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The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Missouri.
[edit] Military/War
[edit] Public office
- John Ashcroft (born 1942), U.S. Attorney General (2001–2005)
- John Claggett Danforth (born 1936), former U.S. Senator and Ambassador to the U.N.
- Thomas Hart Benton (1782–1858), U.S. Senator
- Christopher S. "Kit" Bond (born 1939), Current Senior U.S. Senator of Missouri. At 33, Bond became the youngest Governor of Missouri
- Pete Wilson (born 1933), Former California Governor and Senator
- Bill Bradley (born 1943), U.S. Senator, Basketball Hall of Fame
- Jean Carnahan, The first Missouri woman to become a U.S. Senator
- Budd Dwyer (1939–1987), politician
- J. William Fulbright (1905–1995), U.S. Senator, established the Fulbright Fellowships
- Richard Gephardt (born 1941), Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives
- Claire McCaskill, the first woman elected U.S. senator from Missouri
- 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 (born 1931), served as Assistant Attorney General of Missouri, then served in U.S. House of Representatives
- Roy Blunt, former republican speaker of the house, and majority whip
- Dick Gephart, former democrat speaker of the house and candidate for president
[edit] Entertainment
[edit] Film/Theater
- Robert Altman (1925–2006), film director
- Scott Bakula (born 1954), actor
- Josephine Baker (1906–1975), dancer, singer, actress
- Wallace Beery (1885–1949)
- Linda Blair (born 1959), actress, famous for her role in The Exorcist
- Don Cheadle, (born 1964), actor
- Anthony Cistaro, actor
- Chris Cooper (born 1951), actor
- Robert Cummings (1908–1990), actor
- Don S. Davis (born 1942), actor
- Walt Disney (1901–1966), (born in Illinois, raised in Missouri) film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and animator
- Cliff Edwards (1895–1971), actor, musician. The voice of Jiminy Cricket.
- Jenna Fischer (born 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
- Betty Garrett (born 1919), actress
- John Goodman (born 1952), actor
- Lucas Grabeel (born 1984), actor (High School Musical star, Ryan Evans)
- Betty Grable (1916–1973), actress, singer and World War II pin-up girl
- Eddie Griffin (born 1968), actor, comedian
- James Gunn (born 1970), film director and screenwriter.
- Sean Gunn (born 1974), actor
- Jean Harlow (1911–1937), actress and sex symbol
- John Huston (1906–1987), film director
- Don Johnson (born 1949), film and television actor
- Andreas Katsulas (1946–2006), actor
- Kevin Kline (born 1947), actor
- John Milius (born 1944), screenwriter, director and producer
- Dan O'Bannon (born 1946), film director and screenwriter
- Geraldine Page (1924–1987), Academy Award and Emmy Award winning actress
- Brad Pitt (born 1963), actor (born in Oklahoma, but raised in Missouri)
- William Powell (1892–1984), Academy Award-nominated actor (born in Pennsylvania, but raised in Missouri)
- Vincent Price (1911–1993), actor
- Ginger Rogers (1911–1995), actress, dancer and partner with Fred Astaire
- Craig Stevens (1918–2000), actor
- Kathleen Turner (born 1954), actress
- Dick Van Dyke (born 1925), actor
- Dennis Weaver (born 1924), actor
- Jane Wyman (born 1914), actress, former wife of Ronald Reagan
- David Koechner
[edit] Comedians
- Ahmad Alaadeen (born 1934), jazz saxophonist and composer
- Burt Bacharach (born 1928), pianist, composer
- Chuck Berry (born 1926), rock musician
- Grace Bumbry (born 1937), soprano
- Sarah Caldwell (born 1924), opera conductor
- Helen Cornelius (born 1941), country singer
- Sheryl Crow (born 1962), singer-songwriter
- Ebony Eyez (born 1981), rap musician
- Eminem (born 1972), rap musician
- Sara Evans, Country music star
- Bob Ferguson (music), Country music songwriter and producer
- Bob James (born 1939 in Marshall, Missouri) award-winning smooth jazz musician
- Scott Joplin (1867–1917), ragtime musician and composer, (born in Texas but considered Sedalia, Missouri to be home base)
- Dan Landrum (born 1961), Hammer dulcimer player, featured instrumentalist with Yanni
- Michael McDonald (born 1952), singer, former Doobie Brothers frontman
- Pat Metheny (born 1954), jazz guitarist and musician
