Buford Ellington
1907–1972 American politician
Edmond Noel
1856–1927 American politician
Hattie Winston
born 1945 American actress
John C. Black
1839–1915 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Malachi Favors
1927–2004 American bassist
Minnie M. Cox
1869–1933 African-American teacher and postmaster
Lonnie Pitchford
1955–1998 American musician
Willie West
born 1938 American football player
Neely Tucker
born 1963 American journalist
Lee "Shot" Williams
1938–2011 American soul, soul blues, and rhythm and blues singer
Monroe Saffold Jr.
1948–2025 American bodybuilder
Jonathan Henderson Brooks
1904–1945 U.S. Afro-American poet
Leonard B. Cresswell
1901–1966 U.S. Marine Corps Major General
Fillmore Freeman
born 1936 Chemistry professor
Also called Lexington home
Harrison H. Truhart
1840–1912 Mississippi state legislator
Jacob Wasilkowski
Geospatial software developer