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Lindsay Wagner – actress
 Bill Walsh – football coach
 Laurie Walters – actress (Eight Is Enough)
 Bill Walton – Hall of Fame basketball player
 Luke Walton – basketball player
 Andre Ward – 2004 Summer Olympics gold medal-winning boxer
 Earl Warren – 30th Governor of California, 14th Chief Justice of the United States (1953–1969)
 Jered Weaver – baseball player
 Ryn Weaver – singer
 Caspar Weinberger – United States Secretary of Defense
 Bob Weir – musician (Grateful Dead)
 Brian Welch – musician, guitarist (Korn)
 Russell Westbrook – basketball player
 Jill Whelan – actress (Airplane!)
 Shaun White – snowboarder
 Brandon Whitt – NASCAR driver
 Sidney Wicks – basketball player
 will.i.am – rapper, singer, record producer, and entrepreneur (The Black Eyed Peas)
 Emily Williams – early-20th-century architect
 Esther Williams – actress
 John Williams – composer
 Paul Williams – architect
 Serena Williams – tennis player
 Venus Williams – tennis player
 Ted Williams – Hall of Fame baseball player
Dontrelle Willis – baseball player (Florida Marlins)
 Helen Wills – tennis player
 Brian Wilson – musician (The Beach Boys)
 Carl Wilson – musician (The Beach Boys)
 Rita Wilson – actress
 Ariel Winter – actress, model (Modern Family)
 Tamara Witmer – model
 Zachary Wohlman – boxer
 Victor Wong – actor (Big Trouble in Little China)
 Victor Wong – actor (King Kong)
 Kevin Woo – singer, television personality (U-Kiss)
 Beatrice Wood – artist
 Natalie Wood – actress (This Property Is Condemned)
 David Woodard – conductor
 John Wooden – college basketball coach
 Cynthia Woodhead – swimmer
 Shailene Woodley – actress
 Tiger Woods – golfer
 Steve Wozniak – inventor of the Apple Computer
Y
 Kristi Yamaguchi – professional figure skater
 Elliott Yamin – singer
 "Weird Al" Yankovic – parodist, musician
 YG – rapper
 Charlyne Yi – actress, comedian
 Tina Yothers – actress (Family Ties)
 Adrian Young – No Doubt's drummer
 Emily Mae Young – actress
 Nick Young – professional basketball player
 Young Noble – rapper
 Joon Yun – radiologist

Z
 Frank J. Zamboni – inventor
 Zendaya – actress, singer
 Anthony Zerbe – actor
 Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. – Chief of Naval Operations
 Daphne Zuniga – actress
Musical groups
 AFI – rock band
 As I Lay Dying – metal band
 Audioslave – rock band
 Bad Religion – punk band
 The Bangles – pop band
 The Beach Boys – pop band
 The Bird and the Bee – indie duo
 Black Flag – hardcore band
 Blink-182 – pop/punk band
 The Byrds – folk rock band
 Circle Jerks – punk band
 Concrete Blonde – alternative band
 Counting Crows – rock band
 Creedence Clearwater Revival – rock band
 Cypress Hill – hip hop band
 The Donnas – rock band
 The Doors – rock band
 Eels – alternative band
 Faith no More – alternative band
 Fishbone – alternative band
 Flogging Molly – Celtic punk band
 Geraldine Fibbers – alternative band
 The Germs – punk band
 The Go-Go's – pop band
 The Grateful Dead – folk rock band
 Green Day – rock band
 Guns N' Roses – hard rock band
 Hollywood Undead – rap/metal band
 Hoobastank – rock band
 In Fear And Faith – metal band
 Incubus – rock band
 Jane's Addiction – alternative band
 Jefferson Airplane – rock band
 Julien-K – synth band
Linkin Park – alternative rock band
 Mad at the World – Christian rock band
 Maroon 5 – rock band
 Megadeth – metal band
 Metallica – metal band
 Minutemen – punk band
 The Monkees – pop band
 Mötley Crüe – hard rock band
 N.W.A. – hip hop band
 No Doubt – ska-punk band
 The O.C. Supertones – ska band
