List of people from Rapid City
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The following is a list of people who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Rapid City, South Dakota, and its surrounding metropolitan area, including Meade County, South Dakota, and Pennington County, South Dakota.
- James Abourezk, former Rapid City resident and South Dakota School of Mines alumnus, former United States Representative and first Arab-American United States Senator,
- Maxine Asher, head of the controversial American World University, formerly based in Rapid City,
- Ellis Yarnal Berry, newspaper publisher and member of the United States House of Representatives, retired to Rapid City,
- Joseph H. Bottum, former member of the United States Senate, retired to Rapid City,
- Moses Brings Plenty, a Lakota Sioux actor resident in Rapid City,
- Francis H. Case, former columnist for the Rapid City Journal and member of the United States House of Representatives for 25 years,
- Charles J. Chaput, fourth Roman Catholic bishop of Rapid City,
- Brandon Claussen, born in Rapid City, later a starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds,
- Levi L. Conant, former professor at the South Dakota School of Mines,
- Crazy Horse, respected leader of the Oglala Sioux tribe and leader of the group that defeated George A. Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn,
- Blase Cupich, fifth Catholic bishop of Rapid City,
- Ella Cara Deloria, anthropologist and recorder of Sioux oral history, formerly with the Sioux Indian Museum in Rapid City,
- Harold Joseph Dimmerling, third Catholic bishop of Rapid City,
- Mark Ellis, born in Rapid City, second baseman for the Oakland Athletics,
- Richard E. Ellsworth, United States Air Force commander stationed near Rapid City after whom Ellsworth Air Force Base is named,
- Layne Flack, born in Rapid City, a professional poker player,
- Harry Gandy, former member of the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota,
- Paul Goble, award winning author and illustrator of children's books residing in Rapid City,
- Becky Hammon, resident of Rapid City, player for the Women's National Basketball Association's New York Liberty,
- Carroll Hardy, from Sturgis, South Dakota, former major league baseball player,
- Carole Hillard, resident of Rapid City, later lieutenant governor of South Dakota,
- Jeremy Hinzman, born in Rapid City, a soldier, war resister, and refugee to Canada,
- Angela Kennecke, a co-anchor of KELO-TV, formerly stationed in Rapid City,
- John K. Konenkamp, member of the South Dakota Supreme Court, former deputy state's attorney in Rapid City,
- Kerry Ligtenberg, born in Rapid City, later became a major league baseball pitcher,
- William Tibertus McCarty, second Catholic bishop of Rapid City,
- Alice McCoy, member of the South Dakota State Legislature from Pennington County,
- Valentine McGillycuddy, former mayor of Rapid City and dean of the South Dakota School of Mines,
- Walter Dale Miller, former governor of South Dakota, retired to a rand near New Underwood, South Dakota,
- Flip Saunders, former basketball coach for the Rapid City Thrillers, later an NBA head coach,
- Shams Ul Huda Shams, South Dakota School of Mines alumnus, former president of the Afghan Social Democratic Party,
- Thomas Patten Stafford, astronaut and United States Air Force general, formerly assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base,
- John Stariha, first Roman Catholic bishop of Rapid City,
- Jim Sykes, born in Rapid City, radio journalist, producer, and Alaskan politician,
- Karen Thurman, born in Rapid City, member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida,
- Adam Vinatieri, former resident of Rapid City, placekicker for the Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots,
- Korczak Ziolkowski, from Keystone, sculptor of Crazy Horse Memorial in Pennington County.
