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 51
Vontarrius Dora
American football outside linebacker
Kevin Dotson
American football offensive lineman
Earl T. Ricks
Tyrone Bell
American football player
Cleveland Crosby
American football player
Howlin' Wolf
American singer
David Ruffin
American singer
Anthony Herrera
American actor
Justin Evans
American football safety
Stevon Moore
American football player
Boyce Holleman
American attorney
Marcus Hinton
American football player
Anne Moody
American author
St. John Richardson Liddell
Regina Barrow
Member of the Louisiana State Senate
Carnot Posey
Lawyer
Scott Dunbar
Singer
James O'Gwynn
Pops Staples
American musician
Donald H. Peterson
Astronaut
Curtis Flowers
E. W. Hammons
American film producer
Gil Peterson
American actor
Little Sammy Davis
American musician
Lydia Chassaniol
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
D'Wayne Eskridge
American football wide receiver
L. C. McKinley
American guitarist
Karl Oliver
Mississippi State Representative
Bobby Howell
Former Mississippi State Representative
Frank W. Hunger
Former United States Assistant Attorney General
Giles Ward
American Politician
Major Lance
American singer
Lester Young
American saxophonist
William Grant Still
American composer
James Hanham
American chess master
David C. Bramlette
Former Judge
Dan Reneau
Julia K. Wetherill Baker
American writer and poet
Don Briscoe
American actor
Magic Slim
American singer
Ben Williams
English former football player
Mike Espy
Former United States Representative
Willie Brown
American football player
Stella Stevens
American actress
Fletcher Cox
American football defensive tackle
Haley Barbour
Former Governor of Mississippi
Lynn Hamilton
American actress
