Notable burials · MS
Notable people buried in Mississippi
Wikidata records 289 notable people as buried in Mississippi, spread over 127 of the cemeteries we list, the 39th highest count of any state. Greenwood Cemetery in Jackson holds the most, with 26 (9% of the state total).
289
notable burials
127
cemeteries with one or more
26
at Greenwood Cemetery
By theme
Who is buried in Mississippi
Government
Military
American Civil War veterans31Korean War veterans7Medal of Honor recipients10Mexican-American War veterans7Spanish-American War veterans1Vietnam War veterans1War of 1812 veterans2World War I veterans5World War II veterans15
Arts and entertainment
Actors5Architects1Painters, sculptors and photographers9Journalists8Musicians and singers20Pulitzer Prize winners2Writers and poets19
Sports
Science and work
Business leaders5Inventors and engineers1Physicians3Scientists1
From occupations, offices, awards and military service recorded on Wikidata. One person can appear in several lists.
People
Best-documented burials in Mississippi
- Bill Hicks1961-1994American comedianMagnolia Cemetery, Leakesville, MS
- Eudora Welty1909-2001American short story writer, novelist and photographerGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Hiram Rhodes Revels1827-1901American politicianHillcrest Cemetery, Byhalia, MS
- Jimi Jamison1951-2014American singerHarmonia Cemetery, Goodman, MS
- Ruth Ford1911-2009American actressRose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, MS
- James Eastland1904-1986American politicianEastern Cemetery, Forest, MS
- Earl Van Dorn1820-1863Confederate States Army generalWintergreen Cemetery, Port Gibson, MS
- Donald Gray Triplett1933-2023American banker and the first person to be diagnosed with autismEastern Cemetery, Forest, MS
- Steve McNair1973-2009American football playerGriffith Cemetery, Prentiss, MS
- Etta Zuber Falconer1933-2002American mathematician & academicNew Spring Hill Cemetery, Saltillo, MS
- Margaret Walker1915-1998American poet and writerGarden Memorial Park, Clinton, MS
- Unita Blackwell1933-2019American civil rights activistRose Hill Church Cemetery, Mayersville, MS
- Ishman Bracey1901-1970American singer-guitaristWillow Park Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Edward C. Walthall1831-1898Confederate Army generalHillcrest Cemetery, Byhalia, MS
- Stephen D. Lee1833-1908Confederate generalFriendship Cemetery, Columbus, MS
- William Barksdale1821-1863Confederate Army generalGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Paul Davis1948-2008American musicianMagnolia Cemetery, Meridian, MS
- Anselm J. McLaurin1848-1909American politicianBrandon Cemetery, Brandon, MS
- James L. Alcorn1816-1894American politicianAlcorn Cemetery, Jonestown, MS
- George Poindexter1779-1853American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- James Z. George1826-1897American politicianEvergreen Cemetery, Carrollton, MS
- John Anthony Quitman1798-1858American politicianNatchez City Cemetery, Natchez, MS
- Charles Henri Ford1908-2002American photographer and writerRose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, MS
- Charles Clark1811-187724th governor of MississippiClark Cemetery, Rosedale, MS
- Josh Hancock1978-2007American baseball playerKirkville Cemetery, Mantachie, MS
- Wall Doxey1892-1962American politicianHillcrest Cemetery, Byhalia, MS
- William Winter1923-2020American attorney and politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Hernando Money1839-1912American politicianEvergreen Cemetery, Carrollton, MS
- LeRoy Percy1860-1929American politicianGreenville Cemetery, Greenville, MS
- Jon Hinson1942-1995American politicianTylertown Cemetery, Tylertown, MS
- Robert H. Adams1792-1830Mississippi lawyer and politicianNatchez City Cemetery, Natchez, MS
- Bill Waller1926-2011American governor of MississippiJessamine Cemetery, Ridgeland, MS
- Paul B. Johnson Jr.1916-1985American politicianOaklawn Cemetery, Hattiesburg, MS
- Paul B. Johnson, Sr.1880-1943American judgeOaklawn Cemetery, Hattiesburg, MS
- Cliff Finch1927-1986American politicianMagnolia Cemetery, Batesville, MS
