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Aaron Hank
AKA Henry Louis Aaron
Sports
Mobile, AL
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Acuff Roy
AKA Roy Claxton Acuff
Country Singer/Grand Ole Opry
Maynardsville, TN
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Alexander Lamar
AKA Andrew Lamar Alexander
Politician
Maryville, TN
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Allison Mose
AKA Mose John Allison Jr.
Musician
Tippo, MS
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Allman Duane
AKA Duane Howard Allman
Guitarist, The Allman Brothers
Nashville, TN
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Allman Gregg
AKA Gregory Lenoir Allman
Musician, Actor
Nashville, TN
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Andrews Dana
AKA Carver Dana Andrews
Actor
Collins, Mississippi
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Armstrong Louis
AKA Louis Daniel Armstrong
Musician
New Orleans, LA
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Arnold Eddy
AKA Richard Edward Arnold
Musician/Singer
Madisonville, TN
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Barber Red
AKA Walter Lanier Barber
The Voice of the Dodgers
Columbus, MS
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Barbour Haley
AKA Haley Reeves Barbour
Politics
Yazoo City, MS
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Barkley Charles
AKA Charles Wade Barkley
Sports
Leeds, AL
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Beauregard Pierre Gustave Toutant
Military: Confederate General
New Orleans, LA
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Beene Geoffrey
Fashion Designer
Haynesville, LA
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Bell Cool Papa
AKA James Thomas Bell
Sports - Baseball
Starkville, MS
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Bland Bobby
AKA Robert Calvin Bland
Musician
Rosemark, TN
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Bradshaw Terry
AKA Terry Paxton Bradshaw
Sports - Football
Shreveport, LA
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Brown James
AKA James Joseph Brown, Jr.
Musician
Barnwell, SC
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Brown Jim
AKA James Nathaniel Brown
Sports - Football: Actor
St. Simon Island, GA
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Brown Johnny Mack
Actor
College All-American turned film star
Dothan, AL
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Bryan John H.
AKA John Henry Bryan, Jr.
Sara Lee CEO 1975-2000
West Point, MS
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Buffett Jimmy
AKA James William Buffett
Musician/Singer/songwriter
Pascagoula, MS
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Burnette Johnny
Guitarist/Singer
Memphis, TN
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Campbell Glen
AKA Glen Travis Campbell
Musician
Billstown, AR
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Capote Truman
AKA Truman Streckfus Persons
Writer
New Orleans, LA
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Carter Jimmy
AKA James Earl Carter
39th US President
Plains, GA
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Cash Johnny
AKA John R Cash
Musician
Kingsland, AR
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Charles Ray
AKA Ray Charles Robinson
Musician
Albany, GA
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Checker Chubby
AKA Ernest Evans
Musician
Andrews, SC
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Chesney Kenny
Country Singer
AKA Kenneth Arnold Chensey
Knoxville, TN
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Cliburn Van
AKA Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr.
Musician: Piano prodigy
Shreveport, LA
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Clinton Bill
AKA William Jefferson Blythe III
U.S. President
Hope, AR
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Cobb Ty
AKA Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Sports - Baseball
Narrows, GA
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Coburn Charles
AKA Charles Douville Coburn
Actor
Savannah, GA
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Cole Nat King
AKA Nathaniel Adams Coles
Musician
Montgomery, AL
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Coltrane John
AKA John William Coltrane
Musician
Hamlet, NC
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Connick Harry, Jr.
Musician, Actor
New Orleans, LA
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Cooke Sam
AKA Samuel Cook
Musician
Clarksdale, MS
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Cramer Floyd
Musician
Shreveport, LA
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Crockett Davy
AKA David Crockett
Military
King of the Wild Frontier
Greene County, TN
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Davis Ossie
AKA Raiford Chatman Davis
Actor, Activist
Cogdell, GA
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Dean Dizzy
AKA Jerome Hanna Dean
Sports - Baseball
MVP in 1934, won two World Series
Lucas, AR
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DeBakey Michael
AKA Michael Ellis DeBakey
Doctor, Inventor
Pioneering heart surgeon
Lake Charles, LA
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Diddley Bo
AKA Ellas Bates
Musician
McComb, MS
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Domino Fats
AKA Antoine Domino
Musician
New Orleans, LA
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Earnhardt Dale
Sports - NASCAR Auto Racing
Kannapolis, NC
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Earnhardt Dale, Jr.
