Biographical Records

Notable People from Mississippi

1,103 notable figures born in Mississippi, showing page 6 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Arthur Blessitt
Arthur Blessitt
American Christian preacher and pedestrian circumnavigator
1940 – 2025
preacher
Edmond Noel
Edmond Noel
American politician (1856-1927)
1856 – 1927
politicianlawyer
Buford Ellington
Buford Ellington
American politician (1907-1972)
1907 – 1972
journalistgovernorpolitician
Joseph D. Sayers
Joseph D. Sayers
American politician (1841-1929)
1841 – 1929
Majormember of parliamentjurist
John Sparks
John Sparks
American politician in Nevada (1843-1908)
1843 – 1908
politician
Lil Green
American blues singer and songwriter (1919–1954)
1919 – 1954
singer-songwritermusiciansinger
Hubert D. Stephens
Hubert D. Stephens
American politician (1875-1946)
1875 – 1946
politicianlawyer
Fox Conner
Fox Conner
United States Army general (1874-1951)
1874 – 1951
military personnel
Hayden Thompson
Hayden Thompson
American musician
1938 – 2025
guitaristsongwritermusician
Junior Kimbrough
Junior Kimbrough
American musician (1930-1998)
1930 – 1998
musician
George H. Smith
American writer (1922-1996)
1922 – 1996
novelistscience fiction writerwriter
David Herbert Donald
David Herbert Donald
American historian of the American Civil War
1920 – 2009
historian of Modern Ageuniversity teacherbiographer
Louis H. Wilson
Louis H. Wilson
officer (1920-2005)
1920 – 2005
military officer
Cool Papa Bell
Cool Papa Bell
American Hall of Fame baseball player (1903–1991)
1903 – 1991
baseball player
LeRoy Percy
LeRoy Percy
American politician
1860 – 1929
plantation ownerpoliticianlawyer
Mike Green
American basketball player (born 1951)
1951 – 2018
basketball player
Sam Myers
Sam Myers
American blues musician and songwriter (1936-2006)
1936 – 2006
blues musiciansongwritermusician
Jimmy "Orion" Ellis
Jimmy "Orion" Ellis
American singer (1945–1998)
1945 – 1998
musiciansongwritersinger
Margaret Murray Washington
Margaret Murray Washington
American academic and founder of schools
1865 – 1925
suffragistactivistacademic
James P. Coleman
James P. Coleman
Mississippi politician (1914-1991)
1914 – 1991
lawyerpoliticianjudge
Muna Lee
Muna Lee
American writer
1895 – 1965
poetwriter
Paul B. Johnson Jr.
Paul B. Johnson Jr.
American politician (1916-1985)
1916 – 1985
politicianlawyer
Warren Smith
Warren Smith
American rockabilly and country music singer and guitarist (1932–1980)
1932 – 1980
songwritermusiciansinger
Moses Hardy
American supercentenarian (1894–2006)
1894 – 2006
soldier
James L. Flanagan
American engineer (1925-2015)
1925 – 2015
university teacherelectrical engineer
Bill Waller
Bill Waller
American governor of Mississippi (1926-2011)
1926 – 2011
lawyer
Earl J. Hamilton
American historian
1899 – 1989
hispanisteconomisthistorian
Oliver Bosbyshell
Oliver Bosbyshell
Superintendent of the Philadelphia Mint, 1889 to 1894 (1839–1921)
1839 – 1921
civil servant
Sam Chatmon
Sam Chatmon
American blues musician (1897–1983)
1897 – 1983
guitaristmusiciansinger
Cliff Meely
American basketball player (1947–2013)
1947 – 2013
basketball player
William L. Clayton
William L. Clayton
American businessperson (1880-1966)
1880 – 1966
civil servantentrepreneurpolitician
Jon Hinson
Jon Hinson
American politician (1942-1995)
1942 – 1995
politician
Rufus Hardy
Rufus Hardy
American politician (1855–1943)
1855 – 1943
politicianlawyerjudge
Chris Ethridge
American musician (1947–2012)
1947 – 2012
musicianguitaristsinger-songwriter
Ray Perkins
Ray Perkins
American football player (1941–2020)
1941 – 2020
American football coachAmerican football player
Ace Cannon
Ace Cannon
American Solo Music Artist of the Saxophone (1934-2018)
1934 – 2018
saxophonistmusician
Eugene Antonio Marino
Catholic archbishop (1934-2000)
1934 – 2000
religious leaderCatholic bishopCatholic priest
Naomi Sims
American model and writer (1948–2009)
1948 – 2009
modelbusinesspersonwriter
George Scott
George Scott
American Major League baseball player
1944 – 2013
baseball player
Ben Ames Williams
American writer, 1889–1953
1889 – 1953
novelistwriter
Kemp Malone
Kemp Malone
American academic (1889–1971)
1889 – 1971
linguistphilologistuniversity teacher
Roxcy Bolton
Roxcy Bolton
American activist and feminist
1926 – 2017
women's rights activist
Dennis Murphree
Dennis Murphree
American politician (1886-1949)
1886 – 1949
journalistpolitician
Jumpin' Gene Simmons
American rockabilly singer and songwriter (1933–2006)
1937 – 2006
songwritermusiciansinger
Mel Brown
Mel Brown
American jazz guitarist (1939–2009)
1939 – 2009
jazz guitaristguitaristmusician
John Isaac Moore
John Isaac Moore
American politician (1856-1937)
1856 – 1937
juristgovernorpolitician
Anne Moody
Anne Moody
American writer
1940 – 2015
writer
Andrew H. Longino
Andrew H. Longino
American politician (1854-1942)
1854 – 1942
politicianlawyerjudge
Eddie C. Campbell
Eddie C. Campbell
American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
1939 – 2018
musiciansinger
Aaron Harper
Aaron Harper
American basketball player (1981–2023)
1981 – 2023
basketball player
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