1927-1928
Wyatt Cooper, originally from Quitman MS, was a screenwriter and actor. He is best known for marrying Gloria Vanderibilt and being the father of CNN anchor Anderson Cooper
William Alexander Percy
1885-1942
Originally from Greenville MS, William Alexander Percy was a lawyer, planter and poet.
William Alexander Percy Memorial Library (add link)
Tennessee Williams
1911-1983
Tennessee Williams was born in Columbus MS, but spent some of his childhood in Clarksdale MS. He is a playwright best known for his work A Streetcar Names Desire.