List of people from Mississippi

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State flag of Mississippi
Location of Mississippi in the U.S. map

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

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Activists and advocates

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Actors and actresses

Artists

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Broadcast media personalities

Comedians

Educators

Entrepreneurs and business leaders

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Explorers

  • 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

Jurists and lawyers

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Military figures

Models/pageant winners

Musicians

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Physicians

Politicians

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Scientists and inventors

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Supercentenarians

Writers

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Miscellaneous

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References

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