 The Offspring – rock band
 Oingo Boingo – new wave band
 Orgy – synth band
 P.O.D. – rock band
 Rage Against the Machine – rap/metal band
 Ratt – hard rock band
 Red Hot Chili Peppers – rock band
 Slayer – metal band
 Stone Temple Pilots – hard rock band
 Sublime – ska-punk, dub band
 Suicidal Tendencies – punk/metal band
 Suicide Silence – metal band
 Switchfoot – rock band
 System of a Down – metal band
 Tesla – hard rock band
 Third Eye Blind – rock band
 Thrice – rock band
 Van Halen – hard rock band
 The Wallflowers – rock band
 X – alternative/punk band
California transplants
 Samuel Brannan –  newspaper publisher
 Ashlynn Brooke – pornographic actress
 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo – Spanish explorer
 César Chávez – labor leader
 Juan Bautista de Anza – Spanish explorer
 Gaspar de Portolà – Spanish explorer
 Dr. Dre – rapper and producer
 Larry Ellison – co-founder of Oracle Corporation
 John C. Frémont – Military Governor of California
 Domingo Ghirardelli – chocolateer (Ghirardelli Chocolate Company)
 Chick Hearn – National Basketball Association announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers
 William Redington Hewlett – co-founder of Hewlett-Packard
 Bob Hope – actor, singer, comedian
 Steve Jurvetson – venture capitalist (a managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson)
 James Lick – real estate baron
 Steve Martin – actor, author, comedian and film director
 Johnny Mathis singer ("Chances Are")
 Fritz Maytag –  former owner of Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco and is Chairman of the Board of the Maytag Dairy Farms* Thomas Mesereau – criminal defense lawyer
Joe Montana – National Football League quarterback
 John Muir – naturalist
 Joshua A. Norton – British self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico"
 Buck Owens – country music performer
 Ronald Reagan – actor and 40th President of the United States
 Jackie Robinson – Baseball Hall of Famer who broke Major League Baseball's 20th-century color line
 Carlos Santana – Mexican musician
 Michael Savage – author, political commentator and radio host
 Charles M. Schulz – cartoonist
 Vin Scully – announcer for Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers
 Glenn T. Seaborg – chemist
 Junipero Serra – Spanish missionary
 Steven Spielberg – film director
 Leland Stanford – railroad baron, Governor of California, founder of Stanford University
 Ken Starr – lawyer, university law dean
 Levi Strauss – Bavarian clothing manufacturer
 John Sutter – Swiss real estate baron
 Marjorie Thompson – British peace activist
 Mark Twain – humorist and author
Sarah Winchester – heiress, eccentric, builder of the Winchester Mystery House
 Charles Wood – musical theatre performer (original Hortensio in Cole Porter's 1948 Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate)
 Chuck Yeager – US Air Force test pilot
 Ace Young – singer
 Steve Young – National Football League quarterback
 Lars Ulrich – musician (Metallica)
Related pages
 List of people associated with San Francisco
 List of people from Chula Vista, California
 List of people from Long Beach, California
 List of people from Los Angeles
 List of people from Orange County, California
 List of people from San Diego, California

References
The people listed below were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with San Francisco, California.

People by field

Artists
 Ansel Adams (1902–1984), photographer
 Arthur Adams (b. 1963), comic book artist known for his work on Longshot and Monkeyman and O'Brien.
