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Mart Crowley Vicksburg Playwright [ 1936 - ]
Arthur " Big Boy " Crudup Forest Bluesman [ 1905 - 1974 ]
John Davis Hattiesburg Bluesman [ 1913 - 1985 ]
Paul Davis Meridan Singer/Songwriter [1948 - ]
Tyrone Davis Greenville Singer [ 1938 - ]
Walter Davis Grenada Blues Pianist [ 1912 - 1963 ]
John De Chiaro Hattiesburg Musician / Composer [ 1953 - ]
Borden Deal Pontotoc Novelist [ 1922 - ]
Dizzy Dean Bond Radio TV Sports Commentator [ 1910 - 1974 ]
Bo Diddley {Ellas Bates } Magnolia [McComb] Singer [Dec. 30, 1928 - June 2 , 2008]
Willie Dixon Vicksburg Songwriter/bluesman [ 1915 - 1992 ]
David Herbert Donald Goodman Writer [ 1920 - ] Pulitizer Prize winner twice.
Ellen Douglas {nom de plum for Josephine Ayres Haxton } Natchez Novelist [ 1921 - ]
K.C.Douglas Sharon Singer/Songwriter [ 1913 -1975 ]
John Dye Amory Actor [ 1963 - ]
Omar Kent Dykes McComb Blues Guitarist [ 1950 - ]
Theodore "Teddy" Edwards Jackson Musician/Bandleader [ 1924- ]
Jim Ellis Hattiesburg Photoillustrator / photojournalist [ 1946 - ]
William Faulkner New Albany Author / Novelist [1897 - 1962 ] Pulitzer Prize winner
Shelby Foote Greenville Novelist [1916 -]
Richard Ford Jackson Novelist / Writer [ 1944 - ] Pulitzer Prize winner
Pete Fountain Bay St.Louis Jazz Clarinetist [ 1930 - ] greatest living jazz clarinest in the world today
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