Famous Graves in Mississippi
365 records found

B.B. King
16 Sep 1925 – 14 May 2015Blues Musician. Widely regarded as one of the greatest blues...
Indianola, Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA

Walter Payton
25 Jul 1953 – 1 Nov 1999Hall of Fame Professional Football Player. For thirteen seasons...
Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, USA

William Faulkner
25 Sep 1897 – 6 Jul 1962Nobel Prize Laureate Author. His father held different jobs until...
Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA

Dizzy Dean
16 Jan 1910 – 17 Jul 1974Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player, Broadcaster. He was...
Bond, Stone County, Mississippi, USA

Jimmie Rodgers
8 Sep 1897 – 26 May 1933Musician. He was a country singer known most widely for his...
Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA

Jerry Clower
28 Sep 1926 – 24 Aug 1998Comedian, Author. He was the author of three bestsellers, "Ain't...
East Fork, Amite County, Mississippi, USA

PFC Jacklyn Harold “Jack” Lucas
14 Feb 1928 – 5 Jun 2008World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. Pfc. Lucas received the...
Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, USA

LCPL Roy Mitchell Wheat
24 Jul 1947 – 11 Aug 1967Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipient. He received the award...
Jones County, Mississippi, USA

Mary Ann Mobley
17 Feb 1937 – 9 Dec 2014Actress. She was crowned Miss America 1959, the first...
Ridgeland, Madison County, Mississippi, USA

John Carroll Dye
31 Jan 1963 – 10 Jan 2011Actor. Best known for his role as Andrew, the Angel of Death on...
Amory, Monroe County, Mississippi, USA

Robert T. Henry
27 Nov 1923 – 3 Dec 1944World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. He was issued the award...
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, USA

MSGT Hubert Louis Lee
2 Feb 1915 – 5 Nov 1982Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was issued the award on...
Stoneville, Washington County, Mississippi, USA

Gary Collins
30 Apr 1938 – 13 Oct 2012Actor. Raised by his mother, Collins divided his time as a child...
Ridgeland, Madison County, Mississippi, USA

Lieut Jake William Lindsey Sr.
1 May 1921 – 18 Jul 1988World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. He received the award from...
Clara, Wayne County, Mississippi, USA

Paul Lavon Davis
21 Apr 1948 – 22 Apr 2008Rock Musician. He is best remembered for his 1978 hit single, "I...
Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA

Robert Johnson
8 May 1911 – 16 Aug 1938Blues Musician. He represents the pinnacle of acoustic Delta...
Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, USA

Charley Patton
c.Apr 1891 – 28 Apr 1934Blues Musician. Regarded as "The Father of Delta Blues". He was...
Holly Ridge, Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA

John Albert Pittman
15 Oct 1928 – 8 Apr 1995Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Carrollton,...
Gravel Hill, Carroll County, Mississippi, USA

Elmore James
27 Jan 1918 – 24 May 1963Blues Musician. Known as the "King of the Slide Guitar", he was...
Ebenezer, Holmes County, Mississippi, USA

Tom Lester
23 Sep 1938 – 20 Apr 2020Actor. Best known for playing the farmhand Eb Dawson on the...
Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, USA
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