Notable People
- William Wirt Adams, Confederate Army officer and member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- Katherine Bailess, actress, singer and dancer.
- Edwin C. Bearss, historian
- Joseph A. Biedenharn (1866-1952), entrepreneur: first bottled Coca-Cola in 1894 at a location in Vicksburg
- Tommy Bishop, country guitarist; godfather of "rockabilly" guitar.
- Johnny Brewer, American football player.
- Roosevelt Brown, former Major League Baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs
- Ellis Burks, former MLB outfielder
- Charles Burnett, filmmaker
- Jack Christian, businessman; mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from 1957 to 1964, was born in Vicksburg in 1911.
- Odia Coates, country singer
- Rod Coleman, defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons
- Mart Crowley, playwright, TV executive
- Jefferson Davis, Mexican war hero, U.S. Congressman, Senator, Secretary of War, and President of the Confederate States of America.
- Bobby DeLaughter, Mississippi state judge and prosecutor.
- Willie Dixon, blues bassist, singer, songwriter, and producer.
- John "Kayo" Dottley, college All-American and professional football player
- Louis Green, linebacker for the Denver Broncos
- Milt Hinton, jazz bassist
- Joseph Holt, longest-serving Judge Advocate General of the Army.
- Delbert Hosemann, Jr., MS Secretary of State.
- Hank Jones, jazz pianist, born in Vicksburg.
- Patrick Kelly, fashion designer.
- Brad Leggett, Football player: Seattle Seahawks center
- George McConnell, former guitarist for Widespread Panic, Kudzu Kings, and Beanland
- Alex Monsour, Mississippi state representative
- Michael Myers, defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals.
- Vail M. Pittman, 19th Governor of Nevada
- Evelyn Preer, African-American film actress
- George Reed, former running back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, CFL Hall of Fame member
- Beah Richards, African-American film and television actress
- Roy C. Strickland, businessman and politician in Louisiana and Texas, born in Vicksburg in 1942
- Taylor Tankersley, Florida Marlins relief pitcher.
- John Thomas, Former MLB player (Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals)
- Jan-Michael Vincent, actor in the CBS-TV Airwolf'
- Carl Westcott, American entrepreneur, founder of 1-800-Flowers and Westcott Communications
- Nanette Workman, singer-songwriter, actress, and author; honored by Gov. Haley Barbour at the opening of The Nanette Workman French (Francophone) House
- Delmon Young, outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Dmitri Young, first baseman for the Washington Nationals
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