 Ruth Asawa (1926-2013), sculptor
 Warren Eugene Brandon (1916–1977), painter                                                                                                    
 Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano (1890–1970), sculptor
 Lenore Chinn (b. 1949), painter
 Larry Gonick (b. 1946), cartoonist
 Jo Hanson (1918-2007), environmental artist and activist
 Ester Hernandez (b. 1944), Chicana artist
 Charles Dorman Robinson (1847–1933), painter
 Richard Serra (b. 1939), minimalist sculptor and video artist
 William Ware Theiss (1930–1992), costume designer
 Beatrice Wood (1893–1998), ceramicist

Entertainers

Dance
 Isadora Duncan (1877–1927), "mother" of modern dance
Directors/filmmakers
 David Butler (1894–1979), film director, actor, writer and producer
 Francis Coppola, film director, writer, producer, winery owner, San Francisco restaurateur
 Sofia Coppola (b. 1971), director
 Delmer Daves (1904-1977), director
 Clint Eastwood (b. 1930), director, actor, producer
 David Fincher (b. 1962), director
 Mervyn LeRoy (1900–1987), director, producer, actor
 George Lucas (b. 1944), director and producer
 Andy Luckey (b. 1965), TV writer, producer, director
 Walter Shenson (1919-2000), film producer
 Jay Ward (1920–1989), creator and producer of animated TV series

Actors
Dianna Agron (b. 1986), actress
 Gracie Allen (1895–1964), comedian
 Bill Bixby (1934–1993), actor
 Joan Blackman (b. 1938), actress
 Mel Blanc (1908–1989), voiceover actor
 Lisa Bonet (b. 1967), actress
 Benjamin Bratt (b. 1963), actor
 Todd Bridges (b. 1965), actor
 Kari Byron (b. 1974), television personality
 Carol Channing (1921-2019), actress
 Kevin Cheng (b. 1969), actor
 Mandy Cho (b. 1982), actress
 Margaret Cho (b. 1968), comedian
 Jamie Chung (b. 1983), actress
 Darren Criss (b. 1987), actor
 Eric Dane (b. 1972), actor
 Dimitri Diatchenko (b. 1968), actor and musician
 Minnie Dupree (1875–1947), actress
 Barbara Eden (b. 1934), actress
 Kathy Gori (b. 1951), actress
 Danny Glover (b. 1946), actor
 Tom Hanks (b. 1956), actor
 China Kantner (b. 1971), actress
 Bruce Lee (1940–1973)
 Marjorie Lord (1918-2015), actress
 Leslie Mann (b. 1972), actress
 Edna McClure  (1888-1973), Broadway actress
 Bridgit Mendler, (b. 1992), actress and singer
 Vera Michelena (1885-1961), actress, dancer and singer
Melissa Ng (b. 1972), actress
 Larisa Oleynik (b. 1981), actress
 Rob Schneider (b. 1963), actor
 Liev Schreiber (b. 1967), actor
 Harry Shum, Jr. (b. 1982), actor
 Alicia Silverstone (b. 1976), actress
 David Strathairn (b. 1949), actor
 Isis Taylor (b. 1989), pornographic actress
 Phillip Terry (1909–1993), actor
 Aisha Tyler (b. 1970), actress and TV personality
 Stuart Whitman (1928-2020), actor
 B.D. Wong (b. 1960), actor
 Natalie Wood (1938–1981), actress
Musicians
 Tony Bennett (b. 1926), singer, signature song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
 Mike Bordin (b. 1962), drummer for Faith No More and Ozzy Osbourne
 Paul Bostaph (b. 1964), heavy metal drummer
 Cliff Burton (1962-1986), bass guitarist for thrash metal band Metallica
 Craig Chaquico (b. 1954), rock, jazz and new age guitarist
 Todd Tamanend Clark (b. 1952), poet and composer  
 Greg Errico (b. 1946), drummer for many bands, most notably Sly & the Family Stone
 Maude Fay (1878–1964), operatic dramatic soprano
 Lars Frederiksen, member of band Rancid
 Jerry Garcia (1942–1995), psychedelic and folk-rock guitarist and singer
 Vince Guaraldi (1928–1976), jazz musician and pianist
 Kirk Hammett (b. 1962), lead guitarist for thrash metal band Metallica
 Cindy Herron (b. 1961), R&B singer
 Gary Holt (b. 1964), thrash metal guitarist for Exodus
 Tiffany Hwang (b. 1989), member of pop group Girls' Generation
 Chris Isaak (b. 1956), singer and musician
Jessica Jung (b. 1989), former member of pop group Girls' Generation
 Krystal Jung (b. 1994), member of pop group f(x)
 Paul Kantner (b. 1941), rock musician and co-founder of the band Jefferson Airplane
 Huey Lewis (b. 1950), rock singer, raised in Marin County.
