Which Famous Mississippian Do You Relate To Most?

George Ohr was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, on July 12, 1857. George Ohr tried his hand at various trades before he became interested in ceramics in 1879 and became one of the nations most interesting characters, hence the name "The Mad Potter". You can find most of his pottery at the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi....Yes, he has his own museum!

Robin René Roberts was born in 1960 and grew up in Pass Christian, Mississippi. She is an American television broadcaster. Roberts is the anchor of ABC's morning show Good Morning America. After growing up in Mississippi and attending Southeastern Louisiana University, Roberts was a sports anchor for local TV and radio stations. Roberts was a sportscaster on ESPN for 15 years (1990–2005). She became co-anchor on Good Morning America in 2005. She has been treated for breast cancer and for myelodysplastic syndrome. Her strong will and determination has inspired millions around the world.

Morgan Freeman was born in 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee and grew up with his grandmother in Charleston, Mississippi. Freeman is an American actor, film director, and narrator. Freeman has received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Street Smart, Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption and Invictus, and won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2005 for Million Dollar Baby. He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Freeman has appeared in many other box office hits, including Unforgiven, Glory, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Seven, Deep Impact, The Sum of All Fears, Bruce Almighty, Along Came a Spider, The Dark Knight Trilogy, March of the Penguins, The Lego Movie and Lucy. He is known for his distinctively smooth, deep voice. Some say, he is the "Voice of Mississippi".

Riley Ben King was born in 1925 in Berclair, Mississippi and known by his stage name B.B. King, was an American Hall of Fame blues singer, songwriter and guitarist.He was considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname "The King of the Blues", and one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King and Freddie King). King was also known for performing tirelessly throughout his musical career, appearing at more than 200 concerts per year on average into his 70s. In 1956, he reportedly appeared at 342 shows. R.I.P. BB King, you will truly be missed!

Elvis Aaron Presley was born January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi and was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King". He died in 1977 at the age of 42. He still sells more records than most living entertainers today. Long live the King!

James Maury "Jim" Henson was born in 1936 and was an American puppeteer, artist, cartoonist, inventor, screenwriter, actor, film director, and producer. Born in Greenville, Mississippi, and raised in Leland, Mississippi, he began developing puppets while attending high school. While he was a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park, he created Sam and Friends, a five-minute sketch-comedy puppet show that appeared on television. After graduating from the University of Maryland, with a degree in home economics, he produced coffee advertisements and developed experimental films. Feeling the need for more creative output, Henson founded Muppets, Inc., in 1958, (which would later become The Jim Henson Company). He died on May 16, 1990. The Muppets are still making movies continuing the long legacy of Jim Henson.

Brett Lorenzo Favre is a former American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Born in Gulfport, Mississippi, Favre was a 20-year veteran of the NFL, having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons (1991), Green Bay Packers (1992–2007), New York Jets (2008), and Minnesota Vikings (2009–2010). Favre is the only quarterback in NFL history to throw for over 70,000 yards, over 6,000 completions, and over 10,000 pass attempts. He won Super Bowl XXXI and is know as "The Gunslinger".

Born in 1909 in Jackson, Mississippi, Eudora Alice Welty was an American author of short stories and novels about the American South. Her novel The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973. Welty was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among numerous awards including the Order of the South. She was the first living author to have her works published by the Library of America. Her house in Jackson, Mississippi has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and is open to the public as a house museum. She died in 2001 at the age of 92.