Biographical Records
Notable People from Mississippi
1,103 notable figures born in Mississippi, showing page 22 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.
Brinton B. Davis
1862 – 1952
architect
William Henry Becker
1909 – 1992
military officerlawyerjudge
Rosa Lee Tucker
1868 – 1946
librarian
Beaumont Bonaparte Buck
1860 – 1950
military officer
William Harold Cox
1901 – 1988
lawyerjudge
Paul Gregory
1908 – 1999
basketball coachbaseball player
Monroe Mitchell
1901 – 1976
baseball player
William S. Barry
1821 – 1868
politician
Lewis Wesley Cutrer
1904 – 1981
politician
Cornelius Hankins
1863 – 1946
painter
Ira P. Swift
1898 – 1987
military officer
Wallace E. Sturgis
1898 – 1966
politician
James Alexander Owen
1891 – 1955
politicianphysician
Olin Francis
1891 – 1952
actor
Belle Kearney
1863 – 1939
suffragettepolitician
Thomas M. Wade
1860 – 1929
politician
John M. Perkins
1930 – 2026
religious leader
Bhob Stewart
1937 – 2014
science fiction fanfanzine editorfilm critic
Billy Brewer
1934 – 2018
American football player
Billy Stacy
1936 – 2019
American football player
Hunter Kimball
1893 – 1972
American football player
Theora Hamblett
1895 – 1977
painterartistteacher
Rex Armistead
1930 – 2013
private investigator
Ray Rogers
1931 – 2020
businesspersonpolitician
Joe Evans
1895 – 1954
baseball player
Charles Sallis
1934 – 2024
historian
Danny Clark
1894 – 1937
baseball player
Joe Cunningham
1867 – 1951
tennis player
Joseph A. Redding
1894 – 1984
army officerbusinessperson
Marie Bankhead Owen
1869 – 1958
editorarchivistauthor
Burrill Bunn Battle
1838 – 1917
politicianmilitary personnellawyer
Leo Fabian Fahey
1898 – 1950
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
William Leo Hansberry
1894 – 1965
university teacheranthropologisthistorian
William S. Fischer
1935 – 2023
jazz musicianfilm score composerbandleader
Lee Denson
1932 – 2007
musician
Lewis Nordan
1939 – 2012
novelistuniversity teacherwriter
Jones S. Hamilton
1833 – 1907
politicianmilitary personnel
T. Webber Wilson
1893 – 1948
politician
Isaiah Montgomery
1847 – 1924
foundercommunity leaderpolitician
Ed Crawford
1934 – 2017
American football playerbasketball player
Marva Lee Pitchford-Jolly
1937 – 2012
ceramicistsculptorartist
Big George Brock
1932 – 2020
harmonicistsinger
Robert K. Evans
1852 – 1926
military officer
Jeanne Carroll
1931 – 2011
musiciansinger
William M. Walton
1832 – 1915
politicianlawyer
Slim Love
1890 – 1942
baseball player
Robert Reed Church
1839 – 1912
philanthropist
Robert S. Lewis
1856 – 1956
politician
Robert P. Briscoe
1897 – 1968
military officer
Walter Turnbull
1944 – 2007
choir directormusician