Editing Leland, Mississippi (section)

== Notable people ==
* [[Douglas A. Blackmon]], [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning author of ''[[Slavery by Another Name]]'', grew up in Leland.
* [[Johnie Cooks]] football player at [[Mississippi State University]] and the [[NFL]]
* [[Ruth Thompson Dickins]], socialite and convicted murderer
* [[Jim Henson]], puppeteer and creator of [[The Muppets]]
* [[Thelma Houston]], singer/actress, was born in Leland.<ref>{{Cite web|title=18 Mar 1970, 18 - Daily News-Post at Newspapers.com|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/606771224/|access-date=2021-11-02|website=Newspapers.com|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Antonio Johnson (defensive tackle)|Antonio Johnson]], professional football player.<ref>{{cite web|title = Antonio Johnson|publisher=Mississippi State University Athletics|url=http://www.hailstate.com//ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90891&SPID=10997&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=944879&Q_SEASON=2006|access-date=November 3, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Matt Miller (right-handed pitcher)|Matt Miller]] A former Major League pitcher
* [[Wadada Leo Smith]], a jazz trumpeter and composer, is from Leland.
* [[Bob Taylor (baseball)|Bob Taylor]], baseball player.
* [[James Thomas (blues musician)|James "Son" Thomas]], blues musician, gravedigger, and sculptor.
* [[Johnny Winter]], blues musician, spent part of his childhood in Leland.