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People listed are almost always native to the state. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within a state for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the state in their personal endeavors.
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Famous Natives (Page 1)
A
Mary Alice
actress
Dana Andrews
actor
William Attaway
author
B
Howard Bahr
author
Willie Banks
singer
Red Barber
sports announcer
Haley Barbour
governor, politician
Richard Barthe
sculptor
Ralph Boston
olympic medalist
Kenny Brown
musician (born in AL)
Vivian Brown
meteorologist
Jimmy Buffett
singer, songwriter
Robert Lee "R. L." Burnside
singer, songwriter
John Butler
choreographer, ballet director
C
William "Billy" Cannon
football player
Lacey Chabert
actress
James Chaney
civil rights activist
Alvin Childress
actor
Doris Christian-Johnson
author
Craig Claiborne
restaurant critic, food writer
Gerald "Jerry" Clower
comedian
Harry A. Cole
chemist, inventor of pine-sol
David L. Cook
singer
Wyatt Emory Cooper
author, screenwriter
D
Bo Diddley
musician
Marcus L. Dupree
football player
John Dye
actor
E
Charles Evers
civil rights leader
Myrlie Evers-Williams
civil rights leader
F
William Faulkner
author
Brett Favre
football player
Allen Fillingame
web designer, Travian god
Shelby Foote
author, historian
Richard Ford
author
Morgan Freeman
actor, director
G
Cynthia Geary
actress
Bobbie Gentry
singer, songwriter
Mickey Gilley
musician
Gary Grubbs
actor, playwright
H
Alice Haining
actress
Lynn Hamilton
actress
Barry Hannah
author
Lusia Harris
basketball player
Elizabeth Lee Hazen
inventor
Beth Henley
screenwriter, actress, playwright
Jim Henson
puppeteer, creator Muppets
Anthony Herrera
actor
Faith Hill
singer
J
Don Jeffcoat
actor
Robert L. Johnson
founder black entertainment television (bet)
Robert LeRoy Johnson
musician
James Earl Jones
actor
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