People from Hinds County, Mississippi

The list People from Hinds County, Mississippi includes Lindsey Hunter, Charley Patton, Sam Chatmon, Bennie Thompson and Tommy Johnson (blues musician). The list consists of 33 members and 9 sublists.

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Hinds County, Mississippi

County in Mississippi, United States

Actors from Hinds County, Mississippi
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People from Bolton, Mississippi
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People from Clinton, Mississippi
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People from Edwards, Mississippi
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People from Jackson, Mississippi
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People from Learned, Mississippi
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- Dudy Noble
People from Raymond, Mississippi
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People from Terry, Mississippi
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People from Utica, Mississippi
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Lindsey Hunter

American basketball player and coach

Overview: Lindsey Benson Hunter Jr. (born December 3, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1993 to 2010, spending most ...

Date of birth: 3 December 1970

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Basketball

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Basketball coaches from Mississippi 60T

American men's basketball players 12,045T

Alcorn State Braves basketball players 9T
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Charley Patton

American Delta blues musician (1891–1934)

Overview: Charley Patton (died April 28, 1934), also known as Charlie Patton, was an American Delta blues musician. Considered by many to be the "Father of the Delta Blues", he created an enduring body of American ...

Date of birth: 28 April 1891

Date of death: 28 April 1934

Age: 43 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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American people who self-identify as being of Choctaw descent 33T

American people who self-identify as being of Cherokee descent 199T

American people who self-identify as being of Native American descent 337T
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Bennie Thompson

American gridiron football player and coach (born 1963)

Overview: Bennie Thompson (born February 10, 1963) is a former American football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1991 ...

Date of birth: 10 February 1963

Age: 62

Nationality: American

Occupation: Football (American)

Gender: Male

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Sportspeople from New Orleans, Louisiana 498T

Tougaloo College alumni 25T

Mayors of places in Mississippi 39T
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Sam Chatmon

American blues musician

Overview: Sam Chatmon (born Vivian Chatmon; January 10, 1897 – February 2, 1983) was a Delta blues guitarist and singer. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks. He may have been Charley Patton's half-brother ...

Date of birth: 10 January 1897

Date of death: 2 February 1983

Age: 86 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

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20th-century male singers 5,297T

People from Hollandale, Mississippi 9T

Guitarists from Mississippi 200T
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Joe McCoy

American Delta blues musician and songwriter

Overview: Wilbur "Kansas Joe" McCoy (May 11, 1905 – January 28, 1950) was an American Delta blues singer, musician and songwriter.

Date of birth: 11 May 1905

Date of death: 28 January 1950

Age: 44 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

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Burials at Restvale Cemetery 19T

20th-century African-American male singers 995T

20th-century American male singers 1,970T
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Tommy Johnson (blues musician)

American delta blues musician

Overview: Tommy Johnson (January 1896 – November 1, 1956) was an American Delta blues musician who recorded in the late 1920s and was known for his eerie falsetto voice and intricate guitar playing. He was ...

Date of birth: 1896

Date of death: 1 November 1956

Age: 60 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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20th-century American male musicians 6,873T

20th-century male musicians 12,801T

People from Drew, Mississippi 12T
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Dudy Noble

American multi-sport athlete

Overview: Clark Randolph "Dudy" Noble (May 6, 1893 – February 2, 1963) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, track athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator.

Date of birth: 6 May 1893

Date of death: 2 February 1963

Age: 69 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Basketball

Gender: Male

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Basketball coaches from Mississippi 60T

American men's basketball players 12,045T

College men's track and field athletes in the United States 269T
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Walter Vinson

American singer

Overview: Walter Vinson (February 2, 1901 – April 22, 1975) was an American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks, worked with Bo Chatmon and his brothers, and ...

Date of birth: 2 February 1901

Date of death: 22 April 1975

Age: 74 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Songwriter

Gender: Male

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20th-century male singers 5,297T

American male violinists 412T

Guitarists from Chicago 181T
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William Joel Blass

American politician

Overview: William Joel Blass (October 19, 1917 – October 23, 2012) was an American war veteran, attorney, educator, and politician.

