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* [[Vernon Dahmer]] (1908–1966), civil rights activist ([[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Vernon Dahmer|url=http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/archives/m250.htm?m250text.htm~mainFrame|publisher=The University of Southern Mississippi|access-date= October 5, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Vernon Dahmer]] (1908–1966), civil rights activist ([[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Vernon Dahmer|url=http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/archives/m250.htm?m250text.htm~mainFrame|publisher=The University of Southern Mississippi|access-date= October 5, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Charles Evers]] (born 1922), civil rights leader, mayor of [[Fayette, Mississippi|Fayette]] ([[Decatur, Mississippi|Decatur]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles Evers|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/clarionledger/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=166671550#fbLoggedOut|publisher=clarionledger.com|access-date= October 5, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Charles Evers]] (born 1922), civil rights leader, mayor of [[Fayette, Mississippi|Fayette]] ([[Decatur, Mississippi|Decatur]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles Evers|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/clarionledger/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=166671550#fbLoggedOut|publisher=clarionledger.com|access-date= October 5, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Medgar Evers]] (1925–1963), civil rights leader ([[Decatur, Mississippi|Decatur]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Medgar Evers|url=http://www.naacp.org/pages/naacp-history-medgar-evers|publisher=National Association for the Advancement of Colored People|access-date= October 5, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Medgar Evers]] (1925–1963), civil rights leader ([[Decatur, Mississippi|Decatur]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Medgar Evers |url=http://www.naacp.org/pages/naacp-history-medgar-evers |publisher=National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |access-date=October 5, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234230/http://www.naacp.org/pages/naacp-history-medgar-evers |archivedate=October 4, 2013 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Myrlie Evers-Williams]] (born 1933), civil rights activist, journalist ([[Vicksburg, Mississippi|Vicksburg]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Myrlie Evers- Williams|url=http://www.naacp.org/pages/naacp-history-Myrlie-Evers-Williams|publisher=National Association for the Advancement of Colored People|access-date= October 5, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Myrlie Evers-Williams]] (born 1933), civil rights activist, journalist ([[Vicksburg, Mississippi|Vicksburg]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Myrlie Evers- Williams|url=http://www.naacp.org/pages/naacp-history-Myrlie-Evers-Williams|publisher=National Association for the Advancement of Colored People|access-date= October 5, 2013}}</ref>
* [[C. L. Franklin]] (1915–1984), Baptist minister, father of [[Aretha Franklin]] ([[Shelby, Mississippi|Shelby]])<ref>{{cite web|title=C. L. Franklin|url=http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-073.html|publisher= [[Library of Congress]] |access-date= October 5, 2013}}</ref>
* [[C. L. Franklin]] (1915–1984), Baptist minister, father of [[Aretha Franklin]] ([[Shelby, Mississippi|Shelby]])<ref>{{cite web|title=C. L. Franklin|url=http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-073.html|publisher= [[Library of Congress]] |access-date= October 5, 2013}}</ref>

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

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Activists and advocates

Actors and actresses

Artists

Main article: List of sports-related people from Mississippi

Broadcast media personalities

Comedians

Educators

Entrepreneurs and business leaders

Filmmakers

Jurists and lawyers

Military figures

Models

Musicians

Main article: List of musicians from Mississippi

Physicians

Politicians

See also: List of Governors of Mississippi; List of United States Senators from Mississippi; List of United States Representatives from Mississippi; List of mayors of Jackson, Mississippi; and List of mayors of Meridian, Mississippi

Scientists and inventors

Supercentenarians

Writers

Other people

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