List of people from Missouri
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The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Missouri.
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[edit] Military/War
- Omar Bradley (1893-1981), World War II general last 5 star general
- John J. Pershing (1860-1948), soldier and General of the Armies
[edit] Public office
- John Ashcroft, (1942-), U.S. Attorney General (2001-2005)
- Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858), U.S. Senator
- Christopher S. "Kit" Bond(1939-), Current Senior U.S. Senator of Missouri. At 33, Bond became the youngest Governor of Missouri
- Bill Bradley (1943-), U.S. Senator, Basketball Hall of Famer
- Budd Dwyer (1939-1987), politician
- J. William Fulbright (1905-1995), U.S. Senator, established the Fulbright Fellowships
- Richard Gephardt (1941-), Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives
- Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), General of the Union Army, 18th President of the United States
- Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876-1977), first female governor of a U.S. State
- Harry S. Truman, (1884-1972), 33rd President of the United States
- David King Udall, (1851-1938), born in Missouri, served in Arizona Legislature
- Harold Volkmer, (1931-), served as Assistant Attorney General of Missouri, then served in U.S. House of Representatives
[edit] Entertainment
[edit] Film/Theater
- Robert Altman (1925-2006), film director
- Scott Bakula (1954-), actor
- Josephine Baker (1906-1975), dancer, singer, actress
- Wallace Beery (1885-1949)
- Linda Blair (1959-), actress, famous for her role in The Exorcist
- Don Cheadle (1964-), actor
- Anthony Cistaro, actor
- Chris Cooper (1951-), actor
- Robert Cummings (1908-1990), actor
- Don S. Davis (1942-), actor
- Walt Disney (1901-1966), (born in Illinois, raised in Missouri) film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and animator
- Jenna Fischer (1974-), actress
- Phyllis Fraser (born 1915), actress, journalist, children's book publisher, wife of Bennett Cerf and Robert F. Wagner, Jr.
- Friz Freleng (1905-1995), film producer, director, screenwriter, and animator
- John Goodman (1952-), actor
- Lucas Grabeel (1984-), actor
- Betty Grable (1916-1973), actress, singer and World War II pin-up girl
- Eddie Griffin (1968-), actor, comedian
- James Gunn (1970-), film director and screenwriter.
- Sean Gunn (1974-), actor
- Jean Harlow (1911-1937), actress and sex symbol
- John Huston (1906-1987), film director
- Don Johnson (1949-), film and television actor
- Andreas Katsulas (1946-2006), actor
- Kevin Kline (1947-), actor
- John Milius (1944-), screenwriter, director and producer
- Dan O'Bannon (1946-), film director and screenwriter
- Geraldine Page (1924-1987), Academy Award and Emmy Award winning actress
- Brad Pitt (1963-), actor (born in Oklahoma, but raised in Missouri)
- William Powell (1892-1984), Academy Award-nominated actor (born in Pennyslvania, but raised in Missouri)
- Vincent Price (1911-1993), actor
- Ginger Rogers (1911-1995), actress, dancer and partner with Fred Astaire
- Kathleen Turner (1954-), actress
- Dick Van Dyke (1925-), actor
- Dennis Weaver (1924-), actor
- Jane Wyman (1914-), actress, former wife of Ronald Reagan
- William Traylor, character actor
[edit] Comedians
- Cedric The Entertainer (1964-)
- Redd Foxx (1922-1991), comedian, starred in Sanford and Son
- Dick Gregory (1932-), comedian, social activist
[edit] Music
- Ahmad Alaadeen (1934-), jazz saxophonist and composer
- Burt Bacharach (1928-), pianist, composer
- Chuck Berry (1926-), rock musician
- Grace Bumbry (1937-), soprano
- Sarah Caldwell (1924-), opera conductor
- Sheryl Crow (1962-), singer-songwriter
- Eminem (1972-), rap musician
- Sara Evans, Country music star
- Scott Joplin (1867-1917), ragtime musician and composer, (born in Texas but considered Sedalia, Missouri to be home base)
- Michael McDonald (1952-), singer, former Doobie Brothers frontman
- Pat Metheny (1954-), jazz guitarist and musician
- Nelly (1974-), rap musician, (born in Texas and raised in St. Louis)
- Charlie "Bird" Parker (1920-1955), jazz saxophonist and composer
- Basil Poledouris, (1945-), film soundtrack composer
- Rhonda Vincent, award-winning bluegrass musician
- Porter Wagoner, Grand Old Opry member and country music legend
