Our small community has had numerous people who have made a huge impact on our town and the lives of others.
Some of the names you may have seen in the news are:
- Jeramey Anderson, in 2013, was the youngest ever African-American candidate to be elected to any legislature in the United States.
- Verlon Biggs, NFL football player, Hall of Famer, and former defensive end for the Washington Redskins from 1965–71 and the New York Jets from 1971–80
- Damarius Bilbo, NFL football player and sports agent, graduated from Moss Point High School in 2001
- Devin Booker, NBA basketball player
- Melvin Booker, former NBA basketball player, father of Devin Booker
- John Brock, CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises (graduated from Moss Point High School in 1967)[8]
- Ray Costict, former linebacker for the New England Patriots from 1977–79
- Ken Farragut, NFL and Ole Miss Hall of Fame football player
- Don Hultz, NFL football player
- Robert C. Khayat, Chancellor of the University of Mississippi
- David Thomas Roberts, composer and musician
- Tony Sipp, Major League Baseball player
- George Wonsley, NFL football player
- Nathan Wonsley, NFL football player
- Tom Johnson (gridiron football), NFL defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings
- Silky Nutmeg Ganache, contestant on season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Toni Seawright, 1982 Graduate of Moss Point High; Made history as the first African American to win Miss Mississippi in 1987 (4th Runner-up Miss America 1988)
- Eddie Glaude, Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University
