Editing Gulfport, Mississippi (section)

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
* [[Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf]], former [[NBA]] point guard for the [[Denver Nuggets]], [[Sacramento Kings]] and [[Memphis Grizzlies|Vancouver Grizzlies]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.wlox.com/story/20462084/the-city-of-gulfport-honors-mahoumd-abdul-rauf|title=The city of Gulfport honors Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf|last1=Giardina|first1=A.J.|publisher=WLOX13|access-date= November 27, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Stacey Abrams]], American politician, lawyer, and author<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Power of Stacey Abrams|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2020/05/14/stacey-abrams-political-power/?arc404=true|last=Powell|first=Kevin|date=May 14, 2020|website=The Washington Post Magazine|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>
* [[Thomas H. Anderson, Jr.]], [[Ambassadors of the United States|Ambassador of the United States]] to [[Barbados]], [[Dominica]], [[Saint Lucia|St. Lucia]], [[Antigua]], [[Saint Vincent (island)|St. Vincent]], and [[Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla|St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla]] from 1984 to 1986, was born in Gulfport<ref name="The American Presidency Project">{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=39600 |title=Ronald Reagan: Nomination of Thomas H. Anderson, Jr., To Be United States Ambassador to Barbados |website=Presidency.ucsb.edu |access-date=2017-05-02}}</ref>
* [[Tommy Armstrong, Jr.]], quarterback for the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tommy-armstrong-hurricane-katrina-kids_55de1c30e4b08cd3359e6ac1 |title=From 'Katrina Kid' To Nebraska Quarterback: Tommy Armstrong Beats The Odds|website=[[The Huffington Post]]|last1=Waldron|first1=Travis|date=August 29, 2015|access-date=2017-05-02}}</ref>
* [[Jerome Barkum]], former wide receiver and tight end for the [[New York Jets]] from 1972 to 1983 in the National Football League<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BARKUJER01|title= Jerome Phillip Barkum|publisher= databaseFootball.com|access-date= 2015-08-25|url-status= usurped|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160114113315/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BARKUJER01|archive-date= 2016-01-14}}</ref>
* [[Milton Barney]], 1990 [[Arena Football League Ironman of the Year Award|AFL Ironman of the Year]]
* [[William Joel Blass]], [[Attorney at law (United States)|attorney]] and educator<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theclintoncourier.net/contentitem/248300/2155/william-joel-blass |title=The Clinton Courier, William Joel Blass |access-date=2014-05-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421050835/http://www.theclintoncourier.net/contentitem/248300/2155/william-joel-blass |archive-date=2014-04-21 }}</ref>
* [[Katie Booth (scientist)]], [[Biomedicine|biomedical]] chemist and [[Civil rights movement|civil rights]] activist
* [[Timmy Bowers]], professional basketball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/players/timmy_bowers.html |title=Timmy Bowers |publisher=NBA Development League |access-date=November 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211143145/http://www.nba.com/dleague/players/timmy_bowers.html |archive-date=December 11, 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Rod Davis (American football)|Rod Davis]], professional football player, played for the [[Minnesota Vikings]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DaviRo21.htm|title= Rod Davis
|publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date= November 27, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Brett Favre]], quarterback in the [[National Football League]] for the Green Bay Packers, New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings, born in Gulfport<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=favrebre01|title= Brett Favre|publisher= databaseFootball.com|access-date= November 27, 2013|archive-date= March 2, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120302130602/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FAVREBRE01|url-status= usurped}}</ref>
