Notable People
- Fred Beaver (1911–1980), Muscogee-Seminole painter and muralist
- Acee Blue Eagle (1909–1959), Muscogee-Pawnee-Wichita artist, actor, author, and director of art at Bacone College
- William Augustus Bowles (1763–1805), also known as Estajoca, was a Maryland-born English adventurer and organizer of Muscogee Creek attempts to create a state outside of Euro-American control.
- Samuel Benton Callahan (1833–1911), represented the Creek and Seminole nations in the Second Confederate Congress
- Ernest Childers (1918–2005), Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II and the first Native American to be awarded a Medal of Honor during that war.
- Chitto Harjo (1846–1911), orator, veteran, and traditionalist
- Eddie Chuculate (b. 1972), Muscogee-Cherokee author and journalist
- Joy Harjo (b. 1959), Muscogee-Cherokee poet and jazz musician
- Suzan Shown Harjo (b. 1945), Muscogee-Cheyenne activist, policymaker, journalist, and poet
- Joan Hill (b. 1930), Muscogee-Cherokee artist
- Jack Jacobs (1919–1974), football player
- William Harjo LoneFight (b. 1966), author, president of Native American Services, languages and cultural activist
- Alexander McGillivray (1750–1793) was a leader of the Muscogee during the American Revolution.
- William McIntosh (ca. 1775–1825) led part of the pro-American Creek forces against the Red Sticks.
- Menawa (ca. 1765–1836) was a principal leader of the Red Sticks during the Creek Wars.
- Mary Musgrove (ca. 1700–1765) served as a cultural liaison between colonial Georgia and the Muscogee Creek community.
- Opothleyahola (ca. 1798–1863) fought against the US government during Seminole Wars and for the Union during the American Civil War
- Jim Pepper (1941–1992), Muscogee-Kaw jazz musician
- Alexander Posey (1873—1908), Muscogee Creek poet, humorist, journalist, and politician
- Will Sampson (1933–1987), film actor, noted for performance in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1978)
- Cynthia Leitich Smith (b. 1967), children's book author, noted for Jingle Dancer
- France Winddance Twine, sociologist
- Carrie Underwood (b. 1983), country singer
- William Weatherford, also known as Red Eagle (c. 1781–1824), led the Creek War offensive against the United States
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