Charley Patton
1891–1934 American Delta blues musician
Calvin Smith
born 1961 American sprinter
Bennie Thompson
born 1948 American politician
BC Bo Carter
1892–1964 American early blues musician
Sam Chatmon
1897–1983 American blues musician
Walter Vinson
1901–1975 American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
Lucille Spann
1938–1994 American singer
Cleveland Green
born 1957 American football player
Robert Crook
1929–2011 American politician
Deborah Butler Dixon
born 1961 American politician
Willie Morris
1906–2002 Country blues singer and guitarist