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Notable People from Mississippi

1,103 notable figures born in Mississippi, showing page 9 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Delphia Welford
American supercentenarian (1875-1992)
1875 – 1992
John A. Williams
John A. Williams
American writer (1925–2015)
1925 – 2015
academicnovelistjournalist
Alvin Fielder
American drummer (1935–2019)
1935 – 2019
jazz musiciandrummer
Ernestine Wade
American actress (1906-1983)
1906 – 1983
voice actorfilm actortelevision actor
Harry Burgess
Harry Burgess
Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, 1928-1932
1872 – 1933
engineer
Parys Haralson
Parys Haralson
American football player (1984-2021)
1984 – 2021
American football player
Red Barber
Red Barber
American radio broadcaster, television broadcaster, sportscaster (1908-1992)
1908 – 1992
sports commentator
Charles D. W. Canham
Charles D. W. Canham
American military officer; recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1901-1963)
1901 – 1963
military personnel
Vernon Dahmer
American civil rights activist (1908–1966)
1908 – 1966
businessperson
James Collier
James Collier
American politician (1872-1933)
1872 – 1933
politicianlawyer
Jim Pace
American racing driver (1961-2020)
1961 – 2020
racing automobile driverengineer
John Gilmore
John Gilmore
American tenor saxophonist (1931–1995)
1931 – 1995
saxophonistjazz musicianbandleader
Wilma Cozart Fine
American record producer
1927 – 2009
record producercomposer
William St. John Forman
William St. John Forman
American politician
1847 – 1908
politicianlawyer
Victoria Gray Adams
Victoria Gray Adams
American civil rights activist (1926–2006)
1926 – 2006
activist
Babe Stovall
Babe Stovall
American Delta blues singer and songwriter (1907–1974)
1907 – 1974
guitaristsongwritermusician
Dyron Nix
American basketball player (1967-2013)
1967 – 2013
basketball player
E. H. Crump
E. H. Crump
American politician (1874-1954)
1874 – 1954
politicianbusinessperson
Louis R. Harlan
American historian
1922 – 2010
historian
Al Wilson
American singer (1939-2008)
1939 – 2008
musiciansinger
Etheridge Knight
African-American poet (1931-1991)
1931 – 1991
poet
Marie Selika Williams
Marie Selika Williams
American operatic soprano, known as "the Queen of Staccato"
1849 – 1937
opera singer
Jazz Gillum
American blues harmonica player (1904–1966)
1904 – 1966
musician
Cleveland Buckner
American basketball player (1938-2006)
1938 – 2006
basketball player
Robert Petway
African-American blues singer and guitarist
1907 – 1978
guitaristsongwritermusician
Peter Pitchlynn
Peter Pitchlynn
Choctaw chief (1806-1881)
1806 – 1881
Lighthorsetraditional leader or chiefdiplomat
Thomas K. McCraw
American historian (1940-2012)
1940 – 2012
historian
Minnie M. Cox
Minnie M. Cox
African-American teacher and postmaster
1869 – 1933
postmasterbusinesspersonteacher
Lulah Ragsdale
Lulah Ragsdale
American poet, novelist, actor (1861-1953)
1862 – 1953
novelistpoetactor
Charles Read
Charles Read
United States Navy officer
1840 – 1890
military officer
Van T. Barfoot
Van T. Barfoot
U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient (1919–2012)
1919 – 2012
military personnel
Shirley Griffith
Shirley Griffith
American blues singer and guitarist (1908-1974)
1908 – 1974
guitaristsongwritersinger
Sam Gilliam
Sam Gilliam
American painter (1933–2022)
1933 – 2022
draftspersonprintmakersculptor
John W. Mitchell
John W. Mitchell
officer of the US Air Force (1914-1995)
1915 – 1995
aircraft pilotmilitary personnel
Oseola McCarty
American philanthropist (1908-1999)
1908 – 1999
philanthropist
Lewis Edward Anderson
American botanist and bryologist (1912-2007)
1912 – 2007
scientific collectorbryologistuniversity teacher
Sonny Boswell
American basketball player (1919–1964)
1919 – 1964
basketball player
Ted Hawkins
American singer-songwriter
1936 – 1995
street artistsinger-songwritermusician
Frank E. Smith
Frank E. Smith
American politician (1918-1997)
1918 – 1997
politician
William Lindsay Brandon
William Lindsay Brandon
American medical doctor, politician and soldier
1801 – 1890
politicianphysician
Larry Grantham
Larry Grantham
American football player (1938-2017)
1938 – 2017
American football player
Henry Pinckney McCain
Henry Pinckney McCain
United States general (1861–1941)
1861 – 1941
military officer
Leland Mitchell
Leland Mitchell
American basketball player
1941 – 2013
basketball player
Aubert C. Dunn
Aubert C. Dunn
American politician (1896-1987)
1896 – 1987
prosecutorjuristpolitician
Henry Winston
Henry Winston
American communist leader (1911-1986)
1911 – 1986
activistpoliticianmilitary personnel
St. John Richardson Liddell
St. John Richardson Liddell
American general (1815–1870)
1815 – 1870
military personnel
Clyde Otis
American songwriter, record producer, music executive (1924-2008)
1924 – 2008
music executivesongwriterrecord producer
J. T. Brown
American Chicago blues tenor saxophonist
1918 – 1969
saxophonist
K. C. Douglas
American rural blues singer and guitarist
1913 – 1975
blues musiciansongwritermusician
Johnny Russell
American country singer, songwriter, and comedian (1940–2001)
1940 – 2001
singer-songwriter
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