Born in Mississippi

Mississippi

State of the United States of America

Mississippi as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. American blues singer and songwriter (1919-1954), American actress, American baritone vocalist (1915-2001)): Lil Green, Karen Pittman, Al Hibbler and some more.

Celebrities from Mississippi

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Lil Green

American blues singer and songwriter (1919-1954)

*December 22nd, 1919 †April 14th, 1954, Chicago

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Karen Pittman

American actress

*May 12th, 1986

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Al Hibbler

American baritone vocalist (1915-2001)

*August 16th, 1915 †April 24th, 2001, Chicago

83

William Grant Still

American composer

*May 11th, 1895 †December 3rd, 1978, Los Angeles

38

Ruelle

American singer

*November 21st, 1985

96

Peggy Dow

American actress

*March 18th, 1928

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Terence Davis

American basketball player

*May 16th, 1997

67

Roscoe Ates

American actor, musician (1895–1962)

*January 20th, 1895 †February 12th, 1962, Hollywood

84

Lester Chambers

American musician

*April 13th, 1940

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Sonny Boy Williamson II

American blues musician (1899/1908/1912–1965)

*December 5th, 1912 †May 25th, 1965, Helena

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Rowena Morrill

American artist

*September 14th, 1944 †February 11th, 2021

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Ollie Poole

American sports coach

*April 18th, 1922 †June 27th, 2009, Louisiana

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L. G. McKinley

American musician

*October 22nd, 1918 †January 19th, 1970, Chicago

70

Frank Kinard

American football player, coach, and athletic administrator (1905–1982)

*October 23rd, 1914 †September 7th, 1985, Jackson

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Booba Barnes

American blues guitarist

*September 25th, 1936 †April 2nd, 1996, Chicago

96

Gus Cannon

American blues musician

*September 12th, 1883 †October 15th, 1979, Memphis

71

Willie Johnson

American musician

*March 4th, 1923 †February 26th, 1995, Chicago

91

Robert Wilkins

American country blues guitarist and singer (1896-1987)

*January 16th, 1896 †May 26th, 1987, Memphis

57

Jack Torrance

American shot putter and football player

*June 20th, 1912 †November 10th, 1969, Baton Rouge

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Ishman Bracey

American singer-guitarist

*January 9th, 1901 †February 12th, 1970, Jackson

71

Thomas Watt Gregory

American lawyer (1861-1933)

*November 6th, 1861 †February 26th, 1933, Manhattan

71

Blind John Davis

American musician

*December 7th, 1913 †October 12th, 1985, Chicago

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Nelson Leigh

American actor (1905-1985)

*January 1st, 1905 †July 3rd, 1985, Hemet

86

Willie Chambers

American singer, guitarist, songwriter

*March 3rd, 1938

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Krystal Casey Welborn

American actress and performer

*July 8th, 1977

86

William F. Streeter

United States Army general

*July 14th, 1937

65

Garth Fisher

American plastic surgeon

*September 1st, 1958

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William Edwin Baldwin

Confederate Army general

*July 28th, 1827 †February 19th, 1864, Alabama

82

Gavin Gordon

American actor (1901-1983)

*April 7th, 1901 †April 7th, 1983, Canoga Park

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Charles Gordon

American film producer (1947-2020)

*May 13th, 1947 †October 31st, 2020

91

Redd Holt

American musician

*May 16th, 1932 †May 23rd, 2023

Birthdays of famous people