- Nelly (born 1974), rap musician, (born in Texas and raised in St. Louis)
- Charlie "Bird" Parker (1920–1955), jazz saxophonist and composer
- Basil Poledouris (born 1945), film soundtrack composer
- David Sanborn (born 1945 in Tampa, Florida and grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri), award-winning smooth jazz musician
- Trent Tomlinson (born Jul 3, 1975), singer-songwriter
- 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)
- Kimberly Wyatt, singer/dancer pussycat dolls
- The Urge, rock band (formed in St. Louis)
- Gravity Kills, rock band (formed in Jefferson City, MO)
- Reigning Heir, rock band (formed in St. Louis)[citation needed]
- Story of the Year, rock band (formed in St. Louis)
- Louise Post, founder and lead singer/guitarist of alternative rock band Veruca Salt
- David Cook (born 1982), 2008 American Idol winner from Blue Springs, MO
[edit] Television/Radio
[edit] Miss America/Miss USA
[edit] Athletics
- Forrest Clare Phog Allen (1885-1974) American collegiate basketball coach
- Henry Armstrong (1912–1988), boxer, (born in Mississippi but grew up in St. Louis)
- Yogi Berra (born 1925), catcher and manager in Major League Baseball and an Aphorist
- Bill Bradley (born 1943), Basketball Hall of Famer, U.S. Senator
- Harry Caray (1914–1998), baseball broadcaster
- Mort Cooper (1913–1958), baseball pitcher
- Walker Cooper (1915–1991), baseball catcher and coach
- Joe Crede (born 1978), baseball third baseman
- Dwight F. Davis (1879–1945), Tennis player, Founder of the Davis Cup
- Carl Edwards (born 1979), NASCAR driver
- Ryan Howard (born 1979), Baseball player
- 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 (born 1920)Baseball Player
- Randy Orton (born 1980) Professional Wrestler
- Mike Rucker Defensive End Carolina Panthers
- Casey Stengel (c. 1890 – 1975), Baseball Hall of Famer
- Payne Stewart (1957–1999), golfer
- Rusty Wallace, NASCAR driver
- Kenny Wallace, NASCAR driver
- Kareem Rush, NBA champion with the L.A. Lakers
- Justin Gage, NFL wide receiver for the Chicago Bears and tennesee Titans
- Justin Smith, Defensive End for the Bengals and 4th overal pick in the 2001 NFL Draft
- Brad Smith, NFL Wide Receiver for the New York Jets
Luke Snyder(1982) Professional Bull Rider Matt Bohon(1983) Professional Bull Rider
[edit] Business
[edit] Art/Literature/Journalism
- Maya Angelou (born 1928), author and poet
- Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975), painter
- George Caleb Bingham (1811–1879) artist (born in Virginia but moved to central Missouri)
- 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 (born 1940), travel writer
- Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988), science fiction author
- Langston Hughes (1902–1967), African-American poet, novelist and playwright
- Dennis L. McKiernan (born 1932), author
- Lea Mishell (born 1972), Hip Hop author, journalist and editor[citation needed]
- Mariann Moore (1887–1972), poet and writer[citation needed]
- 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)[citation needed]
- 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
- Kimora Lee Simmons
- 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)
- Rik Woods (born 1969), poet[citation needed]
[edit] Science and medicine
[edit] Aviation/Aeronautics
[edit] Infamous Missourians
[edit] Famous Missourians
- Helen Andelin (born 1920), author Fascinating Womanhood
- Calamity Jane (c. 1852 – 1903), Indian fighter and frontierswoman]
- Dale Carnegie (1888–1955), public and motivational speaker
- George Washington Carver (c. 1864 – 1943), botanist
- Max Factor (1877–1935), cosmetologist, make-up artist and cosmetics giant
- Mary Ranken Jordan (1869–1962), philanthropist and community advocate
- Emmett Kelly (1898–1979), clown
- Phyllis Schlafly (born 1924), conservative political activist and author
- Raleigh Shaver (1872–1937) Farmer and philanthropist
- Rajiv Tarigopula (born 1992), Scripps National Spelling Bee finalist 2003-06, placed 4th past 2 years
- George Thampy (born 1987), Scripps National Spelling Bee champion 2000, staff member 2006
- Roy Wilkins (1901–1981), civil rights activist
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