Biographical Records

Notable People from Mississippi

1,103 notable figures born in Mississippi, showing page 17 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

John W. Kyle
American politician
1891 – 1965
politicianlawyerjudge
John Merritt
American baseball player
1894 – 1955
baseball player
Jim Roberts
American baseball player (1895-1984)
1895 – 1984
baseball player
Jack Knight
Jack Knight
American baseball player
1895 – 1976
baseball player
Henry "Son" Sims
American Delta blues violinist and songwriter (1890–1958)
1890 – 1958
fiddlersongwritermusician
Thomas Wayne
American singer (1940-1971)
1940 – 1971
musiciansinger
Charles Bowen Howry
Charles Bowen Howry
American politician
1844 – 1928
politicianjudge
Charles Betts Galloway
Charles Betts Galloway
American bishop (1849-1909)
1849 – 1909
priest
Charlemae Hill Rollins
American librarian (1897-1979)
1897 – 1979
narratorlibrarianwriter
Irwin Russell
Irwin Russell
American poet and writer
1853 – 1879
poetwriter
Claudis James
American football player (1943-2013)
1943 – 2013
American football player
Danny Brabham
American football player (1941-2011)
1941 – 2011
American football player
Frank Stanford
American writer (1948-1978)
1948 – 1978
poet
Garland Green
American musician
1942 – 2026
pianistsinger
William W. Venable
William W. Venable
American politician (1880-1948)
1880 – 1948
politicianlawyerjudge
Dick Arrington
American football player (1942-1993)
1942 – 1993
American football player
Steve Bowman
American football player (1944-2017)
1944 – 2017
American football player
Willie Young
American football player
1947 – 2008
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Lake Jones
United States federal judge (1867-1930)
1867 – 1930
lawyerjudge
Michael Horne
physicist
1943 – 2019
physicist
Hank Autry
American football player
1947 – 2014
American football player
Jake Brown
American baseball player
1948 – 1981
baseball player
James Govan
American musician (1949-2014)
1949 – 2014
singer
Jim Harvey
American football player
1943 – 2017
American football player
Joe Owens
American football player (1946-2013)
1946 – 2013
American football player
John Williams
American football player (1945-2012)
1945 – 2012
American football player
Clyde R. Conner
College football player (1884-1919)
1884 – 1919
American football player
James Elmer
James Elmer
American football player (1882-1920)
1882 – 1920
American football player
Ike Knox
American football player (1887-1969)
1887 – 1969
American football playersurgeon
Walter Sillers, Jr.
Walter Sillers, Jr.
American politician (1888–1966)
1888 – 1966
politicianlawyer
Reb Russell
Reb Russell
American baseball player (1889-1973)
1889 – 1973
baseball player
Freeman Ransom
American lawyer, civic leader (1880–1947)
1884 – 1947
community leaderbusinesspersonlawyer
Elijah Allen Cox
United States federal judge
1887 – 1974
lawyerjudge
Dolly Stark
Dolly Stark
Baseball player and coach (1885–1924)
1885 – 1924
baseball player
George William Butler
George William Butler
American politician
1855
legislatorpolitician
Curtis L. Waller
American judge
1887 – 1950
lawyerjudge
Gaines Ruger Donoho
Gaines Ruger Donoho
American painter (1857–1916)
1857 – 1916
painter
Terry W. Gee
American businessman and politician (1940-2014)
1940 – 2014
bridge playerpoliticianbusinessperson
Leo Norris
American baseball player
1908 – 1987
baseball player
Hoyt Ming
American musician (1902-1985)
1902 – 1985
musician
James H. Street
American writer (1903–1954)
1903 – 1954
novelistjournalistwriter
Easter Wiggins
American supercentenarian (1874–1990)
1874 – 1990
Boyd Brown
American football player (1952-2014)
1952 – 2014
American football player
John C. Adams
John C. Adams
college football player (1887-1969)
1887 – 1969
American football player
Wirt Bowman
American politician (1874-1949)
1874 – 1949
politician
Bud Cockrell
American musician (1950-2010)
1950 – 2010
singer-songwritersinger
Carl Allen
American NFL football cornerback
1955 – 2021
American football player
Leroy Jones
American football player (1950–2021)
1950 – 2021
American football player
Leroy Jones
American boxer (1950–2010)
1950 – 2010
boxer
Lionel Antoine
American football player
1950 – 2021
American football player
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