This list contains sportspersons, coaches, and other sports-related people who were born or lived in the U.S. state of Mississippi. For other groups, see List of people from Mississippi.

Baseball

Frank Baker (born 1946), shortstop (Meridian) Howard Battle (born 1972), third baseman (Biloxi) Cool Papa Bell (1903–1991), center fielder (Starkville) Don Blasingame (1932–2005), second baseman (Corinth) Milt Bolling (1930–2013), shortstop (Mississippi City) Josh Booty (born 1975), third baseman (Starkville) Julio Borbon (born 1986), outfielder (Starkville) Dennis Ray "Oil Can" Boyd (born 1959), pitcher (Meridian) Chad Bradford (born 1974), pitcher (Jackson) Jeff Branson (born 1967), infielder (Waynesboro) Jeff Brantley (born 1963), pitcher and ESPN analyst (Starkville) Adrian Brown (born 1974), center fielder (McComb) Jamie Brown (born 1977), pitcher (Meridian) Ellis Burks (born 1964), outfielder and designated hitter (Vicksburg) Guy Bush (1901–1985), pitcher (Aberdeen) Joey Butler (born 1986), outfielder (Pascagoula) Louis Coleman (born 1986), relief pitcher (Greenwood) Dewon Day (born 1980), relief pitcher (Jackson) Dizzy Dean (1910–1974), pitcher (Bond) Tommy Dean (born 1945), shortstop (Iuka) Corey Dickerson (born 1989), outfielder Bob Didier (born 1949), catcher (Hattiesburg) Brian Dozier (born 1987), infielder (Fulton) Hayden Dunhurst (born 2000), catcher (Carriere) Jarrod Dyson (born 1984), outfielder (McComb) David "Boo" Ferriss (1921–2016), pitcher (Shaw) Curt Ford (born 1960), outfielder (Jackson) Joey Gathright (born 1981), minor league outfielder (Hattiesburg) Joe Gibbon (1935–2019), pitcher (Hickory) Jake Gibbs (born 1938), catcher (Grenada) Rod Gilbreath (born 1954), second baseman (Laurel) Luther Hackman (born 1974), pitcher (Columbus) Bill Hall (born 1979), third baseman (Nettleton) Billy Hamilton (born 1990), center fielder (Taylorsville) Mickey Harrington (1934–2017), pinch-runner (Hattiesburg) Charlie Hayes (born 1965), third baseman (Hattiesburg) Larry Herndon (born 1953), outfielder (Sunflower) Jarrett Hoffpauir (born 1983), second baseman (Natchez) Jonathan Holder (1993), relief pitcher (Gulfport) TJ House (born 1989), pitcher (Picayune) Dusty Hughes (born 1982), relief pitcher (Tupelo) Cleo James (born 1940), outfielder (Clarksdale) Matt Lawton (born 1971), right fielder (Gulfport) Brent Leach (born 1982), relief pitcher (Flowood) Chet Lemon (born 1955), outfielder (Jackson) Ronnie Lester (born 1959), player, assistant general manager (Canton) Fred Lewis (born 1980), left fielder (Hattiesburg) Jacob Lindgren (born 1993), pitcher (Bay St. Louis) John Lindsey (born 1977), minor league first baseman (Hattiesburg) Nook Logan (born 1979), center fielder (Natchez) Barry Lyons (born 1960), catcher (Biloxi) Paul Maholm (born 1982), starting pitcher (Greenwood) Chris Maloney (born 1961), minor league player, manager (Jackson) Brian Maxcy (born 1971), pitcher (Amory) Allen McDill (born 1971), left-handed specialist pitcher (Greenville) Bill Melton (born 1945), third baseman (Gulfport) Matt Miller (born 1971), pitcher 2003–2007 (Greenwood) Dustan Mohr (born 1976), outfielder (Hattiesburg) Tyler Moore (born 1987), first baseman and outfielder (Brandon) Mitch Moreland (born 1985), first baseman and outfielder (Amory) Buddy Myer (1904–1974), second baseman (Ellisville) Ryan Nye (born 1973), pitcher (Biloxi) Roy Oswalt (born 1977), starting pitcher (Weir) Dave Parker (born 1951), right fielder and designated hitter (Jackson) Claude Passeau (1909–2003), pitcher (Lucedale) Gary Rath (born 1973), starting pitcher (Gulfport) Hunter Renfroe (born 1992), outfielder (Crystal Springs Kevin Rogers (born 1968), pitcher (Cleveland) Nate Rolison (born 1977), first baseman (Petal) Reb Russell (1889–1973), pitcher (Jackson) George Scott (1944–2013), first baseman (Greenville) Kim Seaman (born 1957), pitcher (Pascagoula) Tony Sipp (born 1983), relief pitcher (Moss Point) Matt Skrmetta (born 1972), pitcher (Biloxi) Jason Smith (born 1977), infielder (Meridian) Seth Smith (born 1982), outfielder (Jackson) Justin Steele (born 1995), pitcher (Lucedale) Blake Stein (born 1973), pitcher (McComb) Craig Tatum (born 1983), catcher (Hattiesburg) Marcus Thames (born 1977), outfielder and first baseman (Louisville) John Thomson (born 1973), starting pitcher (Vicksburg) Matt Tolbert (born 1982), infielder (born in McComb, raised in Woodville) Eddie "Scooter" Tucker (born 1966), catcher (Greenville) Jermaine Van Buren (born 1980), relief pitcher (Laurel) Chico Walker (born 1957), second base (Jackson) Harry Walker (1916–1999), outfielder and manager (Pascagoula) Skeeter Webb (1909–1986), infielder (Meridian) Barry Wesson (born 1977), outfielder (Tupelo) Frank White (born 1950), second baseman and coach (Greenville) Eli Whiteside (born 1979), catcher (New Albany) Dmitri Young (born 1973), first baseman (Vicksburg) Tim Young (born 1973), relief pitcher (Gulfport) Walter Young (1980–2015), first baseman (Hattiesburg)

