| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| William Allain |
Politician |
14-Feb-1928 |
|
Governor of Mississippi, 1984-88 |
| Mose Allison |
Musician |
11-Nov-1927 |
|
"The William Faulkner of southern blues" |
| Reuben V. Anderson |
Attorney |
16-Sep-1942 |
|
Partner, Phelps Dunbar |
| Haley Barbour |
Politician |
22-Oct-1947 |
|
Governor of Mississippi |
| Rod Barnes |
Basketball |
8-Jan-1966 |
|
Georgia State Head Coach |
| Ross R. Barnett |
Politician |
22-Jan-1898 |
6-Nov-1987 |
Governor of Mississippi, 1960-64 |
| Larry Brown |
Novelist |
9-Jul-1951 |
24-Nov-2004 |
Joe |
| George C. Carlson, Jr. |
Judge |
23-May-1946 |
|
Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court |
| Travis Childers |
Politician |
29-Mar-1958 |
|
Congressman, Mississippi 1st |
| Thad Cochran |
Politician |
7-Dec-1937 |
|
US Senator from Mississippi |
| J. P. Coleman |
Politician |
9-Jan-1914 |
28-Sep-1991 |
Governor of Mississippi, 1956-60 |
| Charlie Conerly |
Football |
19-Sep-1921 |
13-Feb-1996 |
NY Giants QB, 1948-61 |
| Oliver E. Diaz, Jr. |
Judge |
c. 1959 |
|
Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court |
| Jess H. Dickinson |
Judge |
1947 |
|
Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court |
| Winfield Dunn |
Politician |
1-Jul-1927 |
|
Governor of Tennessee, 1971-75 |
| Charles Easley |
Judge |
c. 1950 |
|
Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court |
| James O. Eastland |
Politician |
28-Nov-1904 |
19-Feb-1986 |
US Senator from Mississippi, 1943-78 |
| William Faulkner |
Author |
25-Sep-1897 |
6-Jul-1962 |
The Sound and the Fury |
| Cliff Finch |
Politician |
4-Apr-1927 |
22-Apr-1986 |
Governor of Mississippi, 1976-80 |
| Ruth Ford |
Actor |
7-Jul-1915 |
|
American stage actress |
| Cynthia Geary |
Actor |
21-Mar-1965 |
|
Shelly Tambo on Northern Exposure |
| Lanny Griffith |
Government |
13-Aug-1951 |
|
Lobbyist, Barbour Griffith & Rogers |
| John Grisham |
Novelist |
8-Feb-1955 |
|
A Time To Kill and The Firm |
| Kenny Hulshof |
Politician |
22-May-1958 |
|
Congressman, Missouri 9th |
| Greg Iles |
Novelist |
1960 |
|
Black Cross |
| Kate Jackson |
Actor |
29-Oct-1948 |
|
Sabrina Duncan on Charlie's Angels |
| Paul B. Johnson, Jr. |
Politician |
23-Jan-1916 |
14-Oct-1985 |
Governor of Mississippi, 1964-68 |
| Robert C. Khayat |
Educator |
18-Apr-1938 |
|
Chancellor, University of Mississippi |
| Ann H. Lamar |
Judge |
c. 1952 |
|
Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court |
| Tom Lester |
Actor |
23-Sep-1938 |
|
Eb Dawson on Green Acres |
| Trent Lott |
Politician |
9-Oct-1941 |
|
US Senator from Mississippi, 1989-2007 |
| Ray Mabus |
Politician |
11-Oct-1948 |
|
Governor of Mississippi, 1988-92 |
| Archie Manning |
Football |
19-May-1949 |
|
New Orleans Saints QB, 1971-82 |
| Eli Manning |
Football |
3-Jan-1981 |
|
New York Giants QB |
| Mary Ann Mobley |
Model |
17-Feb-1939 |
|
Miss America 1959 |
| Mike Moore |
Attorney |
3-Apr-1952 |
|
Attorney General of Mississippi, 1988-2004 |
| Willie Morris |
Author |
29-Nov-1934 |
2-Aug-1999 |
North Toward Home |
| Ronnie Musgrove |
Politician |
29-Jul-1956 |
|
Governor of Mississippi, 2000-04 |
| Charles L. Overby |
Journalist |
c. 1946 |
|
Chairman & CEO of Freedom Forum, Newseum |
| John Palmer |
Diplomat |
1934 |
|
US Ambassador to Portugal, 2001-04 |
| Chip Pickering |
Politician |
10-Aug-1963 |
|
Congressman, Mississippi 3rd |
| Michael K. Randolph |
Judge |
1946 |
|
Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court |
| William A. Roper, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
CEO of VeriSign |
| Jeanne Shaheen |
Politician |
28-Jan-1947 |
|
Governor of New Hampshire, 1997-2003 |
| Shepard Smith |
TV Personality |
14-Jan-1964 |
|
Fox News anchor |
| Larry Speakes |
Government |
13-Sep-1939 |
|
White House Press Secretary for Ronald Reagan |
| Donna Tartt |
Novelist |
23-Dec-1963 |
|
The Secret History |
| William L. Waller, Jr. |
Judge |
c. 1952 |
|
Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court |
| William Lowe Waller |
Politician |
21-Oct-1926 |
|
Governor of Mississippi, 1972-76 |
| Jamie L. Whitten |
Politician |
18-Apr-1910 |
9-Sep-1995 |
Congressman from Mississippi, 1941-95 |
| Roger Wicker |
Politician |
5-Jul-1951 |
|
US Senator from Mississippi |
| John Bell Williams |
Politician |
4-Dec-1918 |
25-Mar-1983 |
Governor of Mississippi, 1968-72 |
| William Winter |
Politician |
21-Feb-1923 |
|
Governor of Mississippi, 1980-84 |
| Frank Wolf |
Politician |
30-Jan-1939 |
|
Congressman, Virginia 10th |
| Stark Young |
Critic |
11-Oct-1881 |
6-Jan-1963 |
So Red the Rose |
