Military personnel from Mississippi

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American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925–2015)

President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865 (1808–1889)

American actor (1931–2024)

American jazz saxophonist (1909–1959)

African-American civil rights activist (1925-1963)

United States Senator from Mississippi (1937-2019)

American blues musician and songwriter (1925–1976)

American lawyer and politician (born 1951)

American astronaut (1933–2018)

American country musician (1934–2020)

American political activist & writer (1933-)

American Chicago blues musician (1937-1969)

American business magnate, founder of FedEx (1944–2025)

American novelist, historian (1916-2005)

American politician (1927–2024)

American record producer, songwriter, music publisher and musician (1932–2018)

United States Navy admiral (1884-1945)

United States Army general (1889-1976)

American actor

United States Navy officer (1926–1950)

American attorney and politician (1923–2020)

American politician (1856-1927)

American director (1914–1979)

American governor of Mississippi (1926-2011)

American politician (1927-1986)

24th governor of Mississippi (1811-1877)

United States Army general (1874-1951)

United States Army general during World War II

American politician (1942-1995)

American civil rights activist

32nd governor of Mississippi (1829–1910)

American airplane racer (1895–1970)

American basketball coach (1923-1975)

American diplomat

American journalist and politician (1935-2023)

23rd governor of Mississippi (1813-1867)

United States Army general (1885-1947)

officer of the US Air Force (1914-1995)

United States general (1861–1941)

U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient (1919–2012)

Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, 1928-1932

American politician

American musician, record producer and songwriter

U.S. Army officer and Spanish-American War Medal of Honor recipient

American politician (1830–1903)

United States federal judge

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

American actor

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

member of the United States Army Nurse Corps (1905-1981)

United States Navy admiral (1890–1961)