List of Mississippians

List of Famous Mississippians:

Actors/Actresses

• Dana Andrews, Covington County
• Earl W. Bascom, Columbia
• Texas Rose Bascom, Columbia
• Weldon Bascom, Columbia
• Lacey Chabert, Purvis
• John Dye, Amory
• Morgan Freeman, Greenwood
• Gary Grubbs, Amory
• Beth Henley, Jackson
• Jim Henson, Greenville
• Anthony Herrera, Wiggins
• Eddie Hodges, Hattiesburg
• James Earl Jones, Arkabutla
• Simbi Khali, Jackson
• Daniel Curtis Lee, Jackson
• Kris Lee, Louisville
• Shane McRae, Starkville
• Gerald McRaney, Collins
• Parker Posey, Laurel
• Eric Roberts, Biloxi
• Sela Ward, Meridian
• Oprah Winfrey, Kosciusko

Artists

• Earl W. Bascom, sculptor, Columbia
• Nadine Diffey Bascom, sculptor, Columbia
• George Ohr, "Mad Potter of Biloxi"
• Walker Alexander Percy
• Walter Inglis Anderson, painter, Ocean Springs

Athletes

• Earl W. Bascom, Columbia
• Weldon Bascom, Columbia
• Jeff Bowman
• Eric Moulds, Lucedale
• Brett Favre, Kiln
• Andrew Edam
• Phillip Hampton
• Belton Johnson
• Steven Lombardi
• Steve McNair, Mount Olive
• Archie Manning, Drew
• Roy Oswalt, Weir
• Jeremy Patrick
• Walter Payton, Columbia
• Justin Reed, Jackson
• Jerry Rice, Starkville
• Lake Speed, Jackson
• Dmitri Young, Vicksburg
• Antonio Mcdyess, Quitman
• Claude Passeau, Lucedale

Authors/Writers

• Earl W. Bascom, Columbia
• Weldon Bascom, Columbia
• Larry Brown, Oxford
• Hodding Carter
• Craig Claiborne, Sunflower
• Gerald Ellis
• William Faulkner, New Albany
• Shelby Foote, Greenville
• Richard Ford, Jackson
• Barry Hannah, Clinton
• Thomas Harris
• Beth Henley, Hattiesburg
• J.R. Johnson
• thomas kristopher
• Justin Mapp, Brandon
• D.J. McCornik
• Willie Morris, Jackson
• Lewis Nordan, Forest
• Walker Percy
• William Alexander Percy, Greenville
• William Raspberry, Okolona
• Eudora Welty, Jackson
• Tennessee Williams, Columbus
• Richard Wright, Natchez
• Stark Young, Como
• Al Jefferson, Prentiss, Pro Basketball Player
• Carolyn Haines, Lucedale

Civil Rights Leaders

• Charles Evers, Decatur
• Medgar Evers, Decatur
• Fannie Lou Hamer, Ruleville
• T.R.M. Howard, Mound Bayou
• James Meredith, Kosciusko

Entrepreneurs/Business Leaders

• Jim Barksdale (former CEO Netscape Communications Corporation)
• Harry A. Cole, Jackson (inventor of Pine-Sol)
• Hartley Peavey (founder Peavey Electronics)
• Robert Pittman (founder MTV, former CEO and COO AOL)

Inventors

• Joseph Newman, Lucedale
• Earl W. Bascom
• Elizabeth Lee Hazen

Military Figures

• Charles Read

Musicians/Composers

• Steve Azar
• Glen Ballard, Natchez
• David Banner, Jackson
• Lance Bass, Laurel
• Big Bill Broonzy, Scott
• Jimmy Buffett, Pascagoula
• Sam Cooke, Clarksdale
• James Cotton, Tunica
• Arthur Crudup, Forest
• Bo Diddley, McComb
• Willie Dixon, Vicksburg
• Faith Hill, Star
• John Lee Hooker, Clarksdale
• Big Walter Horton, Horn Lake
• Son House, Riverton
• Guy Hovis, Tupelo
• Mississippi John Hurt, Teoc
• Carl Jackson, Louisville
• Elmore James, Richland
• Skip James, Bentonia
• Robert Johnson, Hazelhurst
• Tommy Johnson, Terry
• B.B. King, Itta Bena
• Kris Lee, Louisville
• Yung Money, Rolling Fork
• Little Milton, Inverness
• Brandy Norwood, McComb
• Charley Patton, Edwards
• Elvis Presley, Tupelo
• Charley Pride, Sledge
• Leontyne Price, Laurel
• Jimmy Reed, Duleith
• Del Rendon, Starkville
• LeAnn Rimes, Jackson
• Jimmie Rodgers, Meridian
• David Ruffin, Whynot
• Jimmy Ruffin, Collinsville
• Britney Spears, McComb
• William Grant Still, Woodville
• Ike Turner, Clarksdale
• Newt Rayburn, Oxford
• Lisa Stewart, Louisville
• Conway Twitty, Friars Point
• Muddy Waters, Rolling Fork
• Bukka White, Houston
• Big Joe Williams, Crawford
• Sonny Boy Williamson II, Glendora
• Cassandra Wilson, Jackson
• Howlin' Wolf, West Point
• Tammy Wynette, Tupelo
• Lester Young, Woodville

Politicians

• Haley Barbour, Yazoo City
• Ross R. Barnett, Standing Pine
• Marion Barry, Itta Bena
• Theodore Bilbo, Poplarville
• Thad Cochran, Pontotoc
• Jefferson Davis
• James Eastland, Sunflower
• Pat Harrison, Crystal Springs
• Trent Lott, Grenada
• Sonny Montgomery, Meridian
• Charles W. Pickering, Jones County
• John E. Rankin, Itawamba County
• Hiram Revels
• Richard "Dickie" Scruggs
• John Stennis, DeKalb
• Bennie Thompson, Bolton
• James Vardaman, Yalobusha County
• Jamie L. Whitten, Cascilla
• William Winter, Grenada

Other luminaries

• Red Barber, sportscaster, Columbus

From Escatawpa, Mississippi, 3 Doors Down is Brad Arnold, lead vocals; Matt Roberts, guitar; Todd Harrell, bass and Chris Henderson, guitar.

Seren Ainsworth, mayor of Ocean Springs 1997-2005.