- James P. Coleman1914-1991Mississippi politicianEnon Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Ackerman, MS
- James F. Trotter1802-1866American politicianHillcrest Cemetery, Byhalia, MS
- Joseph W. Chalmers1806-1853American politicianHillcrest Cemetery, Byhalia, MS
- Jesse Speight1795-1847American politicianFriendship Cemetery, Columbus, MS
- Daniel Weisiger Adams1821-1872American lawyer and army officerGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- William Wirt Adams1819-1888Confederate States Army generalGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Samuel A. Cartwright1793-1863American physicianGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- T-Model Ford1924-2013United StatesAmerican blues musicianGreenlawn Memorial Gardens, Greenville, MS
- William Allain1928-2013Governor of MississippiNatchez City Cemetery, Natchez, MS
- Wendell Ladner1948-1975American basketball playerNecaise Crossing Cemetery, Carriere, MS
- Chris Ethridge1947-2012American musicianMagnolia Cemetery, Meridian, MS
- K. C. Douglas1913-1975American rural blues singer and guitarist
- Evelyn Gandy1920-2007American politicianRoseland Park Cemetery, Hattiesburg, MS
- Dennis Murphree1886-1949American politicianPittsboro Cemetery, Pittsboro, MS
- John Marshall Stone1830-1900American governor of MississippiOak Grove Cemetery, Iuka, MS
- John Elliott Rankin1882-1960Former U.S. Representative from MississippiGreenwood Cemetery, West Point, MS
- Robert Lowry1829-191032nd governor of MississippiBrandon Cemetery, Brandon, MS
- Benjamin Grubb Humphreys1808-1882United States Confederate Army generalWintergreen Cemetery, Port Gibson, MS
- Henry L. Whitfield1868-1927American politicianFriendship Cemetery, Columbus, MS
- Alexander McNutt1802-1848Mississippi GovernorGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Charles Lynch1783-1853American politician and lawyerGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Aaron Harper1981-2023American basketball playerGarden Memorial Park, Clinton, MS
- George L. Sheldon1870-1960American politician, NebraskaGreenville Cemetery, Greenville, MS
- Winthrop Sargent1753-1820American politicianSargent Cemetery, Natchez, MS
- Stark Young1881-1963American writerFriendship Cemetery, Como, MS
- Hugh L. White1881-1965American politicianHollywood Cemetery, McComb, MS
- Jack Owens1904-1997American Delta blues singer and guitaristDays Cemetery, Kearney Park, MS
- Max Palmer1927-1984American professional wrestler and actorCarey Springs Cemetery, Pontotoc, MS
- Frank E. Smith1918-1997American politicianSidon Cemetery, Greenwood, MS
- Winfield Scott Featherston1820-1891Confederate Army general and American politicianHillcrest Cemetery, Byhalia, MS
- William Edwin Baldwin1827-1864Confederate Army generalFriendship Cemetery, Columbus, MS
- John Isaac Guion1802-1855American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Seargent Smith Prentiss1808-1850American politicianSargent Cemetery, Natchez, MS
- Margaret Wade1912-1995American Hall of Fame basketball player and coachNew Cleveland Cemetery, Cleveland, MS
- Percy Quin1872-1932American politicianNatchez City Cemetery, Natchez, MS
- Zebulon York1819-1900Confederate Army generalNatchez City Cemetery, Natchez, MS
- Willie Love1906-1953American Delta blues pianistElmwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- L. C. Ulmer1928-2016American blues musicianHickory Grove Cemetery, Laurel, MS
- Charlie Conerly1921-1996American football playerOakridge Cemetery, Clarksdale, MS
- Thomas Hinds1780-1840American politicianHinds Cemetery, Fayette, MS
- Gillespie V. Montgomery1920-2006American general and politicianMagnolia Cemetery, Meridian, MS
- Charles Read1840-1890United States Navy officerRose Hill Cemetery, Meridian, MS
- W. Arthur Winstead1904-1995U.S. representativeCedarlawn Cemetery, Philadelphia, MS
- James Whitfield1791-1875American politicianFriendship Cemetery, Columbus, MS
- Adam M. Byrd1859-1912American politicianCedarlawn Cemetery, Philadelphia, MS