Basketball

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (born 1969), point guard (Gulfport) Coolidge Ball (1951–2023), forward (Indianola) Earl Barron (born 1981), center (Clarksdale) Billy Ray Bates (born 1956), shooting guard (Kosciusko) Jonathan Bender (born 1981), power forward (Picayune) Travarus Bennett (born 1979), minor leagues (Rosedale) Ruthie Bolton (born 1967), shooting guard, head coach (Lucedale) Melvin Booker (born 1972), point guard (Pascagoula) Tom Bowens (born 1940), forward-center (Okolona) Alonzo Bradley (born 1953), forward (Utica) Rickey Brown (born 1958), forward-center (Madison County) Shaq Buchanan (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Cleveland Buckner (1938–2006), forward-center (Yazoo City) Deondre Burns (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Jackie Butler (born 1985), center (McComb) Isaiah Canaan (born 1991), point guard (Biloxi) Maurice Carter (born 1976), guard (Jackson) Cornelius Cash (born 1952), forward (Macon) Harvey Catchings (born 1951), center (Jackson) Terry Catledge (born 1963), forward (Houston) Van Chancellor (born 1943), women's coach (Louisville) E.C. Coleman (born 1950), forward (Flora) Joe Courtney (born 1969), power forward (Jackson) Erick Dampier (born 1975), center (New Hebron) Ollie Darden (born 1944), forward-center (Aberdeen) Archie Dees (1936–2016), forward-center (Ethel) Ronald Dupree (born 1981), small forward (Biloxi) Keith Edmonson (born 1960), guard (Gulfport) Monta Ellis (born 1985), point guard and shooting guard (Jackson) Drew Eubanks (born 1997), power forward/center (Starkville) Tim Floyd (born 1954), men's head coach (Hattiesburg) Nell Fortner (born 1959), women's head coach (Jackson) Jennifer Gillom (born 1964), WNBA player, Olympic gold medalist, coach (Abbeville) Gerald Glass (born 1967), guard-forward (Greenwood) Lancaster Gordon (born 1962), guard-forward (Jackson) Litterial Green (born 1970), point guard (Pascagoula) Kevin Griffin (born 1975), shooting guard/small forward Tang Hamilton (born 1978), forward (Jackson) Ira Harge (born 1941), center (Anguilla) Othella Harrington (born 1974), power forward (Jackson) Lusia Harris (1955–2022), first female player in Hall of Fame (Minter City) Antonio Harvey (born 1970), radio broadcaster, player (Pascagoula) Spencer Haywood (born 1949), power forward/center (Silver City) Ronnie Henderson (born 1974), shooting guard, led the SEC twice in scoring at LSU (Gulfport) Jeanne Ruark Hoff, player for Stanford Eddie Hughes (born 1960), point guard (Greenville) Lindsey Hunter (born 1970), point guard (Utica) Leroy Hurd (born 1980), forward (Pascagoula) Al Jefferson (born 1985), center/power forward (Monticello) Clay Johnson (born 1956), guard (Yazoo City) John Johnson (1947–2016), small forward (Carthage) Trey Johnson (born 1984), shooting guard (Jackson) Carolyn Jones-Young (born 1969), guard, Olympic bronze medalist (Bay Springs) Randolph Keys (born 1966), guard-forward (Collins) Danny Manning (born 1966), forward (Hattiesburg) Ed Manning (1944–2011), forward (Summit) Antonio McDyess (born 1974), power forward (Quitman) Derrick McKey (born 1966), small forward and power forward (Meridian) Leland Mitchell (1941–2013), guard (Kiln) Matthew Mitchell (born 1970), women's head coach (Louisville) Dyron Nix (born 1967), forward (Meridian) Audie Norris (born 1960), center (Jackson) Willie Norwood (born 1947), forward (Carrollton) Travis Outlaw (born 1984), small forward and power forward (Starkville) Murriel Page (born 1975), WNBA player (Louin) Marckell Patterson (born 1979), shooting guard (Eupora) Kenny Payne (born 1966), small forward (Laurel) Armintie Price (born 1985), shooting guard (Myrtle) Dolph Pulliam (born 1946), center, sportscaster (West Point) Bob Quick (born 1946), guard-forward (Thornton) Justin Reed (1982–2017), forward (Jackson) James Robinson (born 1970), shooting guard (Jackson) LaQuinton Ross (born 1991), player for Hapoel Eilat of Israeli Basketball Premier League Eugene Short (1953–2016), small forward (Hattiesburg) Purvis Short (born 1957), small forward and shooting guard (Hattiesburg) Larry Smith (born 1958), center-forward (Rolling Fork) Charles Thomas (born 1986), player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of Israeli Basketball Premier League Sedric Toney (born 1962), guard (Columbus) Jarvis Varnado (born 1988), forward-center Victoria Vivians (born 1994), shooting guard Margaret Wade (1912–1995), player and coach (Cleveland) Cornell Warner (born 1948), forward-center (Jackson) Eric Washington (born 1974), guard-forward (Pearl) Slick Watts (born 1951), guard (Rolling Fork) Clarence Weatherspoon (born 1970), power forward (Crawford) Dwayne Whitfield (born 1972), power forward (Aberdeen) Tamika Whitmore (born 1977), forward (Tupelo) Maurice "Mo" Williams (born 1982), point guard (Jackson) George Wilson (1942–2023), center (Meridian)

