Biographical Records

Notable People from Mississippi

1,103 notable figures born in Mississippi, showing page 18 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Norris Thomas
Norris Thomas
American football player
1954 – 2025
American football player
Woodrow Stanley
American politician
1950 – 2022
politician
Jessica Upshaw
Jessica Upshaw
American lawyer and politician
1959 – 2013
politicianlawyer
Booker Brown
American football player (1952–2022)
1952 – 2022
American football player
Ben Garry
American football player (1956-2006)
1956 – 2006
American football player
Billy Howard
American football player (1950-2005)
1950 – 2005
American football player
Lloyd Tevis Miller
American surgeon
1872 – 1951
surgeonphysician
James Marion West Sr.
James Marion West Sr.
American businessman (1871–1941)
1871 – 1941
businessperson
Edwin R. Holmes
United States federal judge (1878-1961)
1878 – 1961
lawyerjudge
Spencer B. Akin
Spencer B. Akin
American Army general
1889 – 1973
military officer
George Kinard
American football player (1916-2000)
1916 – 2000
American football player
David C. Richardson
David C. Richardson
United States Navy admiral (1914-2015)
1914 – 2015
military officer
Roosie Hudson
American basketball player
1915 – 1985
basketball player
Joel Hitt
American football and basketball player (1916-2003)
1916 – 2003
American football playerbasketball player
William Joel Blass
William Joel Blass
American politician
1917 – 2012
politicianlawyerjudge
Ruth Attaway
actor (1910-1987)
1910 – 1987
social workerfilm actorstage actor
William Evan Sanders
William Evan Sanders
American Anglican bishop
1919 – 2021
Anglican priest
Billy Jefferson
American football player (1918-1974)
1918 – 1974
American football player
Bert Cumby
Bert Cumby
American military intelligence officer
1912 – 1981
military personnel
V. C. Shannon
American politician
1910 – 1989
politician
Maurice Black
Maurice Black
American politician from Mississippi
1915 – 2000
politician
Oscar Britt
American football player (1919-1992)
1919 – 1992
American football playermilitary officer
William E. Wallace
William E. Wallace
American chemist
1917 – 2004
physical chemist
Spencer Myrick
American politician (1918-1991)
1918 – 1991
farmerpolitician
Rufus Lewis
American baseball player (1919–1999)
1919 – 1999
baseball player
Rosa Lee Hill
American delta blues musician (1910-1968)
1910 – 1968
musician
John R. Glascock
John R. Glascock
American politician (1845-1913)
1845 – 1913
politicianlawyer
Lloyd L. Gaines
American activist
1911 – 1939
activist
J. W. Alexander
American gospel singer, songwriter, producer, A&R man and manager (1916–1996)
1916 – 1996
baseball playersongwritermusician
Rod Brasfield
Rod Brasfield
American comedian (1910-1958)
1910 – 1958
radio personalitysongwriter
Lurlean Hunter
American musician (1919–1983)
1919 – 1983
singer
Joseph Whitehead
American businessman
1864 – 1906
lawyer
Phil Gordon
American actor (1916-2010)
1916 – 2010
television actoractor
Dardanelle
Dardanelle
American musician and pianist (1917–1997)
1917 – 1997
pianistsinger
William Ewing Hester
tennis player (1912-1993)
1912 – 1993
tennis playerbusinessperson
Moses Carl Holman
American writer and Civil rights advocate
1919 – 1988
civil rights advocate
Papa Williams
American baseball player (1913–1993)
1913 – 1993
baseball player
James Albert Harrison
James Albert Harrison
American philologist
1848 – 1911
philologistwriter
David L. Stone
David L. Stone
American Army general
1876 – 1959
military officer
Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis
American electric blues singer, guitarist and songwriter (1925-1995)
1925 – 1995
street artistsongwritersinger
Otis A. Singletary
American historian (1921–2003)
1921 – 2003
historian
Robert Crook
American politician (1929–2011)
1929 – 2011
politicianlawyer
Roland Dale
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1927-2012)
1927 – 2012
American football player
Johnny "Man" Young
American blues singer, mandolin player and guitarist
1918 – 1974
mandoliniststreet artistmusician
James Blackwood
American gospel singer (1919–2002)
1919 – 2002
singer
Kent Hull
American football player (1961-2011)
1961 – 2011
American football playerhead coach
Lester Brinkley
American football player (1965-2002)
1965 – 2002
American football player
Julian Patrick
American opera singer (1927-2009)
1927 – 2009
music educatoropera singeruniversity teacher
Sidney Bryan Berry
Sidney Bryan Berry
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1926-2013)
1926 – 2013
Lil' Dave Thompson
American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
1969 – 2010
songwriterrecord producer
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