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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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Activists and advocates

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Actors and actresses

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Artists

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Main article: List of sports-related people from Mississippi

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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Main article: List of musicians from Mississippi

Physicians

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Politicians

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See also: List of Governors of Mississippi; List of United States Senators from Mississippi; List of United States Representatives from Mississippi; List of mayors of Jackson, Mississippi; and List of mayors of Meridian, Mississippi

Scientists and inventors

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Supercentenarians

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Writers

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Other people

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  49. ^ "James L. Alcorn". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
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  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.
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