 Courtney Love (b. 1964), singer and actress
 Dmitri Matheny (b. 1965), jazz flugelhornist
 Johnny Mathis (b. 1935), pop singer
 Chante Moore (b. 1967), R&B and jazz singer
 Kristina Olsen (b. 1957), folk singer-songwriter
 Tim Pagnotta (b. 1977), guitarist
 Rappin' 4-Tay (Anthony Forte) (b. 1968), rapper
 Carlos Santana (b. 1947), rock, blues, and salsa guitarist and singer
 Tupac Shakur (1971-1996), rapping legend, lived in Bay Area
 Deke Sharon (b. 1967), a cappella singer The House Jacks
 Ross Valory (b. 1949), bass player for many bands, most notably Journey
 Martha Wash (b. 1953), R&B, Soul, and pop singer
 Kevin Woo (b. 1991), member of Korean boygroup U-Kiss
Writers
 David Belasco (1853–1931), playwright
 Greg Downs (b. 1971), short-story writer
 Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-2021), poet, co-founder of City Lights Bookstore
 Robert Frost (1874–1963), iconic poet
 Adam Gidwitz (born 1982), children's book author
 Clay Meredith Greene (1850-1933), playwright, theatre director, actor
 Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), author of hard-boiled detective novels
 Daniel Handler (b. 1970), better known as Lemony Snicket
 Shirley Jackson (1916–1965)
 Alan Kaufman (b. 1952), author, poet, editor
 Gus Lee (b. 1946), Asian-American author
 Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. (1910–1992), author of science fiction novels
 Daniel Levitin (b. 1957), writer, scientist, musician
 Jack London (1876–1916), writer
 Armistead Maupin (b. 1944), writer
 Carol Anne O'Marie (1933–2009), Roman Catholic nun, mystery writer
 Peter Plate, author
 Gary Snyder (b. 1930), poet
 Joseph Staten, writer (Halo: Contact Harvest)
 Michelle Tea, author, poet, editor
 Walter Tevis (1928–1994), author, The Hustler
Robert Alfred Theobald (1884–1957), US Navy Rear Admiral, author of The Final Secret of Pearl Harbor
 Naomi Wolf (b. 1962), writer
 Laurence Yep (b. 1948), Asian-American writer
 Helen Zia (b. 1952), writer, journalist, and activist
Baseball
The following Major League Baseball players were born in San Francisco:
 Jim Baxes (1928-1996), third baseman
 Ping Bodie (1887–1961), outfielder
 Fred Breining (b. 1955), pitcher for San Francisco Giants (1980–1984)
 Dolph Camilli (1907–1997), first baseman
 Ike Caveney (1894–1949), shortstop
 Gino Cimoli (b. 1929), outfielder
 Joe Corbett (1875–1945), pitcher
 Joe Cronin (1906–1984), infielder, Baseball Hall of Fame
 Frankie Crosetti (1910–2002), shortstop and coach
 Tim Cullen (b. 1942), infielder
 Babe Dahlgren (1912–1996), first baseman
 Joe DeMaestri (b. 1928), shortstop
 Dom DiMaggio (1917-2009), outfielder
 Bob Elliott (1916–1966), player and manager
 Jim Fregosi (1942–2014), player and manager
 Jonny Gomes (b. 1980), outfielder for Boston Red Sox
 Herb Gorman (1924–1953), player in one MLB game
 Harry Heilmann (1894–1951), outfielder, Baseball Hall of Fame
 Keith Hernandez (b. 1953), first baseman
 Jackie Jensen (1927–1982), also in the College Football Hall of Fame
Eddie Joost (1916-2011), player and manager
 Willie Kamm (1900–1988), third baseman
 George Kelly (1895–1984), first baseman, Baseball Hall of Fame
 Mark Koenig (1904-1993), infielder for 1927 New York Yankees
 Tony Lazzeri (1903–1946), infielder, Baseball Hall of Fame
 Nyjer Morgan (b. 1980), outfielder for Milwaukee Brewers
 Charlie Sweeney (1863–1902), pitcher
 Mike Vail (b. 1951), outfielder
 Tyler Walker (b. 1976), relief pitcher for Washington Nationals
See San Francisco Giants#Baseball Hall of Famers for San Francisco Giants players in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Basketball
 Jason Kidd (b. 1973)
 Tom Meschery (b. 1938)
 Pete Newell (1915-2008), Olympic and USF coach
 Bill Russell (1934-2022), led USF to two NCAA championships
 Phil Smith (1952–2002)
 Phil Woolpert (1915-1987), San Francisco high school and college coach

Boxing