AKA Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Sports - NASCAR Auto Racing
Kannapolis, NC
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Faulkner William
AKA William Cuthbert Falkner
Author
New Albany, MS
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Favre Brett
AKA Brett Lorenzo Favre
Sports - Football
Gulfport, MS
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Foote Shelby
Author/Historian
Greenville, Mississippi
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Ford Tennessee Ernie
AKA Ernest Jennings Ford
Musician
Bristol, TN
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Foxworthy Jeff
Comic/Actor
Atlanta, GA
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Frazier Joe
AKA Joseph William Frazier
Sports - Boxing - Smokin' Joe
Olympic Gold Medal Boxing 1964
Beaufort, SC
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Freeman Morgan
AKA Morgan J Freeman
Actor
Memphis, TN
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Gillespie Dizzy
AKA John Birks Gillespie
Musician/Be-bop jazz trumpeter
Cheraw, SC
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Gilley Mickey
AKA Mickey Leroy Gilley
Musician
Natchez, MS
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Graham Billy
Televangelist
AKA William Franklin Graham, Jr.
Charlotte, NC
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Green Al
Musician
Forrest City, AR
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Grier Rosie
AKA Roosevelt Grier
Sports - Football, Actor
Cuthbert, GA
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Griffith Andy
Actor
Mt. Airy, NC
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Grisham John
Author
Jonesboro, AR
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Gumbel Bryant
AKA Bryant Charles Gumbel
Talk Show Host
New Orleans, LA
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Hamilton George
AKA George Stevens Hamilton
Memphis, TN
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Handy W. C.
AKA William Christopher Handy
Musician
Florence, AL
From a different source:
Born: Muscle Shoals, AL
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Hayes Isaac
Musician
Covington, TN
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Henson Jim
AKA James Maury Henson
Artist
Creator of the Muppets
Greenville, MS
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Hooker John Lee
Prominent blues musician
Clarksdale, MS
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Jackson Andrew
7th US President
Head of State, Military, Attorney
Continental Army; US
Waxhaw, SC
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Jackson Bo
AKA Vincent Edward Jackson
Sports - Baseball, Sports - Football
Bessemer, AL
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Jackson Jesse
Activist, Religion
AKA Jesse Louis Burns
Greenville, SC
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James Harry
Musician Big Band-era bandleader
Wife: Betty Grable
Albany, GA
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Johnson Andrew
17th President of the U.S.
Raleigh, NC
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Johnson Robert
Blues Musician
Legendary blues guitarist of "Crossroads" fame Name at birth: Robert Spencer
Hazelhurst, MS
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Jones Hank
AKA Henry Jones
Musician: Jazz Piano Luminary
Vicksberg, MS
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Jones James Earl
AKA Todd Jones
Actor
Arkabutla, MS
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Keach Stacy
AKA Walter Stacy Keach
Actor
Savannah, GA
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Kelley DeForest
AKA Jackson DeForest Kelley
Atlanta, GA
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King Albert
Musician: Blues electric guitarist
Indianola, MS
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King B. B.
Musician: King of the Blues
AKA Riley B King
Itta Bena, MS
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Ladd Alan
AKA Alan Walbridge Ladd
Actor - Shane
Hot Springs, AR
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Larroquette John
AKA John Bernard Larroquette
Actor, Radio Personality
New Orleans, LA
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Lewis Carl
AKA Frederick Carlton Lewis
Sports Figure: Olympian
Birmingham, AL
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Liston Sonny
AKA Charles Liston
World Heavyweight Champion
St. Francis County, AR
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"Little Milton"
AKA Milton James Campbell, Jr.
Musician
Inverness, MS
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Louis Joe
AKA Joseph Louis Barrow
Sports - Boxing - The Champ
World Heavyweight Champion
Lafayette, AL
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MacArthur Douglas
AKA Douglas Arthur MacArthur
U.S. Army (General of the Army)
Little Rock, AR
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Manning Archie
AKA Archibald Elisha Manning III
Sports - Football
Drew, Mississippi
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Manning Eli
AKA Elisha Nelson Manning
Sports - Football
New Orleans, LA
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Manning Peyton
AKA Peyton Williams Manning
Sports - Football
New Orleans, LA
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Marsalis Branford
Musician
Tenor and soprano saxophonist
Beaux Bridge, LA
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Marsalis Wynton
Musician: Trumpeter
New Orleans, LA
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Martindale Wink
AKA Winston Conrad Martindale
Game Show Host
Jackson, TN
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Mays Willie
AKA William Howard Mays, Jr.
Sports - Baseball
Fairfield, AL
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McGraw Tim
AKA Samuel Timothy McGraw
Country Music
Delhi, LA
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McRaney Gerald
Actor
Collins, MS
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Meacham Jon
Journalist
Managing Editor of Newsweek
Chattanooga, TN
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MEMPHIS SLIM
Given Name: John Chatman
Memphis, TN
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Morgan Col. Robert
AKA Robert Morgan
Military
Pilot of The Memphis Belle
Asheville, NC
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Morton Jelly Roll
Jazz composer, pianist
New Orleans, LA
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Murrow Edward R.
