Biographical Records
Notable People from Mississippi
1,103 notable figures born in Mississippi, showing page 8 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.
Ruby Elzy
1908 - 1943
opera singeractor
Bettie Wilson
1890 - 2006
Lerone Bennett, Jr.
1928 - 2018
journalistediting staffuniversity teacher
James Chaney
1943 - 1964
plasterercivil rights advocate
Jack Torrance
1912 - 1969
American football playerathletics competitor
Constance Cary Harrison
1843 - 1920
socialitewriter
Kate Freeman Clark
1875 - 1957
painterartist
Frederick Bruce Thomas
1872 - 1928
restaurateurimpresarioentrepreneur
Evelyn Gandy
1920 - 2007
lawyerpolitician
Henry Sloan
1870 - 1948
street artistmusician
Jamie Whitten
1910 - 1995
head teacherpoliticianlawyer
Milan Williams
1948 - 2006
songwritermusician
L. C. Greenwood
1946 - 2013
American football player
Papa Charlie McCoy
1911 - 1950
mandolinistguitaristmusician
William H. C. Whiting
1824 - 1865
soldiercartographerengineer
Rubin Lacey
1901 - 1969
songwritersinger
C. L. Franklin
1915 - 1984
civil rights advocatepreacher
Charles Sellier
1943 - 2011
novelistfilm producerfilm director
Susie Gibson
1890 - 2006
Elizabeth Greenfield
1824 - 1876
opera singerteacher
Odia Coates
1941 - 1991
singer
Malachi Favors
1927 - 2004
jazz musicianbanjoistmusician
Lee Meriwether
1862 - 1966
diplomatlawyerwriter
Stan Frazier
1937 - 1992
amateur wrestlerprofessional wrestleractor
Chris LeDoux
1948 - 2005
musiciansinger-songwriter
Walter Marion Chandler
1867 - 1935
politicianlawyer
Martin Sennet Conner
1891 - 1950
politicianlawyer
Dumas Malone
1892 - 1986
university teacherbiographerhistorian
John Isaac Guion
1802 - 1855
politicianlawyer
Addie L. Wyatt
1924 - 2012
trade unionistunion organizercivil rights advocate
Billy Claiborne
1860 - 1882
minercowboy
Babe McCarthy
1923 - 1975
basketball coach
Max Palmer
1927 - 1984
professional wrestlertelevision actorfilm actor
Eddie Willis
1936 - 2018
guitaristmusician
David Catchings Dickson
1818 - 1880
politician
Paul Ramsey
1913 - 1988
ethicisttheologianuniversity teacher
Phil Cohran
1927 - 2017
trumpeterhorn playerjazz musician
Quentin Groves
1984 - 2016
American football player
T. Jeff Busby
1884 - 1964
politicianlawyer
Elton Watkins
1881 - 1956
politicianlawyer
John Gilmore
1931 - 1995
saxophonistjazz musicianbandleader
Jim Pace
1961 - 2020
racing automobile driverengineer
Dyron Nix
1967 - 2013
basketball player
Stark Young
1881 - 1963
criticliterary criticjournalist
Daniel I. Sultan
1885 - 1947
military personnel
William P. McLean
1836 - 1925
politicianlawyerjudge
Luke Short
1854 - 1893
cowboy
James Phelan, Jr.
1856 - 1891
journalistpoliticianlawyer
Cleveland Buckner
1938 - 2006
basketball player
Wilma Cozart Fine
1927 - 2009
record producercomposer