1. Prentiss Ingraham (1843)

Confederate Army Soldier

A Confederate Army colonel-turned American author, he is famous for his Buffalo Bill series, as well as for his 1872 novel, The Masked Spy. He wrote under numerous pen names,...

2. Stevan Ridley (1989)

American Football Player

NFL running back who began his career with the New England Patriots in 2011. He rushed for 1,263 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2012.

3. Chris Shivers (1978)

American Rodeo Performer

Bull rider who was active from 1997 to 2012; he won the PBR World Championship in 2000 and 2003.

4. Tray Deee (1966)

American Rapper

Rapper and member of the Platinum-selling group Tha Eastsidaz. He was once signed to Death Row Records.

5. Robert C. Farrell (1936)

Robert C. Farrell Served 17 Year

Robert C. Farrell was a journalist and a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1974 until 1991.

6. William St. John Forman (1847)

American Politician

St. John Forman was a U. S. Representative from Illinois.

7. Lynda Lee Mead (1939)

American Beauty Pageant Contesta

Lynda Lee Mead Shea attended the University of Mississippi where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority and won the Miss America pageant in 1960. Her immediate predecessor as...

8. John Perkins, Jr. (1819)

American Politician

John Perkins Jr. was an antebellum U. S. Representative from Louisiana and then a senator in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.

9. Francis G. Newlands (1846)

American Politician

s Griffith Newlands was a United States Representative and Senator from Nevada.

10. Alexander O'Neal (1953)

American Singer

Alexander O'Neal is an American R&B singer. He is best known for the songs If You Were Here Tonight Criticize and Fake and the duets with Cherrelle Saturday Love and...

11. Glen Ballard (1953)

Sound

12. Jimmie Giles (1954)

American Football Player

Jimmie Giles Jr. /ˈdʒaɪɨlz/ ; is a former professional American football player who was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the third round of the 1977 NFL Draft. A 6...

13. Adolph Meyer (1842)

American Politician

Adolph Meyer was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served nine terms as a Democrat from 1891 until his death in...

14. Gerard Brandon (1788)

American Politician

Gerard Chittocque Brandon was an American political leader who twice served as Governor of Mississippi during its early years of statehood.

15. Gary Huff (1951)

American Football Player

Gary Earl Huff who graduated from Leto Senior High School in Tampa Florida and played college football and baseball at Florida State University was a professional football quarterback. He was...

16. Bob Dearing (1935)

American Politician

Bob M. Dearing is a formerDemocratic member of the Mississippi Senate. He represented the 37th District from 1980 to 2011. In 2011 he was defeated by Republican Melanie Sojourner.

17. George Earle Chamberlain (Unknow)

American Politician

George Earle Chamberlain was an American politician legislator and public official in Oregon. A native of Mississippi and trained lawyer he was a Democrat who served as the 11th Governor...

18. Keith Woodside (1964)

American Football Player

Keith A. Woodside is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League and Canadian Football League. He played four seasons for the Green Bay Packers and...

19. Terry W. Gee (1940)

American Politician

Terry Wayne Gee Sr. is an officer of Ecoloclean Industries Inc. who formerly served three four-year terms as a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Gee represented...

20. Je'Kel Foster (1983)

American Basketball Player

Je'Kel Foster is an American professional basketball who currently plays for Sidigas Avellino of the Lega Basket Serie A.

21. Jarrett Hoffpauir (1983)

American Baseball Player

Jarrett Lee Hoffpauir is an American professional baseball second baseman. He is a distant cousin to Micah Hoffpauir who is also a baseball player. Hoffpauir was drafted by the St....

22. John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne (1809)

American Politician

John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne was a Member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Mississippi.

23. Noah23 (1978)

American / Canadian Musician

Noah Raymond Brickley better known by his stage name Noah23 is a Canadian-American hip hop artist from Guelph Ontario. He is co-founder of the Plague Language collective and record label...

24. Marion Montgomery (poet) (1925)

Novelist Poet And Critic

Marion Montgomery was an American poet novelist educator and critic. For more than 30 years he was a professor of English at the University of Georgia.

25. Nook Logan (1979)

American Baseball Player

Exavier Prente Nook Logan is a former Major League Baseball center fielder. He attended Copiah-Lincoln Community College. He made his Major League debut July 21 2004 with the Detroit Tigers...

26. Freddie Toliver (1961)

American Baseball Player

Lee Toliver is a retired Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from 1984–1993. He played for the Minnesota Twins Cincinnati Reds Philadelphia Phillies San Diego Padres and Pittsburgh Pirates.

27. Laddie Renfroe (1962)

American Baseball Player

Cohen Williams Laddie Renfroe is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched in four games over a two-week stint with the Chicago Cubs in 1991. Before become a professional...

28. Doug Crothers (1859)

American Baseball Player

Douglass Crothers was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Kansas City Cowboys of the Union Association in 1884 and the New York Metropolitans of the American Association...

29. Jim Ware (basketball) (1944)

Basketball Player

James Edward Ware was an American professional basketball player. Ware was born in Natchez Mississippi and attended Oklahoma City University where he was a forward on the basketball team. In...

30. Von Hutchins (1981)

American Football Player

Tahaya De'Von Hutchins is an American football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL...

31. Cedric Griffin (1982)

Player Of American Football

Cedric Leonard Griffin is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft....