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There have been many celebrities born in Mississippi. There have been writers, singers, actors and the like. Some of the more recognizable names are:

Elvis Presley - Tupelo, 1935

Dana Andrews - Covington County, 1909

Eudora Welty - Jackson, 1909

Sela Ward - Meridian, 1956

Lacy Chabert ("Party of Five" ) - Purvis, 1982

Brandy Norwood ("Moesha") - McComb, 1979

M.C. Gainey (Roscoe P. Coltrane) - Jackson, 1948

Cynthia Geary ("Northern Exposure") - Jackson, 1965

Jim Henson - Greenville, 1936

James Earl Jones - Arkabutla, 1931

Diane Ladd (Mother of Laura Dern and cousin of Tennessee Williams) - Meridian, 1935

Tennessee Williams - Columbus, 1911

William Faulkner - New Albany, 1897

Gerald McRaney - Collins, 1947

Eric Roberts - Biloxi, 1956

Stella Stevens - Yazoo City, 1938

Oprah Winfrey - Kosciusko, 1954

Archie Manning - Drew, 1949

Jerry Rice - Crawford, 1962

Walter Payton - Columbia, 1954

Othella Herrington - Jackson, 1974

Faith Hill - Ridgeland, 1967

Leann Rimes - Jackson, 1982

Shepard Smith - Holly Springs, 1964

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