 Abe Attell (1884-1970), world featherweight champion
James J. Corbett (1866-1933), World Heavyweight Champion
 Andre Ward (b. 1984), 2004 Olympics light heavyweight gold medal winner
Football
 Ed Berry (b. 1963),  NFL defensive back for Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers
 Tom Brady (b. 1977), NFL quarterback for New England Patriots and two-time NFL most valuable player
 Tedy Bruschi (b. 1973), NFL linebacker for New England Patriots
 Al Cowlings (b. 1947), USC and NFL defensive lineman
 Chris Darkins (b. 1974), NFL running back for Green Bay Packers
 Eddie Forrest (1921–2001), NFL offensive lineman for San Francisco 49ers
 Jason Hill (b. 1985), NFL wide receiver for Jacksonville Jaguars
 Mike Holmgren (b. 1948), NFL head coach for Green Bay Packers and president of Cleveland Browns
 James Hundon (b. 1971), NFL player
 Joe Montana (b. 1956), NFL quarterback for San Francisco 49ers, inductee into Pro Football Hall of Fame
 John Nisby (b. 1936), NFL guard with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins; one of the first African American players to play for the Washington Redskins
 Igor Olshansky (b. 1982), NFL defensive end for Dallas Cowboys
Jerry Rice (b. 1962), NFL wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers, inductee into Pro Football Hall of Fame
 O. J. Simpson (b. 1947), NFL running back with Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers (1985); inductee into Pro Football Hall of Fame; previously, City College of San Francisco and USC running back
 Donald Strickland (b. 1980), current NFL cornerback for the New York Jets
 Eric Wright (b. 1985),  NFL cornerback for Detroit Lions
 Steve Young (b. 1961), NFL quarterback for San Francisco 49ers, inductee into Pro Football Hall of Fame
Golf
 Johnny Miller (b. 1947), professional golfer, TV commentator
 Ken Venturi (1931–2013), professional golfer, TV commentator

Other sports
 Vicki Draves (1924-2010), two-time Olympic gold medalist
 Laird Hamilton (b. 1964), surfer
 Jeremy McGrath (b. 1971), MX rider
 Jonny Moseley (b. 1975), freestyle skiing
 Brooks Orpik (b. 1980), NHL player for the Washington Capitals
 Bill Schaadt (1924-1995), fly fisherman
 Emerson Spencer (1906-1985), Olympic track and field gold medalist
 Al Young (b. 1946), drag racing world champion
Business people
 Albert Abrams (1863–1924), inventor of medical equipment in the field of Electricity therapy
 Melvin Belli (1907-1996), lawyer known as "The King of Torts", died in San Francisco
 Donald Fisher (1928-2009), co-founder of the Gap clothing company
 Gordon Getty (b. 1934), oil philanthropist and composer
 Jess Jackson (1930–2011), wine entrepreneur and founder of Kendall-Jackson wine company
 Pete McDonough (1872—1947), Bail Bonds Broker, called "the Fountainhead of Corruption" in 1937 police graft investigation
 Morris Meyerfeld Jr. (1855–1935), German-born entrepreneur and theater owner (Orpheum Vaudeville Circuit)
 Gordon E. Moore (b. 1929), co-founder of Intel Corporation, author of Moore's law
 Michael Moritz (b. 1954), venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital
 Craig Newmark (b. 1951), founder of Craigslist
 Charles R. Schwab (b. 1937), businessman, founder of Schwab investment firm
 Theresa Sparks (b. 1949), CEO of multimillion-dollar sex toy company Good Vibrations
News/commentary
 Ambrose Bierce (1842–1913), journalist
 Ben Blank (c.1921–2009), television graphics innovator
 Herb Caen (1916-1997), newspaper columnist
 Tucker Carlson (b. 1969), television political commentator
 C.H. Garrigues, jazz reviewer
 William Randolph Hearst (1863–1951), newspaper magnate and publisher
 Lewis Lapham, editor of Harper's
 Kent Ninomiya, journalist
 Lincoln Steffens (1866–1936), journalist
Political figures
See also List of mayors of San Francisco, California
 Jewett W. Adams, fourth Governor of Nevada; resident of San Francisco.