* [[William H. Hardy]], co-founder of the city of Gulfport<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/archives/m380.htm|title= Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) Papers|publisher= The University of Southern Mississippi – McCain Library and Archives|access-date= November 27, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Josh Hayes (motorcyclist)|Josh Hayes]], professional [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|roadracer]], [[AMA Superbike Championship]] title winner<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.amaproracing.com/rr/riders/rider.cfm?did=3247|title= Josh Hayes|publisher= AMA Pro Racing|access-date= November 27, 2013|archive-date= January 15, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130115130114/http://amaproracing.com/rr/riders/rider.cfm?did=3247|url-status= dead}}</ref>
* [[William Gardner Hewes]], politician and [[List of Mayors of Gulfport, Mississippi|Mayor of Gulfport]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 18, 2013|title=Billy Hewes running unopposed for mayor of Gulfport|url=http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/03/billy_hewes_running_unopposed.html|access-date=May 16, 2019|website=gulflive.com|language=en-US|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>
* [[Jonathan Holder]], Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[Boyce Holleman]], attorney, politician and actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.olemiss.edu/holleman/#.U3X_gSgqTkp|title=University of Mississippi News: Attorney Boyce Holleman Remembered By Sons with $100,000 Gift to Law School|website=University of Mississippi News|date=May 14, 2010|access-date=2014-05-16}}</ref>
* [[Jaimoe]], original member and drummer of the Allman Brothers Band, grew up in Gulfport
* [[Joseph T. Jones]], co-founder of the city of Gulfport<ref>{{cite book|title=Port of Gulfport (USA) / Mississippi State Port Authority (ID: 36200)|publisher=Port of Gulfport (USA)|page=2|url=http://www.best-maritime-employment.info/catalogue_companies_list/company_source_36200_2.html|access-date=2013-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203221412/http://www.best-maritime-employment.info/catalogue_companies_list/company_source_36200_2.html|archive-date=2013-12-03|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
* [[Matt Lawton]], former [[Major League Baseball]] player best known for his stint with the [[Minnesota Twins]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=lawtoma02|title= Matt Lawton Stats|publisher= AMA Pro Racing|access-date= November 27, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Matt Luke (American football)|Matt Luke]], former head coach of the [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss Rebels football team]] of the [[University of Mississippi]].
* [[Stanford Morse]] (1926-2002), member of the [[Mississippi State Senate]], 1956–1964; Republican candidate for [[Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi|lieutenant governor]] in 1963.<ref>Billy Hathorn, "Challenging the Status Quo: Rubel Lex Phillips and the Mississippi Republican Party (1963-1967)", ''The Journal of Mississippi History'' XLVII, November 1985, No. 4, p. 240-264</ref>
* [[Brittney Reese]], [[long jump]]er, Olympic gold medalist<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Brittney-Reese.aspx|title= Brittney Reese|publisher= USA Track & Field|access-date= November 27, 2013}}</ref>
* [[John Robinson (aviator)|John C. Robinson]] (1903-1954), "The Brown Condor", aviator and civil rights activist
* [[Stuart Roosa]], Colonel, [[US Air Force]], [[Apollo 14]] [[astronaut]], Command Module Pilot. Brought seeds to moon that germinated in space<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/roosa-sa.html|title= STUART ALLEN ROOSA (COLONEL, USAF, RET.)|publisher= NASA|access-date= November 27, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Tiffany Travis]], former [[WNBA]] [[Basketball]] player, played for [[Charlotte Sting]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gatorzone.com/basketball/women/bios.php?year=1997&bio=travis.html|title= #12 Tiffany Travis|publisher= University Athletic Assoc., Inc.|access-date= November 27, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131203045459/http://www.gatorzone.com/basketball/women/bios.php?year=1997&bio=travis.html|archive-date= December 3, 2013|url-status= dead}}</ref>
* [[Natasha Trethewey]], Pulitzer Prize winning poet, former Poet Laureate of the United States, and Professor at [[Emory University]], born in Gulfport<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/natasha-trethewey|title= Natasha Trethewey|publisher=Poetry Foundation|access-date= November 27, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Tim Young (baseball)|Tim Young]], professional baseball player, played for the [[Montreal Expos]] and the [[Boston Red Sox]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Tim-Young |title= Tim Young|publisher=The Baseball Cube|access-date= November 27, 2013}}</ref>