Famous People from Mississippi

Mississippi Biographies, Famous People from Mississippi

Alexander McGillivray

Jimmy Buffett (1946 - ) Singer, songwriter; born in Pascagoula.

Bo Diddley (1928 - ) Guitarist; born in McComb.

William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897 - 1962)Author, famous for works such as The Sound in the Fury and Go Down, Moses; born in New Albany.

Elizabeth Lee Hazen (1885 - 1975) Inventor, developed the world's first useful antifungal antibiotic, nystatin.

Faith Hill (1967 - ) Famous singer; grew up in Star.

B. B. King (1925 - ) Guitarist, often called the King of the Blues; born in Indianola.
James Earl Jones (1931 - ) Entertainer, possesses one of the most instantly recognizable voices in entertainment history; born in Arkabutla.
Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977) Popular rock-and-roll singer; born in East Tupelo.
Jerry Rice (1962 - ) Football player, considered the greatest wide receiver ever to play in the NFL; born and raised in Crawford.
Hiram R. Revels (1822 - 1901) Clergyman, first African American to sit in the U.S. Senate (1870 - 1871).
Sela Ward - (1956 - ) Star of the 1990's sitcom hits Sisters and Once & Again; born in Meridian.
Tennessee Williams (1911 - 1983) Playwright, received Pulitzer prizes for A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; born in Columbus.
Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ) Talk-show host; born in Kosciusko.

More Famous People of Mississippi

Red Barber sportscaster, Columbus
Lance Bass singer, Laurel
Theodore Bilbo public official, Poplarville
Craig Claiborne columnist, restaurant critic, Sunflower
Brett Farve football, Kiln
William Cuthbert Faulkner author, New Albany
Shelby Foote historian, Greenville
Richard Ford author, Jackson
Barry Hannah author, Clinton
Beth Henley playwright, actress, Jackson
Jim Henson puppeteer, Greenville
Simbi Khali actress, Jackson
B. B. King guitarist, Itta Bena
Willie Morris writer, Jackson
Brandy Norwood singer,actress, McComb
Walter Payton football player, Columbia
Charley Pride country singer, Sledge
Leontyne Price soprano, Laurel
William Raspberry columnist, Oklaona
Jerry Rice football player, Starkville
LeAnn Rimes country music, Jackson
William Grant Still composer, Woodville
Conway Twitty country music, Friars Point
Muddy Waters singer, guitarist, Rolling Fork
Eudora Welty author, Jackson
Richard Wright author, Natchez
Tammy Wynette country music star, Tupelo

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