List of Mississippians
List of Famous Mississippians:
Actors/Actresses
- Dana Andrews, Covington County
- Charlie Braxton, McComb
- Earl W. 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
- Ryan Jensen, Petal
- Shane McRae, Starkville
- Gerald McRaney, Collins
- Parker Posey, Laurel
- Eric Roberts, Biloxi
- Sela Ward, Meridian
- Oprah Winfrey, Kosciusko
Artists
- Earl W. Bascom, sculptor, Columbia
- George Ohr, "Mad Potter of Biloxi"
- Walter Inglis Anderson, painter, Ocean Springs
Athletes
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Gulfport
- Lance Alworth, Brookhaven
- Dizzy Dean, Wiggins
- Earl W. Bascom, Columbia
- Dennis Ray "Oil Can" Boyd, Meridian
- Ralph Boston, Laurel
- Jeff Bowman
- Terrell Buckley, Pascagoula
- Reggie Collier, D`Iberville
- Joseph (Joe) Pierre Courtney, Jackson
- Erick Dampier, Jackson
- Jim Dunaway, Columbia
- Marcus Dupree, Philadelphia
- Eric Moulds, Lucedale
- Brett Favre, Kiln
- Charles Gavin, Laurel
- Litterial Green, Pascagoula
- Louis Edward Green, Vicksburg
- Lancaster Gordon, Jackson
- Andrew Edam
- Bobby Hamilton, Columbia
- Phillip Hampton
- Othella Harrington, Jackson
- Lindsey Hunter, Utica
- Belton Johnson
- Steven Lombardi
- Deuce McAllister, Morton
- Steve McNair, Mount Olive
- Archie Manning, Drew
- Shane Matthews, Pascagoula
- Steve Newsome, Columbia
- Jerious Norwood , Jackson
- Joe Owens, Columbia
- Roy Oswalt, Weir
- Jeremy Patrick
- Eddie Payton, Columbia
- Walter Payton, Columbia
- Justin Reed, Jackson
- Jerry Rice, Starkville
- James Robinson, Jackson
- Eugene Short, Hattiesburg
- Purvis Short, Hattiesburg
- Jackie Slater, Jackson
- Calvin Smith, Bolton
- Jimmy Lee Smith, Jackson
- Lake Speed, Jackson
- Willie Totten, Leflore
- Dmitri Young, Vicksburg
- Antonio Mcdyess, Quitman
- Claude Passeau, Lucedale
- Al Jefferson, Monticello
- Clarence Weatherspoon, Crawford
- Sammy Winder, Madison
- Ruthie Bolton, Lucedale
Authors/Writers
- Earl W. Bascom, Columbia
- Lerone Bennett, Jr., Clarksdale
- Larry Brown, Oxford
- Hodding Carter
- Craig Claiborne, Sunflower
- Gerald Ellis
- William Faulkner, New Albany
- Shelby Foote, Greenville
- Richard Ford, Jackson
- John Grisham, Southaven
- Barry Hannah, Clinton
- Thomas Harris
- Beth Henley, Hattiesburg
- Greg Iles, Natchez
- J.R. Johnson
- Muna Lee, Raymond
- 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 Nathaniel Wright, Roxie
- Stark Young, Como
- Carolyn Haines, Lucedale
Civil Rights Leaders
- Vernon Dahmer, Hattiesburg
- Charles Evers, Decatur
- Medgar Evers, Decatur
- Fannie Lou Hamer, Ruleville
- T.R.M. Howard, Mound Bayou
- James Meredith, Kosciusko
- Dianna Freelon-Foster, Grenada
- CC Bryant, McComb
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)
- Fred Smith, Marks, MS, founder and CEO of FedEx
- Toxey Haas, West Point, MS, founder Mossy Oak Brand Camouflage
Inventors
- Joseph Newman, Lucedale
- Earl W. Bascom
Military Figures
Musicians/Composers
- Glen Ballard, Natchez
- David Banner, Jackson
- Lance Bass, Laurel
- Big Bill Broonzy, Scott
- Jimmy Buffett, Pascagoula
- R.L. Burnside, Harmontown
- Sam Cooke, Clarksdale
- James Cotton, Tunica
- Arthur Crudup, Forest
- Bo Diddley, McComb
- Willie Dixon, Vicksburg
- Faith Hill, Jackson
- John Lee Hooker, Clarksdale
- Big Walter Horton, Horn Lake
- Son House, Riverton
- Guy Hovis, Tupelo
- Vasti Jackson, McComb
- Elmore James, Richland
- Skip James, Bentonia
- Patrice Moncell, Meridian
- Little Milton, Inverness
- Brandy Norwood, McComb
- Alexander O'Neal, Natchez
- 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
- Three Doors Down, Escatawpa
- Mickey Gilley, Natchez
- Chris Ledoux, Biloxi
- Word Strickland, Gulfport, MS
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
- Elmer Litchfield, Meridian; former sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
- Chester Trent Lott, Sr., Grenada
- Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery, Meridian
- Charles W. Pickering, Jones County
- Chip Pickering, Laurel
- John E. Rankin, Itawamba County
- Hiram Revels
- John Stennis, DeKalb
- Bennie Thompson, Bolton
- James Vardaman, Yalobusha County
- Jamie L. Whitten, Cascilla
- William Winter, Grenada
- Blanche Bruce
- Gene Taylor, Bay St. Louis
- James Z. George, Carrollton
- Dianna Freelon-Foster, Grenada
Other luminaries
- Red Barber, sportscaster, Columbus
- Richard Scruggs, attorney, Pascagoula
- Shepard Smith, Newscaster, Holly Springs
- Lypsinka, drag performer and model