 Luis Antonio Argüello (1784–1830), first governor of Alta California
 Earle D. Baker (1888–1987), Los Angeles City Council member, 1951–59
 George W.C. Baker, Los Angeles City Council member, 1931–35
 Stephen Breyer (b. 1938), United States Supreme Court Associate Justice
 Jerry Brown (b. 1938), current Governor of California, former Governor of California, former Mayor of Oakland, former California Attorney General
 Pat Brown (1905–1996), former Governor of California
 Willie Brown (b. 1934), Mayor of San Francisco, 1996–2004, Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1980–1995
 Christopher Augustine Buckley ("Blind Boss" Buckley, 1845–1922), Democratic Party boss
 Dianne Feinstein (b. 1933), San Francisco's first female mayor (1978–1988) and U.S. Senator since 1992
 Joseph Flores, Governor of Guam
C.J. Goodell, Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal (1945–1953)
 Peter D. Hannaford (born 1932), former aide to Ronald W. Reagan; author, public relations consultant
 Robert McNamara (1916–2009), former Secretary of Defense
 Gavin Newsom (b. 1967), Lieutenant Governor of California
 José de Jesús Noé (1805–1862), was the last alcalde of Yerba Buena, which became San Francisco after the Mexican-American War.
 Nancy Pelosi (b. 1940), Congresswoman, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
 Caspar Weinberger (1917–2006), former Secretary of Defense
Other
 James Millikin Bevans (1899–1977), US Air Force Major General
 Melrose Bickerstaff, runner-up of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 7
 Robert L. Fair (1923–1983), US Army Lieutenant General, Silver Star winner
 Abigail Folger (1943–1969), Folgers coffee heiress
 Richard Gage, architect, 9/11 activist
 Clifford Geertz (1926–2006), anthropologist
 Stephen Herrero, biologist, bear expert
 William Harrington Leahy (1904–1986), US Navy Rear Admiral
 Jim Jones (1931–1978), cult leader
 Julia Morgan (1872–1957), architect
 G. S. Patrick, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, Navy Cross winner
 Tye Leung Schulze, interpreter and first Chinese-American woman to vote in a US primary election
 William T. Shorey (1859–1919), first black San Francisco sea captain
 Jacob Weisman (b. 1965), publisher of Tachyon Publications
 John W. Young (1930-2018), astronaut
 John C. Young (1912-1987), US Army Colonel, Chinatown leader
 The Zodiac Killer, unidentified serial killer active in the 1960s
Non-native residents
 Maya Angelou, poet
 William Bayer, crime fiction writer
 Ambrose Bierce, journalist and author
 Clark Blaise, Canadian author
 Marian and Vivian Brown (1927-2013/2014), socialites
 Willie Brown, former San Francisco mayor
 Victor Burgin, artist
 Herb Caen, newspaper columnist
 Vanessa Carlton, singer
 Carol Channing, actress and comedian
 Cheerleader Melissa, pro wrestler
 Chris Columbus, film director
 Francis Ford Coppola, film director
 Eleanor Dumont (Madame Moustache), professional card dealer and gambler
 Andrew Smith Hallidie, promoter of the first cable car line
 George Hearst, politician
 Phoebe Hearst, first woman Regent of the University of California
 James Hetfield (b. 1963), singer and rhythm guitarist for thrash metal band Metallica 
 Sargent Johnson, African-American sculptor
 Philip Kaufman, film director
 Jason Kidd, NBA player
 Dorothea Lange, photographer
 CoCo Lee, CantoPop singer and actress
 James Lick, real estate investor
Charlotte Mailliard Shultz, CVO (b. 1933), philanthropist, socialite
 Cheech Marin, film actor
 Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, activists, first same-sex couple to get a marriage license in San Francisco
 Kirke Mechem, composer
 Midori, author and (kinky) sex educator
 Harvey Milk, former city supervisor of San Francisco
 The Mitchell brothers, Jim and Artie, adult industry pioneers