Date of birth: 19 October 1917

Date of death: 23 October 2012

Age: 95 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Military

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United States Army personnel of the Korean War 719T

People from Wiggins, Mississippi 11T

United States Army personnel of World War II 4,472T
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Alonzo Bradley

American basketball player

Overview: Alonzo Bradley (born October 16, 1953) is a retired American basketball player. Born in Utica, Mississippi, he played collegiately for Texas Southern University.

Date of birth: 16 October 1953

Age: 71

Nationality: American

Occupation: Basketball

Gender: Male

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American men's basketball players 12,045T

African-American basketball players 2,886T

People from Utica, Mississippi 11T
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Holt Collier

Confederate Army soldier

Overview: Holt Collier (c. 1846 – August 1, 1936) was a noted African American bear hunter and sportsman. While leading a hunt as a tracker for United States President Teddy Roosevelt in November 1902, Collier ...

Date of birth: 1848

Date of death: 1936

Age: 87 (age at death)

Nationality: American

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Mississippi Republicans 278T

African-American sportspeople 193T

1846 births 2,150T
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Betty Currie

American government official

Overview: Betty Currie (born Betty Grace Williams; November 10, 1939) is the former personal secretary for Bill Clinton (during his tenure as President of the United States). She became well known as a figure in ...

Date of birth: 10 November 1939

Age: 85

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African-American women 413T

People from Edwards, Mississippi 7T

Personal secretaries to the President of the United States 46T
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Hiram Runnels

American politician

Overview: Hiram George Runnels (December 15, 1796 – December 17, 1857) was a U.S. politician and businessman from the state of Mississippi.

Date of birth: 15 December 1796

Date of death: 17 December 1857

Age: 61 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

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Baptists from Mississippi 101T

Burials at Glenwood Cemetery (Houston, Texas) 49T

Democratic Party state governors of the United States 1,100T
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Calvin Smith

Runner

Overview: Calvin Smith (born January 8, 1961) is a former sprint track and field athlete from the United States. He is a former world record holder in the 100-meter sprint with 9.93 seconds in 1983 and was twice ...

Date of birth: 8 January 1961

Age: 64

Nationality: American

Occupation: Track and Field

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade 169T

World Athletics Championships winners 712T

Universiade gold medalists for the United States 537T
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James Witt Dougherty

American politician (1813–1879)

Overview: James Witt Dougherty (1813-1879) was a Californian politician, rancher, and large landowner during the mid to late 1800s. He, and later his descendants, played an important role in the development of ...

Date of birth: 1813

Date of death: 1879

Age: 65 (age at death)

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Clayton D. Potter

American judge (1880–1924)

Overview: Clayton D. Potter (January 12, 1880 – September 1, 1924) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1916 to 1917, and Attorney General of Mississippi from 1922 to 1924.

Date of birth: 12 January 1880

Date of death: 1 September 1924

Age: 44 (age at death)

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Justices of the Mississippi Supreme Court 73T

Mississippi Attorneys General 19T

Mississippi state senators 285T
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Hillman Terome Frazier

American politician

Overview: Hillman Terome Frazier (born July 17, 1950 in Jackson) is an American politician who is a Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate; he has represented the 27th District since 1993. A Protestant, he ...

Date of birth: 17 July 1950

Age: 74

Occupation: Politician

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African-American state legislators in Mississippi 53T

21st-century American politicians 12,659T

Mississippi state senators 204T
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Patrick Henry (U.S. Congressman)

American politician

Overview: Patrick Henry (February 12, 1843 – May 18, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi, the uncle of Pat Henry (1861-1933).

Date of birth: 12 February 1843

Date of death: 18 May 1930

Age: 87 (age at death)

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Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives 4,764T

People from Brandon, Mississippi 26T

Confederate States Army officers 807T
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Edward A. Warren

American politician

Overview: Edward Allen Warren (May 2, 1818 – July 2, 1875) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.

Date of birth: 2 May 1818

Date of death: 2 July 1875

Age: 57 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Attorney

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Norman Francis Vandivier

Recipient of the Navy Cross

Overview: Norman Francis Vandivier (March 10, 1916 – June 4, 1942) was a United States Navy aviator during World War II. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for action during the Battle of Midway.

Date of birth: 10 March 1916

Date of death: 4 June 1942

Age: 26 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Military

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