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Jackson, MS
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.city.jackson.ms.us/
Population:
184256 (2000 census) Founding Date:
1822 County:
Hinds County, Madison County, Rankin County
NEWSPAPERS
SCHOOLS
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Reuben V. Anderson |
Attorney |
16-Sep-1942 |
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Partner, Phelps Dunbar |
| David Banner |
Rapper |
11-Apr-1974 |
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Them Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1 |
| Jim Barksdale |
Business |
24-Jan-1943 |
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CEO of Netscape, 1995-99 |
| George H. Carley |
Judge |
24-Sep-1938 |
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Justice, Georgia Supreme Court |
| Virgis W. Colbert |
Business |
1939 |
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EVP at Miller Brewing, 1997-2005 |
| Cat Cora |
Chef |
c. 1968 |
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Iron Chef America |
| Richard Ford |
Novelist |
16-Feb-1944 |
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Independence Day |
| M. C. Gainey |
Actor |
18-Jan-1948 |
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Sideways |
| Cynthia Geary |
Actor |
21-Mar-1965 |
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Shelly Tambo on Northern Exposure |
| Gregg Harper |
Politician |
1-Jun-1956 |
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Congressman, Mississippi 3rd |
| Beth Henley |
Playwright |
8-May-1952 |
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Crimes of the Heart |
| Faith Hill |
Country Musician |
21-Sep-1967 |
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Take Me as I Am |
| Warren A. Hood, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1952 |
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Hood Companies |
| Larry Hoover |
Criminal |
30-Nov-1950 |
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Gangster Disciples |
| Lauren Jones |
TV Personality |
27-Aug-1982 |
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Anchorwoman |
| Simbi Khali |
Actor |
28-Apr-1971 |
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Nina Campbell on 3rd Rock from the Sun |
| Daniel Curtis Lee |
Actor |
17-May-1991 |
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Simon Nelson-Cook on Ned's Declassified |
| Tom Lester |
Actor |
23-Sep-1938 |
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Eb Dawson on Green Acres |
| Harold M. Messmer, Jr. |
Business |
20-Feb-1946 |
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CEO of Robert Half International |
| Willie Morris |
Author |
29-Nov-1934 |
2-Aug-1999 |
North Toward Home |
| Tig Notaro |
Comic |
24-Mar-1971 |
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Boyish Girl Interrupted |
| Candice Patton |
Actor |
24-Jun-1988 |
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Iris West on The Flash |
| Wes Pruden |
Columnist |
18-Dec-1935 |
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Washington Times Editor-in-Chief, 1992-2008 |
| LeAnn Rimes |
Country Musician |
28-Aug-1982 |
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How Do I Live |
| Kathryn Stockett |
Novelist |
1969 |
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The Help |
| Tate Taylor |
Film Director |
c. 1969 |
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The Help |
| Bobby V |
Singer |
27-Feb-1980 |
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Slow Down |
| William L. Waller, Jr. |
Judge |
c. 1952 |
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Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court |
| Eudora Welty |
Author |
13-Apr-1909 |
23-Jul-2001 |
The Optimist's Daughter |
| Cassandra Wilson |
Singer |
4-Dec-1955 |
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New Moon Daughter |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| William Allain |
Politician |
14-Feb-1928 |
2-Dec-2013 |
Governor of Mississippi, 1984-88 |
| Ross R. Barnett |
Politician |
22-Jan-1898 |
6-Nov-1987 |
Governor of Mississippi, 1960-64 |
| Medgar Evers |
Activist |
2-Jul-1925 |
12-Jun-1963 |
Civil rights activist murdered in 1963 |
| Kirk Fordice |
Politician |
10-Feb-1934 |
7-Sep-2004 |
Governor of Mississippi, 1992-2000 |
| Willie Morris |
Author |
29-Nov-1934 |
2-Aug-1999 |
North Toward Home |
| Floyd Spence |
Politician |
9-Apr-1928 |
16-Aug-2001 |
Congressman from South Carolina, 1971-2001 |
| John C. Stennis |
Politician |
3-Aug-1901 |
23-Apr-1995 |
US Senator from Mississippi, 1947-89 |
| William Lowe Waller |
Politician |
21-Oct-1926 |
29-Nov-2011 |
Governor of Mississippi, 1972-76 |
| Eudora Welty |
Author |
13-Apr-1909 |
23-Jul-2001 |
The Optimist's Daughter |
| Arthur Winstead |
Politician |
6-Jan-1904 |
14-Mar-1995 |
Congressman from Mississippi, 1943-65 |
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