- Samuel W. Ferguson1834-1917Confederate States Army generalGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Mark Gray1952-2016American musicianSalem Cemetery, Raymond, MS
- John D. Ashmore1819-1871American politicianBlack Jack Cemetery, Batesville, MS
- Aaron Henry1921-1997American civil rights leader and politicianElmwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Thomas U. Sisson1869-1923American politicianOakwood Cemetery, Winona, MS
- Milton L. Olive III1946-1965United States Army Medal of Honor recipientWest Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Lexington, MS
- Anthony Herrera1944-2011American actorWoodlawn Park Cemetery, Wiggins, MS
- Charles H. Griffin1926-1989American politicianGriffin Cemetery, Edwards, MS
- Rezin Bowie1793-1841Inventor, Louisiana legislatorPort Gibson Catholic Cemetery, Port Gibson, MS
- Bill G. Lowrey1862-1947American politicianBlocker Cemetery, Olive Branch, MS
- Thomas Spight1841-1924American politicianRipley Cemetery, Ripley, MS
- Adam Rankin Alexander1781-1848American politicianAlexander Cemetery, Oxford, MS
- Clarke Lewis1840-1896American politicianOdd Fellows Cemetery, Macon, MS
- Samuel Andrew Witherspoon1855-1915American politicianRose Hill Cemetery, Meridian, MS
- Laurence C. Jones1884-1975American academicPiney Woods Cemetery, Mendenhall, MS
- Henry L. Muldrow1837-1905American politician (1837−1905)Oddfellows Cemetery, Starkville, MS
- William M. Miley1897-1997American generalOddfellows Cemetery, Starkville, MS
- John William Clark Watson1808-1890American politicianHillcrest Cemetery, Byhalia, MS
- Cornell Franklin1892-1959American lawyerFriendship Cemetery, Columbus, MS
- Charles E. Hooker1825-1914American politician, MississippiGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Abram M. Scott1785-1833American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- James D. Lynch1839-1872American politician in MississippiGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Richard Griffith1814-1862Brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil WarGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Arnold Moore1913-2004American singerGarden Memorial Park, Clinton, MS
- Robert T. Henry1923-1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGreenville Cemetery, Greenville, MS
- Tommy Taylor1892-1956American baseball playerGreenville Cemetery, Greenville, MS
- Hodding Carter1907-1972American writerGreenville Cemetery, Greenville, MS
- Benjamin Grubb Humphreys II1865-1923American politicianGreenville Cemetery, Greenville, MS
- Nellie Nugent Somerville1863-1952American politicianGreenville Cemetery, Greenville, MS
- William Henry Barbour Jr.1941-2021United States federal judgeGlenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, MS
- Willie Morris1934-1999American novelist and screenwriterGlenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, MS
- Joe Fortunato1930-2017American football playerNatchez City Cemetery, Natchez, MS
- Elizabeth Dunbar Murray1871-1966American author and educatorNatchez City Cemetery, Natchez, MS
- Richard Smith1735-1803American lawyer and politicianNatchez City Cemetery, Natchez, MS
- William T. Martin1823-1910Confederate Army generalNatchez City Cemetery, Natchez, MS
- Guy Bush1901-1985American baseball playerShannon Cemetery, Shannon, MS
- Harry Cage1795-1858American politicianWhite Cemetery, Centreville, MS
- Wilson S. Hill1863-1921American politicianOakwood Cemetery, Winona, MS
- Hubert L. Lee1915-1982Korean War Medal of Honor recipientStoneville-Leland Cemetery, Leland, MS
- Robert S. Hall1879-1941American politicianOaklawn Cemetery, Hattiesburg, MS
- Lee Woodruff1909-1947American football playerMagnolia Cemetery, Batesville, MS
- Dan R. McGehee1883-1962American politicianMidway Cemetery, Meadville, MS
- Verlon Biggs1943-1994American football playerFirst Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Moss Point, MS
- Joseph H. Beeman1833-1909American politicianLena Cemetery, Walnut Grove, MS
- Lawrence R. Ellzey1891-1977American politicianWesson Cemetery, Wesson, MS
- Gee Walker1908-1981American baseball player and coachHighland Cemetery, Hattiesburg, MS
