People born here (78)
|
| Fletcher Abram, Jr. |
 USA |
HBL |
Olympics |
1972 |
12 December 1950 |
Cary, Mississippi (USA) |
| Joanne Aluka |
 NGR |
BKB |
Olympics |
2004 |
26 April 1979 |
Jackson, Mississippi (USA) |
| Tom Black |
USA |
BBL |
Non-Medal |
1956 |
30 December 1933 |
McCool, Mississippi (USA) |
| Ruthie Bolton-Holifield |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1996—2000 |
25 May 1967 |
Lucedale, Mississippi (USA) |
| Ralph Boston |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1960—1968 |
9 May 1939 |
Laurel, Mississippi (USA) |
| Tori Bowie |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2016 |
27 August 1990 |
Jackson, Mississippi (USA) |
| Sid Bowman |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1928—1932 |
8 June 1907 |
Brookhaven, Mississippi (USA) |
| Tim Boyd |
USA |
GLF |
Olympics |
1904 |
19 December 1861 |
Natchez, Mississippi (USA) |
| Jeff Branson |
USA |
BBL |
Non-Medal |
1988 |
26 January 1967 |
Waynesboro, Mississippi (USA) |
| Valerie Brisco-Hooks |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1984—1988 |
6 July 1960 |
Greenwood, Mississippi (USA) |
| William Burton |
USA |
GLF |
Olympics |
1904 |
26 November 1875 |
Vicksburg, Mississippi (USA) |
| Lee Calhoun |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1956—1960 |
23 February 1933 |
Laurel, Mississippi (USA) |
| Van Chancellor |
USA |
BKB |
Coach |
2004 |
27 September 1943 |
Louisville, Mississippi (USA) |
| Com Cochran |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1924 |
2 January 1902 |
Richton, Mississippi (USA) |
| Roy Cochran |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1948 |
6 January 1919 |
Richton, Mississippi (USA) |
| Pearl Conklin |
USA |
ART |
Olympics |
1932 |
25 April 1879 |
Winona, Mississippi (USA) |
| John Craft |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1972 |
24 March 1947 |
Laurel, Mississippi (USA) |
| Joe Cunningham |
USA |
TEN |
Olympics |
1904 |
26 February 1867 |
Aberdeen, Mississippi (USA) |
| Quincey Daniels |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
1960 |
4 August 1941 |
Biloxi, Mississippi (USA) |
| Tony Dees |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1992 |
6 August 1963 |
Pascagoula, Mississippi (USA) |
| Evie Dennis |
USA |
|
Other |
1992 |
8 September 1924 |
Farmhaven, Mississippi (USA) |
| Carlton Dodd |
USA |
ATH |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
18 August 1879 |
Kosciusko, Mississippi (USA) |
| Barbara Ferrell |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1968—1972 |
28 July 1947 |
Hattiesburg, Mississippi (USA) |
| Rod Fitz-Randolph |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1988 |
21 January 1959 |
Starkville, Mississippi (USA) |
| John Forman |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1956 |
27 April 1925 |
Jackson, Mississippi (USA) |
| Nell Fortner |
USA |
BKB |
Coach |
2000 |
3 March 1959 |
Jackson, Mississippi (USA) |
| Jennifer Gillom |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1988 |
13 June 1964 |
Abbeville, Mississippi (USA) |
| Ed Gordon |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1928—1932 |
1 July 1908 |
Jackson, Mississippi (USA) |
| Glenn Hardin |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1932—1936 |
1 July 1910 |
Derma, Mississippi (USA) |
| Lucy Harris |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1976 |
10 February 1955 |
Minter City, Mississippi (USA) |
| Otis Harris |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2004 |
30 June 1982 |
Edwards, Mississippi (USA) |
| Spencer Haywood |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1968 |
22 April 1949 |
Silver City, Mississippi (USA) |
| Floyd Heard |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2000 |
24 March 1966 |
West Point, Mississippi (USA) |
| Gustave Heiss |
USA |
FEN |
Olympics/Referee |
1932—1936 |
4 November 1904 |
Meridian, Mississippi (USA) |
| Lee James |
USA |
WLF |
Olympics |
1976 |
30 October 1953 |
Gulfport, Mississippi (USA) |
| Carolyn Jones |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1992 |
28 July 1969 |
Bay Springs, Mississippi (USA) |
| Hayes Jones |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1960—1964 |
4 August 1938 |
Starkville, Mississippi (USA) |
| Tommy Keyes |
USA |
BBL |
Non-Medal |
1964 |
14 October 1943 |
Laurel, Mississippi (USA) |
| Trell Kimmons |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2012 |
13 July 1985 |
Coldwater, Mississippi (USA) |
| Con King |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1904 |
10 December 1880 |
Senatobia, Mississippi (USA) |
| Dave Kirkwood |
USA |
MPN |
Olympics |
1964 |
20 September 1935 |
Jackson, Mississippi (USA) |
| Bianca Knight |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2012 |
2 January 1989 |
Jackson, Mississippi (USA) |
| Amere Lattin |
USA |
ATH |
YOG |
2014 |
12 July 1997 |
Brookhaven, Mississippi (USA) |
| Janice Lawrence |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1984 |
7 June 1962 |
Lucedale, Mississippi (USA) |
