B. B. King guitarist, Itta Bena
Bo Diddley guitarist, McCombs
Brandy Norwood singer,actress, McComb
Brett Farve football, Kiln
Charles Evers civil rights leader, Decatur
Charley Pride country singer, Sledge
Conway Twitty country music, Friars Point
Craig Claiborne columnist, restaurant critic, Sunflower
Elizabeth Lee Hazen inventor,
Elvis Presley singer, actor, Tupelo
Faith Hill singer, Jackson
James Earl Jones entertainer, Arkabutla
Jerry Rice football player, Starkville
Jim Henson puppeteer, Greenville
Jimmy Buffett singer, songwriter, Pascagoula
LeAnn Rimes country music, Jackson
Medgar Evers civil rights leader, Decatur
Muddy Waters singer, guitarist, Rolling Fork
Oprah Winfrey talk-show host, Kosciusko
Red Barber sportscaster, Columbus
Sela Ward actress, Meridian
Simbi Khali actress, Jackson
Tammy Wynette country music star, Tupelo
Tennessee Williams playwright, Columbus
Walter Payton football player, Columbia
William Cuthbert Faulkner author, New Albany
Willie Morris writer, Jackson