List of Famous people born in Mississippi, United States of America

Bennie Gordon Thompson is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security since 2019, previously holding the position from 2007 to 2011.

Matthew Christopher Schnell is an American professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Flyweight division of the UFC. Schnell is the former flyweight champion of the Legacy Fighting Alliance. As of March 9, 2021, he is #8 in the UFC flyweight rankings.

Mark Augustus Landis is an American painter who lives in Laurel, Mississippi. He is best known for "donating" large numbers of forged paintings and drawings to American art museums.

James Brian Dozier is an American professional baseball second baseman who is currently a free agent. The Minnesota Twins selected Dozier in the eighth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his MLB debut in 2012. He has played in MLB for the Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals. Dozier was an All-Star in 2015, and won a Gold Glove Award in 2017.

James Tate Ellington is an American actor. He portrayed Aidan Hall, the best friend of Tyler Hawkins in the 2010 romantic drama film Remember Me. Ellington starred as Oliver Hunt in The Elephant King (2006), and has appeared in television shows such as The Unusuals, Rescue Me, The Good Wife, and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23. He appeared in the 2009 Broadway production of The Philanthropist, which starred Matthew Broderick. He is best known for his role as FBI recruit Simon Asher on the ABC thriller Quantico. Beginning September 25, 2017, Ellington joined the main cast of NBC's new drama The Brave. He played Noah Morgenthau in the military thriller, which was one of the first two new series announced by NBC for the 2017–18 season.

Bobby Marcel Wilson, better known by his stage name Bobby V, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He has charted three No. 1 albums on Billboard's U.S. Top R&B Chart since 2006. Bobby V's first major single, "Slow Down", produced by Tim & Bob, charted No. 1 on Billboard's U.S. Top R&B Chart and peaked at No. 8 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. The single was certified gold by the RIAA. His second single, "Anonymous", was produced by and featured a guest appearance from producer Timbaland.

Mary Violet Leontyne Price is an American soprano. Born and raised in Laurel, Mississippi, she rose to international acclaim in the 1950s and 1960s, and was the first African American to become a leading performer at the Metropolitan Opera, and one of the most popular American classical singers of her generation.

William Haskell Alsup is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Jonathon Tate Reeves is an American politician serving as the 65th and current governor of Mississippi since 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 53rd Mississippi State Treasurer from 2004 to 2012 and the 32nd lieutenant governor of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020. At age 29, he was the youngest state treasurer in the nation when elected in 2003 and the first Republican to hold the office in Mississippi. He was the Republican nominee for governor of Mississippi in the 2019 election and defeated the Democratic nominee, Attorney General Jim Hood.

Tommy Armstrong Jr. is an American football quarterback for Sioux Falls Storm of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football as a quarterback for Nebraska.