| Whitly Loper |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
2004 |
31 December 1986 |
Jackson, Mississippi (USA) |
| Paige Madden |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2020 |
22 October 1998 |
Jackson, Mississippi (USA) |
| Danny Manning |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1988 |
17 May 1966 |
Hattiesburg, Mississippi (USA) |
| Matt Matthews |
USA |
HBL |
Olympics |
1972 |
7 November 1945 |
Woodville, Mississippi (USA) |
| Antonio McDyess |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
2000 |
7 September 1974 |
Quitman, Mississippi (USA) |
| Kennedy McKinney |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
1988 |
10 January 1966 |
Hernando, Mississippi (USA) |
| Earle Meadows |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1936 |
29 June 1913 |
Corinth, Mississippi (USA) |
| Pete Melvin |
USA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1988 |
11 January 1962 |
Jackson, Mississippi (USA) |
| Mildrette Netter |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1968—1972 |
16 June 1948 |
Greenview, Mississippi (USA) |
| Art Oliver |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
1936 |
25 March 1911 |
Edwards, Mississippi (USA) |
| Roy Oswalt |
USA |
BBL |
Olympics |
2000 |
29 August 1977 |
Kosciusko, Mississippi (USA) |
| James Parker |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2004 |
3 December 1975 |
Biloxi, Mississippi (USA) |
| R. C. Pitts |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1948 |
23 June 1919 |
Pontotoc, Mississippi (USA) |
| Kriste Porter |
USA |
FRS |
Olympics |
1994 |
3 September 1971 |
Biloxi, Mississippi (USA) |
| Emma Reed |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1948 |
30 May 1925 |
Redwood, Mississippi (USA) |
| Kevin Robertson |
USA |
WPO |
Olympics |
1984—1988 |
2 February 1959 |
Biloxi, Mississippi (USA) |
| Moushaumi Robinson |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2004 |
13 April 1981 |
Hattiesburg, Mississippi (USA) |
| Sid Robinson |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1928 |
6 December 1902 |
Winona, Mississippi (USA) |
| Tony Rosetti |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1972 |
11 December 1945 |
Biloxi, Mississippi (USA) |
| John Satterwhite |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1976 |
2 December 1943 |
Hattiesburg, Mississippi (USA) |
| Don Scott |
USA |
ATH/MPN |
Olympics |
1920—1924 |
5 November 1894 |
Woodville, Mississippi (USA) |
| Anoit Solomon |
USA |
ATH |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
November 1882 |
?, Mississippi (USA) |
| Gil Stovall |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2008 |
3 June 1986 |
Tupelo, Mississippi (USA) |
| Constance Titus |
USA |
ROW |
Olympics |
1904 |
14 August 1873 |
Pass Christian, Mississippi (USA) |
| Jack Torrance |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1936 |
20 June 1912 |
Weathersby, Mississippi (USA) |
| Sherron Walker |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976 |
17 April 1956 |
Meridian, Mississippi (USA) |
| Jerome Walters |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1956 |
9 April 1930 |
Itta Bena, Mississippi (USA) |
| John Wells |
USA |
ROW |
Olympics |
1904 |
1859 |
?, Mississippi (USA) |
| David Wettlin |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
20 May 1886 |
Woodville, Mississippi (USA) |
| Willye White |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1956—1972 |
31 December 1939 |
Money, Mississippi (USA) |
| Ulis Williams |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1964 |
24 October 1941 |
Hollandale, Mississippi (USA) |
| George Wilson |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1964 |
9 May 1942 |
Meridian, Mississippi (USA) |
| Wendy Wyland |
USA |
DIV |
Olympics |
1984 |
25 November 1964 |
Jackson, Mississippi (USA) |
| Tim Young |
USA |
BBL |
Olympics |
2000 |
15 October 1973 |
Gulfport, Mississippi (USA) |
People who died here (9)
|
| Tom Black |
USA |
BBL |
Non-Medal |
1956 |
25 October 2011 |
Greenwood, Mississippi (USA) |
| George Fiske |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1920 |
21 June 1965 |
Pascagoula, Mississippi (USA) |
| Hunter Goodrich |
USA |
BOB |
Non-starter |
1932 |
9 July 1987 |
Natchez, Mississippi (USA) |
| Lucy Harris |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1976 |
18 January 2022 |
Greenwood, Mississippi (USA) |
| Kamal Ali Hassan |
 EGY |
DIV |
Olympics |
1948—1952 |
3 June 1984 |
Corinth, Mississippi (USA) |
| Ron Jourdan |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1972 |
1 January 2014 |
Baldwyn, Mississippi (USA) |
| Danny Killeen |
USA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1956 |
28 April 2017 |
Pass Christian, Mississippi (USA) |
| Lee Priester |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1924 |
11 June 1988 |
Meridian, Mississippi (USA) |
| William Spencer |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1924—1928 |
14 July 1983 |
Starkville, Mississippi (USA) |