Mississippi
Mississippi is a southern U. S. state with the Mississippi River to its west, the state of Alabama to its east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Its Mississippi Delta region is considered the birthplace of blues music, honored at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale. Also in the region is the Vicksburg National Military Park, preserving the site of a critical Civil War battle.
People born in Mississippi (First 49 people) - Page 15
Lewis Perdue
Author
Nora Jean Bruso
American singer
Rebecca Allison
American cardiologist
Valerie Brisco-Hooks
Olympian
Todd Wade
Former American football player
C. C. Brown
American football safety
Charlie Weaver
Former American football player
Bill Cody
American football player
Willie Louis
James K. Vardaman Jr.
Former Governor of the Federal Reserve System
Laverne Smith
American football player
Marquiss Spencer
American football player
Thomas Dillard
Baseball player
Trent Lott
Former Majority Leader of the United States Senate
William Winter
Former Governor of Mississippi
Ace Cannon
American saxophonist
Magic Sam
American musician
Eddie Willis
American musician
Burns Strider
Consultant
Joseph D. Sayers
Former Governor of Texas
Jake Gibbs
Baseball player
John Marascalco
American songwriter
Genard Avery
American football linebacker
Frank Wright
American jazz musician
Trumaine Sykes
American football player
Freeman Ransom
Lawyer
Dave Parker
Movie producer
William F. Winter
Former Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
Tyre Phillips
American football guard
Jim Miles
Baseball player
Ike Pearson
Baseball player
J. J. Russell
American football player
Emmanuel Forbes
American football player
Amzie Moore
American civil rights leader
William Aylmer Winter
Former Member of the Mississippi State Senate
Natasha Trethewey
American poet
Tavis Smiley
American talk show host
Israel Broussard
American actor
Brett Favre
American football quarterback
Mylon LeFevre
American singer
Steven Palazzo
U. S. Representative
Gregg Giuffria
American musician
Lem Barney
American football player
Jonathan Murray
American television producer
Boo Killebrew
Playwright
Karen Graham
American model
Don Jeffcoat
American actor
