Biographical Records

Notable People from Mississippi

1,103 notable figures born in Mississippi, showing page 3 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Big Joe Williams
Big Joe Williams
American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1903–1982)
1903 - 1982
recording artistblues musicianguitarist
Willie Brown
guitar player and vocalist (1900–1952)
1900 - 1952
vocalistguitaristmusician
Willie Best
Willie Best
American actor (1916-1962)
1916 - 1962
film actortelevision actoractor
Dorris Bowdon
Dorris Bowdon
American actress (1914-2005)
1914 - 2005
film actoractor
Guitar Slim
Guitar Slim
American blues guitarist and singer (1926–1959)
1926 - 1959
blues musiciandancerguitarist
Earl Hooker
American Chicago blues guitarist (1929–1970)
1929 - 1970
musician
J. B. Lenoir
African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
1929 - 1967
guitaristsinger
Little Milton
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist (1934–2005)
1933 - 2005
blues musicianguitaristmusician
Jimmy Ruffin
Jimmy Ruffin
American singer (1936–2014)
1939 - 2014
singer
Ernie Terrell
Ernie Terrell
American boxer (1939–2014)
1939 - 2014
boxerrecord producersinger
Carey Bell
Carey Bell
American blues musician (1936–2007)
1936 - 2007
musician
Magic Sam
Magic Sam
American Chicago blues musician (1937-1969)
1937 - 1969
guitaristsinger
Frederick W. Smith
Frederick W. Smith
American business magnate, founder of FedEx (1944–2025)
1944 - 2025
managerchief executive officermilitary officer
Sam Lacey
Sam Lacey
American basketball player (1948–2014)
1948 - 2014
basketball player
John Dye
American film and television actor (1963–2011)
1963 - 2011
film actortelevision actor
Earl Van Dorn
Earl Van Dorn
Confederate States Army general (1820–1863)
1820 - 1863
army officer
Thomas Gore
Thomas Gore
American politician (1870-1949)
1870 - 1949
peace activistpoliticianlawyer
Shelby Foote
American novelist, historian (1916-2005)
1916 - 2005
short story writernovelistuniversity teacher
Robert Pitts
Robert Pitts
American basketball player (1919–2011)
1919 - 2011
basketball player
Matt Murphy
Matt Murphy
American blues guitarist (1929–2018)
1929 - 2018
recording artistblues musicianguitarist
Mamie Till
Mamie Till
African American schoolteacher
1921 - 2003
civil rights advocateteacherwriter
Otis Clay
Otis Clay
American R&B and soul singer (1942–2016)
1942 - 2016
musiciansinger-songwritersinger
Slick Watts
Slick Watts
American basketball player
1951 - 2025
basketball player
Alphonso Ford
American basketball player (1971-2004)
1971 - 2004
basketball playerassociation football player
James P. Clarke
James P. Clarke
American politician (1854-1916)
1854 - 1916
prosecutorjuristgovernor
John Wells
American rower
1859 - 1929
rower
Elizabeth Lee Hazen
Elizabeth Lee Hazen
American microbiologist (1885-1975)
1885 - 1975
mycologistmicrobiologist
Charles King
American athlete (1880–1958)
1880 - 1958
athletics competitor
Gavin Gordon
Gavin Gordon
American actor (1901–1983)
1901 - 1983
television actoractor
Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr.
Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr.
American politician (1914–1972)
1914 - 1972
politicianlawyer
Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
1922 - 2017
recording artistjazz guitaristmusic arranger
Peggy Dow
Peggy Dow
American actress
1928
film actoractor
Steve McNair
Steve McNair
American football player (1973–2009)
1973 - 2009
American football player
Rod Paige
Rod Paige
American politician (1933–2025)
1933 - 2025
politician
Junior Parker
Junior Parker
American blues singer (1932–1971)
1932 - 1971
songwritermusiciansinger
Donald Gray Triplett
Donald Gray Triplett
American banker and the first person to be diagnosed with autism (1933–2023)
1933 - 2023
banker
John Johnson
John Johnson
American basketball player (1947–2016)
1947 - 2016
basketball player
Rowena Morrill
American artist (1944–2021)
1944 - 2021
painterartist
John Lomax
John Lomax
American musicologist and folklorist (1867–1948)
1867 - 1948
music historianethnomusicologistmusicologist
Newton Knight
Newton Knight
American Civil War guerilla
1829 - 1922
politician
Key Pittman
Key Pittman
American politician (1872-1940)
1872 - 1940
politicianlawyer
Furry Lewis
Furry Lewis
blues guitarist and songwriter (1893–1981)
1893 - 1981
street artistsinger-songwriterguitarist
Arthur Guyton
Arthur Guyton
American physiologist (1919–2003)
1919 - 2003
physiologistphysician
Milt Hinton
Milt Hinton
American musician and photographer (1910-2000)
1910 - 2000
non-fiction writerjazz musicianmusician
Hound Dog Taylor
Hound Dog Taylor
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer (1915–1975)
1915 - 1975
guitaristmusicianpianist
Winfield Dunn
Winfield Dunn
American politician (1927–2024)
1927 - 2024
governorpoliticiandentist
Etta Zuber Falconer
Etta Zuber Falconer
American mathematician & academic (1933–2002)
1933 - 2002
university teacher
Larry Speakes
Larry Speakes
former White House spokesman
1939 - 2014
journalist
Rick Hall
Rick Hall
American record producer, songwriter, music publisher and musician (1932–2018)
1932 - 2018
record producercomposer
James Carr
American musician (1942-2001)
1942 - 2001
singer
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