SettingsPeople from Greenwood, Mississippi
Alphonso Ford
Alphonso Gene Ford (October 31, 1971 – September 4, 2004) was an American professional basketball player.
Alphonso Gene Ford (October 31, 1971 – September 4, 2004) was an American professional basketball player.
Bernie Machen
James Bernard Machen (born March 26, 1944) is an American university professor and administrator.
James Bernard Machen (born March 26, 1944) is an American university professor and administrator.
Betty Everett
Betty Everett (November 23, 1939, Greenwood, Mississippi – August 19, 2001, Beloit, Wisconsin) was an African-American Soul singer and pianist.
Betty Everett (November 23, 1939, Greenwood, Mississippi – August 19, 2001, Beloit, Wisconsin) was an African-American Soul singer and pianist.
Bill Cody (American football)
William Eugene "Bill" Cody (born August 2, 1944 in Greenwood, Mississippi) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League.
William Eugene "Bill" Cody (born August 2, 1944 in Greenwood, Mississippi) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League.
Byron De La Beckwith
Byron De La Beckwith, Jr. was an American white supremacist and Klansman from Greenwood, Mississippi who was convicted in the 1994 state trial of assassinating the civil rights leader Medgar Eve...
Byron De La Beckwith, Jr. was an American white supremacist and Klansman from Greenwood, Mississippi who was convicted in the 1994 state trial of assassinating the civil rights leader Medgar Eve...
C. C. Brown
Ceandris Nehemiah Brown is an American football safety who is currently a free agent.
Ceandris Nehemiah Brown is an American football safety who is currently a free agent.
Carrie Nye
Carrie Nye (October 14, 1936 – July 14, 2006) was an American actress.
Carrie Nye (October 14, 1936 – July 14, 2006) was an American actress.
Charlie Weaver
Charles Earl Weaver (born July 12, 1949 in Greenwood, Mississippi) is a retired American football linebacker in the National Football League.
Charles Earl Weaver (born July 12, 1949 in Greenwood, Mississippi) is a retired American football linebacker in the National Football League.
Cleo Lemon
Cleo "The Lem" Lemon, Jr. is a Canadian football quarterback in the Canadian Football League who is currently a free agent.
Cleo "The Lem" Lemon, Jr. is a Canadian football quarterback in the Canadian Football League who is currently a free agent.
Donna Tartt
Donna Tartt (born December 23, 1963) is an American writer and author of the novels The Secret History (1992) and The Little Friend (2002).
Donna Tartt (born December 23, 1963) is an American writer and author of the novels The Secret History (1992) and The Little Friend (2002).
Earnest Gray
Earnest L. Gray (born March 2, 1957, in Greenwood, Mississippi) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played for the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals.
Earnest L. Gray (born March 2, 1957, in Greenwood, Mississippi) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played for the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals.
Eddie Burks (blues musician)
Eddie Burks was an American blues harmonica player and singer, well known for playing in Maxwell Street Market, Chicago, in the 1960s and 1970s, whose later career included a number of album rel...
Eddie Burks was an American blues harmonica player and singer, well known for playing in Maxwell Street Market, Chicago, in the 1960s and 1970s, whose later career included a number of album rel...
Fenton Robinson
Fenton Robinson (September 23, 1935 — November 25, 1997) was an American blues singer and exponent of the Chicago blues guitar.
Fenton Robinson (September 23, 1935 — November 25, 1997) was an American blues singer and exponent of the Chicago blues guitar.
Furry Lewis
Furry Lewis (March 6, 1893 - September 14, 1981) was an American country blues guitarist and songwriter from Memphis, Tennessee.
Furry Lewis (March 6, 1893 - September 14, 1981) was an American country blues guitarist and songwriter from Memphis, Tennessee.
Hubert Sumlin
Hubert Sumlin (November 16, 1931 – December 4, 2011) was an American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer.
Hubert Sumlin (November 16, 1931 – December 4, 2011) was an American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer.
Jim Gallagher, Jr.
James Thomas Gallagher, Jr. (born March 24, 1961) is an American professional golfer and sportscaster.
James Thomas Gallagher, Jr. (born March 24, 1961) is an American professional golfer and sportscaster.
Jonathan Van Every
Jonathan Eugene Van Every is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who now plays for the St. Paul Saints.
Jonathan Eugene Van Every is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who now plays for the St. Paul Saints.
Kent Hull
James Kent Hull (January 13, 1961 – October 18, 2011) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League and United States Football League, more precisely a center for th...
James Kent Hull (January 13, 1961 – October 18, 2011) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League and United States Football League, more precisely a center for th...
Leroy Jones (American football)
Leroy Jones is a former American football defensive end for the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League.
Leroy Jones is a former American football defensive end for the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League.
Nick Weatherspoon
Nick Levoter Weatherspoon (July 20, 1950, in Greenwood, Mississippi – October 17, 2008) was an American professional basketball player.
Nick Levoter Weatherspoon (July 20, 1950, in Greenwood, Mississippi – October 17, 2008) was an American professional basketball player.
Paul Maholm
Paul Gurner Maholm is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
Paul Gurner Maholm is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
Rebecca Allison
Rebecca Anne "Becky" Allison (born December 21, 1946) is an American cardiologist and incoming President of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA).
Rebecca Anne "Becky" Allison (born December 21, 1946) is an American cardiologist and incoming President of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA).
Riley Smith (American football)
Riley Henry Smith was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins.
Riley Henry Smith was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins.
Roby Duke
Roby Duke was a Contemporary Christian musician and songwriter from Greenwood, Mississippi.
Roby Duke was a Contemporary Christian musician and songwriter from Greenwood, Mississippi.
Samuel Reeves Keesler
Samuel Reeves Keesler, Jr.(April 11, 1896 - October 9, 1918) was a member of the United States Army Air Service in World War I posthumously awarded the Silver Star for gallantry.
Samuel Reeves Keesler, Jr.(April 11, 1896 - October 9, 1918) was a member of the United States Army Air Service in World War I posthumously awarded the Silver Star for gallantry.
Valerie Brisco-Hooks
Valerie Ann Brisco-Hooks (born July 6, 1960 in Greenwood, Mississippi) won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the...
Valerie Ann Brisco-Hooks (born July 6, 1960 in Greenwood, Mississippi) won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the...
W. Allen Pepper Jr.
W. Allen Pepper, Jr. was a United States federal judge.
W. Allen Pepper, Jr. was a United States federal judge.
Webb Franklin
William Webster Franklin was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.
William Webster Franklin was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.