Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States
Famous Persons from Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States
- Dennis McKinley - Born on November 3, 1976 - American football player
- Marc Woodard - Born on February 21, 1970 - American football player
- Sally Doty - Born on December 22, 1966 - Politician
- Timothy L. Johnson - Born on December 2, 1959 - Politician, and Businessperson
- Jeff Moore - Born on August 20, 1956 - American football player
- Billy Ray Bates - Born on May 31, 1956 - Basketball coach, and Basketball player
- Clarence Harmon - Born on November 30, 1955 - American football player
- Oprah Winfrey - Born on January 29, 1954 - Talk show host, Motivational speaker, Patron of the arts, Podcaster, Autobiographer, Voice actor, Film producer, Journalist, Television presenter, Television producer, Businessperson, Reporter, Writer, and Actor - Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards | Producers Guild of America Awards | Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century | Spingarn Medal | Horatio Alger Award | NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information – Series or Special | NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year | Marian Anderson Award | Jefferson Awards for Public Service | Bob Hope Humanitarian Award | National Women's Hall of Fame | Kennedy Center Honors | honorary degree from Spelman College | American Library Association Honorary Membership | honorary doctor of Harvard University | Disney Legends | Primetime Emmy Award | National Book Award | People's Choice Awards | Golden Globe Awards | American Black Film Festival | Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award | Genesis Award | Peabody Awards | Time 100 | Order of the Smile | Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Charlie Musselwhite - Born on January 31, 1944 - Lyricist, Bandleader, Songwriter, Musician, Singer, and Conductor - Grammy Award for Best Blues Album | Blues Hall of Fame | Blues Music Award
- William H. Miller - Born on March 16, 1941 - University teacher, and Chemist - Fellow of the American Physical Society | Foreign Member of the Royal Society | Remsen Award | American Chemical Society Award in Theoretical Chemistry | Welch Award in Chemistry | Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award | Guggenheim Fellowship | Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry | Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics
- Morris Chapman - Born on November 21, 1940 - Composer
- J. Maxwell Miller - Born on September 20, 1937 - Biblical scholar, Theologian, and University teacher
- Vernita Lee Winfrey - Born on May 2, 1935 - Maid (died: November 22, 2018)
- James Meredith - Born on June 25, 1933 - Civil rights advocate, and Lawyer (died: November 22, 2018)
- John T. Guice - Born on November 5, 1923 - Military officer (died: October 1, 2001)