•
John Stevens Bowen (1830–1863), Confederate
major general during the American Civil War. •
Walker Brooke (1813–1869),
U.S. Senator from
Mississippi (1852–53). •
Beverly Francis Carradine (1848–1931), noted author and
Methodist minister. •
Thomas C. Catchings (1847–1927),
U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1885–1901). •
Nicholas Daniel Coleman (1800–1874), U.S. Representative from
Kentucky (1829–31). •
James William Collier (1872–1933), U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1909–33). •
Caroline Russell Compton (1907–1987), noted Mississippi artist. •
Douglas the camel was a domesticated
camel used by the
Confederate Army during the American Civil War. •
Isham Warren Garrott (1816–1863), Confederate
brigadier general during the American Civil War. •
Martin Edward Green (1815–1863), Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War. •
Elza Jeffords (1826–1885), U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1883–85). •
William Augustus Lake (1808–1861), U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1855–57). •
Alexander Keith McClung (1811–1855),
lieutenant colonel in 1st Mississippi Regiment during the
Mexican–American War, and U.S.
chargé d'affaires to
Bolivia (1849–51). •
Buddie Newman (1921–2002), Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives •
Lucille Spann (1938–1984), Chicago blues singer ==See also==