma Wilson
gospel harmonica player and singer (1910-2018)
1910 – 2018
harmonicistChristian ministersongwriter
Walter Young
Major League Baseball player (1980–2015)
1980 – 2015
baseball player
Gail Robinson
singer (1946-2008)
1946 – 2008
opera singermusiciansinger
William F. Love
American politician (1850-1898)
1850 – 1898
politician
George W. Grace
American linguist
1921 – 2015
linguistanthropologistuniversity teacher
Lee Baggett, Jr.
Lee Baggett, Jr.
American admiral
1927 – 1999
military officer
Ray Roberts
American baseball player (1895-1962)
1895 – 1962
baseball player
Olive Leonhardt
Illustrator and artist (1895-1963)
1895 – 1963
painterartist
Edward Mayes
Edward Mayes
American educator
1846 – 1917
educator
T. T. Martin
American evangelist
1862 – 1939
evangelist
Bill Melton
Bill Melton
American baseball player
1945 – 2024
baseball player
Bobby Etheridge
American baseball player
1942 – 2015
baseball player
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