- Jacklyn Harold Lucas1928-2008United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientHighland Cemetery, Hattiesburg, MS
- Willie Mitchell1889-1973American baseball playerRose Hill Cemetery, Sardis, MS
- John Kyle1851-1913American politicianRose Hill Cemetery, Sardis, MS
- Sue Gunter1939-2005American basketball coachMount Zion Cemetery, Walnut Grove, MS
- T. R. Stockdale1828-1899American politicianWoodlawn Cemetery, Summit, MS
- Jerry Clower1926-1998American comedian, authorEast Fork Cemetery, Liberty, MS
- Barney Poole1923-2005American football playerRoseland Cemetery, Centreville, MS
- Patrick Henry1843-1930U.S. Representative from MississippiBrandon Cemetery, Brandon, MS
- James Grafton Spencer1844-1926American politicianWintergreen Cemetery, Port Gibson, MS
- Benjamin D. Nabers1812-1878American politicianHillcrest Cemetery, Byhalia, MS
- Ethelbert Barksdale1824-1893American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Franklin E. Plummer1795-1847American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- George Adams1784-1844JudgeGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- James Argyle Smith1831-1901United States Army officerGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Marshall Bridges1931-1990American baseball playerGarden Memorial Park, Clinton, MS
- Sam Lumpkin1908-1964American politicianGlenwood Cemetery, Tupelo, MS
- Sándor Teszler1903-2000BusinesspersonGreenlawn Memorial Gardens, Greenville, MS
- W. H. H. Tison1822-1882American politicianMasonic Cemetery, Baldwyn, MS
- Mark Perrin Lowrey1828-1885Confederate Army generalBlue Mountain Cemetery, Ripley, MS
- Evander McNair1820-1902Confederate Army generalMagnolia Cemetery, Magnolia, MS
- Annibel Jenkins1918-2013American scholarMagnolia Garden Cemetery, Lucedale, MS
- Sylvester Magee1841-1971American slavePleasant Valley Church Cemetery, Columbia, MS
- T. Webber Wilson1893-1948American politicianColdwater Cemetery, Senatobia, MS
- Abe Mickal1912-2001American football playerHollywood Cemetery, McComb, MS
Showing 150 of 289. Each cemetery page lists everyone recorded there.
Ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article about the person.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Greenwood Cemetery · Jackson26
- Natchez City Cemetery · Natchez19
- Garden Memorial Park · Clinton14
- Hillcrest Cemetery · Byhalia12
- Friendship Cemetery · Columbus12
- Greenville Cemetery · Greenville9
- Glenwood Cemetery · Yazoo City7
- Wintergreen Cemetery · Port Gibson6
- Highland Cemetery · Hattiesburg5
- Oaklawn Cemetery · Hattiesburg5
- Eastern Cemetery · Forest5
- Oddfellows Cemetery · Starkville5
- Brandon Cemetery · Brandon4
- Greenwood Cemetery · West Point4
- Glenwood Cemetery · Tupelo4
- Magnolia Cemetery · Meridian4
- Rose Hill Cemetery · Meridian4
- Old French Cemetery · Biloxi3
- Greenlawn Memorial Gardens · Greenville3
- Piney Woods Cemetery · Mendenhall3
- Cedarlawn Cemetery · Philadelphia3
- Roseland Park Cemetery · Hattiesburg3
- Odd Fellows Cemetery · Macon3
- Elmwood Cemetery · Jackson3
- Sargent Cemetery · Natchez3
Method
About this list
Names, years and descriptions come from Wikidata, where each person’s entry gives the cemetery as their place of burial. It covers people with an encyclopedia entry, not every grave. How we build it.
Other states
Notable burials in other states
- Alabama635
- Alaska139
- Arizona297
- Arkansas378
- California9,351
- Colorado247
- Connecticut1,850
- Delaware100
- District of Columbia1,261
- Florida478
- Georgia859
- Hawaii172
- Idaho150
- Illinois3,508
- Indiana1,269
- Iowa748
- Kansas487
- Kentucky889
- Louisiana450
- Maine589
- Maryland1,397
- Massachusetts5,034
- Michigan1,368
- Minnesota839
- Missouri1,271
- Montana137
- Nebraska404
- Nevada250
- New Hampshire422
- New Jersey1,938
- New Mexico222
- New York10,713
- North Carolina560
- North Dakota46
- Ohio2,567
- Oklahoma376
- Oregon566
- Pennsylvania3,541
- Rhode Island699
- South Carolina391
- South Dakota151
- Tennessee902
- Texas1,599
- Utah626
- Vermont437
- Virginia5,460
- Washington487
- West Virginia252
- Wisconsin1,183
- Wyoming107