- Bob Walkenhorst, founder and lead singer of alternative rock band The Rainmakers
- Wilco, rock band (formed in St. Louis)
- Tech N9ne, rapper (Kansas City)
[edit] Television/Radio
- Walter Cronkite (1916-), television journalist
- Rush Limbaugh (1951-), political commentator
- Marlin Perkins (1905-1986), zoologist and host of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
[edit] Miss America/Miss USA
- Debbye Turner (1965-), Miss America 1990
- Shandi Finnessey (1979-), Miss USA 2004
[edit] Athletics
- Henry Armstrong (1912-1988), boxer, (born in Mississippi but grew up in St. Louis)
- Yogi Berra (1925-), catcher and manager in Major League Baseball and an Aphorist
- Bill Bradley (1943-), Basketball Hall of Famer, U.S. Senator
- Harry Caray (1914-1998), baseball broadcaster
- Dwight F. Davis (1879-1945), Tennis player, Founder of the Davis Cup
- Carl Edwards (1979-), NASCAR driver
- Glen Jacobs professional wrestler
- Ben A. Jones (1882-1961), thoroughbred horse trainer
- Horace A. "Jimmy" Jones (1906-2001), thoroughbred horse trainer
- Jamie McMurray, NASCAR driver
- Stan Musial (November 21, 1920 -)Baseball Player
- Casey Stengel (1890 or 1891-1975), Baseball Hall of Famer
- Payne Stewart (1957-1999), golfer
- Rusty Wallace, NASCAR driver
- Kenny Wallace, NASCAR driver
[edit] Business
- Bill Lear (1902-1978), founder of Lear Jet
- J. C. Penney (1875-1971), businessman and entrepreneur
- Ken Lay (1942-2006), chairman and CEO of Enron
- Sam Walton founder of Wal-Mart
- Mike Rucker Defensive End Carolina Panthers
[edit] Art/Literature/Journalism
- Maya Angelou (1928-), author and poet
- Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975), painter
- George A. Borgman 1928-), journalist and musician
- William S. Burroughs (1914-1997), author
- Samuel Clemens (1835-1910), "Mark Twain", humorist, writer and lecturer
- Lester Dent (1904-1959), author Doc Savage novels
- T. S. Eliot (1888-1965), poet, dramatist and literary critic
- Eugene Field (1850-1895), writer and poet
- William Least Heat-Moon (1940-), travel writer
- Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988), science fiction author
- Langston Hughes (1902-1967), African-American poet, novelist and playwright
- Dennis L. McKiernan (1932-), author
- Mariann Moore (1887-e1972), poet and writer
- Michael Patrick, author of We Are a Part of History (1990); Orphan Trains to Missouri (1997); and The Black West in Story and Song (2006)
- Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911), journalist (from Hungary), known for creating St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the prestigious Pulitzer Prize
- Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926), artist
- Sara Teasdale (1884-1933), poet
- Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957), writer and author of the book Little House on the Prairie
- Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), playwright (born in Mississippi but grew up in St. Louis)
- Kimora Lee Simmons
[edit] Science and medicine
- Charles Stark Draper (1901-1987), Inventor
- Edwin Hubble (1889-1953), astronomer
- Virginia Eshelman Johnson (1925-) psychology researcher
- Jack Kilby (1923-2005), inventor of the integrated circuit
- William Howell Masters (1915-2001), Gynecologist
- Andrew Taylor Still (1828-1917), physician and founder of Osteopathic medicine
[edit] Aviation/Aeronautics
- Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974), aviator first solo non-stop trans-Atlantic flight in 1927, (born in Detroit, Michigan but lived in St. Louis)
[edit] Infamous Missourians
- Frank James (1843-1915), outlaw
- Jesse James (1847-1882), outlaw
- Cole Younger (1844-1916), outlaw
- Shauntay Henderson (1982-?), gang member
[edit] Famous Missourians
- Calamity Jane (1852?-1903), Indian fighter and frontierswoman
- Dale Carnegie (1888-1955), public and motivational speaker
- George Washington Carver (1864 or 1865-1943), botanist
- Max Factor (1877-1935), cosmetologist, make-up artist and cosmetics giant
- Mary Ranken Jordan (1869-1962), philanthropist and community advocate
- Emmett Kelly (December 9, 1898-March 28, 1979), clown
- Phyllis Schlafly (1924-), conservative political activist and author
- Rajiv Tarigopula (1992-), Scripps National Spelling Bee finalist 2003-06, placed 4th past 2 years
- George Thampy (1987-), Scripps National Spelling Bee champion 2000, staff member 2006
- Roy Wilkins (1901-1981), civil rights activist
