FAMOUS NATIVES

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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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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