AKA Egbert Roscoe Murrow
Journalist
Polecat Creek, NC
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Nabors Jim
AKA James Thurston Nabors
Actor
Sylacauga, AL
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Neville Aaron
Musician
New Orleans, LA
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Neville Art
AKA Arthur Lanon Neville
Musician
New Orleans, LA
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Neville Charles
Musician
New Orleans, LA
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Neville Cyril
Musician
New Orleans, LA
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Owens Jesse
AKA James Cleveland Owens
Occupation: Sports Figure
Olympic [4] Gold Medals 1936
Oakville, AL
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Paige Satchel
AKA Leroy Robert Paige
Sports - Baseball
Mobile, AL
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Parks Bert
AKA Bert Jacobson
TV Personality, Game Show Host
Host - Miss America Pageant
Atlanta, GA
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Patterson Floyd
Sports - Boxing
Olympic Gold Medal Middleweight Boxing, 1952
World Heavyweight Champion
Waco, NC
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Payton Walter
AKA Walter Jerry Payton
Sports - Football
Columbia, MS
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Perkins Carl
Musician
Tiptonville, Lake County, TN
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Petty Richard
AKA Richard Lee Petty
Sports - Auto Racing
Seven-time NASCAR Champion
Level Cross, NC
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Pickett Wilson
Musician
In the Midnight Hour
Prattville, AL
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Pride Charley
AKA Charley Frank Pride
Musician, Business
Sledge, MS
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Prudhomme Paul
Louisiana chef
Opelousas, LA
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Redding Otis
Musician
Dock of the Bay
Macon, GA
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Reynolds Burt
AKA Burton Leon Reynolds, Jr.
Actor
Waycross, GA
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Richard "Little"
AKA Richard Wayne Penniman
Musician
Macon, GA
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Richie Lionel
AKA Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr.
Musician
Tuskegee, AL
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Roberts Eric
AKA Eric Anthony Roberts
Actor
Biloxi, MS
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Robinson Jackie
AKA Jack Roosevelt Robinson
Sports - Baseball
First Black in the major leagues
Cairo, GA
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Rose Charlie
AKA Charles Peete Rose, Jr.
Journalist, Charlie Rose Show
Henderson, NC
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Ruffin David
AKA Davis Eli Ruffin
Musician The Temptations
Whynot, MS
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Simmons Richard
AKA Milton Simmons
New Orleans, LA
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Sledge Percy
Musician
Leighton, AL
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Smiley Tavis
Occupation: Journalist
Birthplace: Gulfport, MS
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Smith Frederick W.
Founder of Federal Express
Marks, Ms
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Smith Howard K.
AKA Howard Kingsbury Smith
Journalist Face the Nation
Ferriday, LA
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Smith Ozzie
AKA Osbourne Earl Smith, Sr.
Sports
Mobile, AL
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Smith Shepard
AKA David Shepard Smith
TV Personality
Holly Springs, MS
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Pops Staples
AKA Roebuck Staples
Musician
Winona, MS
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Stevens Ray
Musician
Clarkdale, GA
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Strong Barrett
Musician: Motown
Westpoint, MS
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Swann Lynn
AKA Lynn Curtis Swann
Sports - Football
Alcoa, TN
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Tarantino Quentin
AKA Quentin Jerome Tarantino
Film Director, Screenwriter, Actor
Knoxville, TN
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Thomas Rufus
Rhythm and Blues, soul singer
Cayce, MS
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Thompson Fred
AKA Fred Dalton Thompson
Actor, Politician
Sheffield, AL
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Thornton Billy Bob
Actor, Screenwriter, Film Director
Hot Springs, AR
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Timberlake Justin
AKA Justin Randall Timberlake
Musician
Memphis, TN
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Usher
AKA Usher Raymond IV
Musician
Chattanooga, TN
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Walker Herschel
Sports - Football
Augusta, GA
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Walker Junior
AKA Autry DeWalt, Jr.
Musician: Saxophonist/Vocalist
Junior Walker and the All Stars
Blytheville, AR
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Walston Ray
AKA Herman Walston
Actor: My Favorite Martian
Laurel, MS
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Waters Muddy
AKA McKinley Morganfield
Musician
Rolling Fork, MS
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White Reggie
AKA Reginald Howard White
Sports - Football
Chattanooga, TN
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Williams Hank, Sr.
AKA Hiram King Williams, Sr.
Musician
Georgiana, AL
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Williams Hank, Jr.
AKA Randall Hank Williams Musician, Relative
Shreveport, LA
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Williams Tennessee
Thomas Lanier Williams
Author, Playwright
Columbus, MS
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Winter Johnny
John Dawson
Blues guitarist
Leland, MS
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Young Lester
Musician
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame
Woodville, MS
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Ziglar Zig
Author/Motivational Speaker
Yazoo City, MS
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