American football

Cam Akers (born 1999), running back,(Clinton) Brian Alford (born 1975), wide receiver (Crawford) Jake Allen (born 1985), wide receiver (Laurel) Lance Alworth (born 1940), wide receiver (Brookhaven) Jesse Anderson (born 1966), tight end (West Point) Rashard Anderson (born 1977), cornerback (Forest) Houston Antwine (1939–2011), defensive tackle (Louise) Jason Armstead (born 1979), wide receiver for Canadian Football League (Moss Point) Hank Autry (1947–2014), center (Hattiesburg) Chris Avery (born 1975), fullback and linebacker in arena football (Grenada) Vick Ballard (born 1990), running back (Pascagoula) Jerome Barkum (born 1950), wide receiver/tight end (Gulfport) Fred Barnett (born 1966), wide receiver (Gunnison) Lem Barney (born 1945), cornerback (Gulfport) Steve Baylark (born 1983), running back (Aberdeen) Tony Bennett (born 1967), linebacker (Alligator) Kenneth Bernich (born 1951), guard (Biloxi) Damarius Bilbo (born 1982), football (Moss Point) Earl Blair (1934–2004), halfback (Pascagoula) George Blair (born 1938), AFL halfback (Pascagoula) Josh Booty (born 1975), quarterback (Starkville) Tim Bowens (born 1973), defensive tackle (Okolona) Johnny Brewer (1937–2011), tight end/linebacker (Vicksburg) Tramaine Brock (born 1988), defensive back (Long Beach) A. J. Brown (born 1997), wide receiver (Starkville) Allen Brown (1943–2020), tight end (Natchez) C. C. Brown (born 1983), safety (Greenwood) Nathan Brown (born 1986), quarterback (Hattiesburg) Willie Brown (1940–2019), cornerback (Yazoo City) Correll Buckhalter (born 1978), running back (Collins) Eldra Buckley (born 1985), running back (Charleston) Terrell Buckley (born 1971), cornerback (Pascagoula) Derrick Burgess (born 1978), defensive end/linebacker (Oxford) Chris Burkett (born 1962), wide receiver (Laurel) Malcolm Butler (born 1990), cornerback (Vicksburg) Jason Campbell (born 1981), quarterback (Laurel)