Lista de Personas Famosas nacidas en Clarksdale

William Leonard Roberts II , conocido artísticamente como Rick Ross, es un rapero estadounidense del norte de Miami en el Condado de Miami-Dade.

Samuel Cook, más conocido por su nombre artístico Sam Cooke, fue un cantante estadounidense de música góspel, rhythm and blues, soul y pop; compositor y empresario musical. Es uno de los pioneros de la música soul y una de las grandes influencias en la música pop, el R&B y la neo soul.

Izear Luster Turner, Jr., más conocido como Ike Turner, fue un músico de rock y blues estadounidense, considerado uno de los pioneros del rock and roll y el R&B.

Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, más conocido por su nombre artístico Nate Dogg, fue un rapero, cantante, compositor y actor estadounidense. Era primo del rapero Snoop Dogg, con quien formó el trío de rap 213 junto a Warren G. Comenzó a cantar en el New Hope Trinity Baptist Church Choir, donde su padre, Daniel Lee Hale, era pastor. A los 16 años dejó el instituto en Long Beach, California, para unirse a la Marina de los Estados Unidos, donde sirvió durante 3 años. Nate Dogg es considerado como uno de los pioneros del G-funk y del West Coast hip hop.

Terrence Orlando Metcalf is a former American college and professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the early 2000s. He played college football for the University of Mississippi, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. The Chicago Bears chose him in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft. His son DK Metcalf is an All-Pro wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks.

Raymond Earl Hill was an American tenor saxophonist and singer, best known as a member of Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in the 1950s. He also recorded as a solo artist for Sun Records and worked as a session musician.

Herman "Junior" Parker was an American Memphis blues singer and musician. He is best remembered for his voice which has been described as "honeyed" and "velvet-smooth". One music journalist noted, "For years Junior Parker deserted downhome harmonica blues for uptown blues-soul music". In 2001, he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. Parker is also inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.

Jackie Brenston was an American R&B singer and saxophonist, who recorded, with Ike Turner's band, the first version of the pioneering rock-and-roll song "Rocket 88".

John Lee Hooker fue un cantante y guitarrista de blues estadounidense.