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List of people from Mississippi

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This list contains people who were born or lived in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

Activists and advocates

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Actors and actresses

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Artists

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Broadcast media personalities

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Comedians

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Educators

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Entrepreneurs and business leaders

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Explorers

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  • Moncacht-Apé, Native American explorer of the Yazoo tribe; in the late 1600s or early 1700s, reported to have made the first recorded round-trip transcontinental journey across North America

Filmmakers

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Jurists and lawyers

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Military figures

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Models/pageant winners

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Musicians

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Physicians

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Politicians

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Scientists and inventors

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Supercentenarians

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Writers

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Other people

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References

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  4. ^ "Vernon Dahmer". The University of Southern Mississippi. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
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  20. ^ "Ida B. Wells". The University of Mississippi English Department. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
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  24. ^ University of Mississippi Dept. of Art Alumni: William Dunlap
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  32. ^ "Scott Rogers, "Family imprint seen in Monroe a century after arrival", April 21, 2013". Monroe News-Star. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
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  34. ^ "Rhesa H. Barksdale". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  35. ^ "Neal Brooks Biggers Jr". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  36. ^ "William Joel Blass". Legacy.com. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  37. ^ "Bobby DeLaughter". American Bar Association. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  38. ^ "Jess H. Dickinson". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  39. ^ "Boyce Holleman". University of Mississippi. May 14, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
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  42. ^ "Charles W. Pickering". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
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  47. ^ "Thomas Abernethy". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  48. ^ "Robert H. Adams". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  49. ^ "James L. Alcorn". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  50. ^ "William Allain". Mississippi Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  51. ^ "John Mills Allen". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  52. ^ "Haley Barbour". MProject Vote Smart. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  53. ^ "Ethelbert Barksdale". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  54. ^ "William Barksdale". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  55. ^ "Ross Barnett". The New York Times. November 7, 1987. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  56. ^ "Theodore G. Bilbo". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  57. ^ "Marsha Blackburn". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  58. ^ "Hale Boggs". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
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  66. ^ "Nine named BCoE Distinguished Alumni Fellows". Mississippi State University. March 31, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  67. ^ "Ellen Douglas, Mississippi author". Retrieved June 20, 2009.
  68. ^ "Tom Franklin, Mississippi writer". Retrieved June 12, 2012.
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