 Matt Nathanson, singer/musician
 Emperor Norton, Gold Rush entrepreneur, eccentric, egalitarian and original visionary of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
 Gary Payton, NBA player (native of Oakland)
 Linda Perry, lead singer of 4 Non Blondes
 William Chapman Ralston, founder of the Bank of California
 The Residents, Avant-Garde music and visual arts group
 Anne Rice, author
 Tina Root, ex-vocalist of the now defunct darkwave band Switchblade Symphony
 Kevin Rose, founder of digg.com
 Michael Savage, conservative radio personality
 Tabe Slioor, socialite, reporter, photographer
 Danielle Steel, author
 Dale J. Stephens, author
Robert Louis Stevenson (from 1879–1880)
 Sharon Stone, actress
 Amy Tan (b. 1952), author
 Mark Twain, author
 Lars Ulrich, (b. 1963), drummer for thrash metal band Metallica
 Wayne Wang, film director
 Robert Wartenberg, neurologist
 Oscar Wilde, author and playwright, spent 1882 there
 Cecil Williams, pastor
 Robin Williams, actor
 David Woodard, conductor
 Martin Yan, television chef
 Arthur Wolcott Yates, U.S. Army general
Alphabetical index
 Abrams, Albert (1863–1924), inventor
 Allen, Gracie (1895–1964), comedian
 Argüello, Luis Antonio (1784–1830)
 Attell, Abe (1884–1970), boxer
 Belasco, David (1853–1931), playwright
 Bixby, Bill (1934–1993), actor
 Blanc, Mel (1908–1989), voiceover actor
 Bodie, Ping (1887-1961), baseball center fielder
 Bonds, Barry (b. 1964), baseball player
 Bonds, Bobby (1946–2003), baseball player
 Bonet, Lisa (b. 1967), actress
 Bratt, Benjamin (b. 1963), actor
 Breyer, Stephen (b. 1938), jurist
 Brown, Jerry (b. 1938), politician
 Brown, Pat (1905–1996), politician
 Camilli, Dolph (1907-1997), baseball first baseman
 Carlson, Tucker (b. 1969), political commentator
 Chaquico, Craig (b. 1954), guitarist 
 Cho, Margaret (b. 1968), comedian, actress
 Cimoli, Gino (1929-2011), baseball athlete
 Corbett, Joe (1875-1945), baseball player
 Criss, Darren (b. 1987), singer 
 Cronin, Joe (1906-1984), baseball player
 Crosetti, Frankie (1910–2002), baseball player
 Cullen, Tim (b. 1942), politician
Dahlgren, Babe (1912–1996), baseball player
 DeMaestri, Joe (1928-2016), baseball player
 DiMaggio, Dom   (1917-2009), baseball player and the brother of Joe DiMaggio
 Downs, Greg (b. 1971), writer
 Dumont, Eleanor (1834–1879), also known as Madame Moustache, professional card dealer and gambler
 Duncan, Isadora (1877–1927), dancer
 Elliott, Bob (1916-1966), baseball third baseman
 Fee, Ben, (????-????), activist
 Folger, Abigail (1943–1969), heiress
 Forté, Anthony (b. 1988), rapper
 Fregosi, Jim (1942-2014), baseball manager
 Garcia, Jerry (1942–1995), musician
 Getty, Gordon (b. 1934), philanthropist and composer
 Guaraldi, Vince (1928–1976), American football manager & the namesake of the Lombardi Trophy
 Heilmann, Harry (1894-1951), baseball player
 Hernandez, Keith (b. 1953), baseball first baseman
 Herron, Cindy (b. 1961), singer
 Holt, Gary (b. 1964), musician
 Jensen, Jackie  (1927-1992), baseball player 
 Joost, Eddie (1916-2011), professional basketball player
Kamm, Willie (b. 1950), religiious leader
 Kantner, Paul (b. 1941), musician
 Kelly, George (1905-1967), psychologist
 LaVey, Anton Szandor (1930-1997), founder of the Church of Satan
 Lee, Gus (b. 1946), author
 Levitin, Daniel (b. 1957), psychologist
 Lewis, Huey (b. 1950), American musician and the lead singer of Huey Lewis & The News
 Mann, Leslie (b. 1972), actress
 Prior, Mark (b. 1975), baseball coach
 Mathis, Johnny (b. 1935), singer
 Ng, Melissa (b. 1972), television actress
 Perry, Linda (b. 1965), singer-songwriter
 Santana, Carlos (b. 1947), guitarist
 Shakur, Tupac (1971-1996), rapper
 Sparks, Theresa (b. 1949), engineer
 Sweeney, Charlie (1919-2004), baseball player
 Tan, Amy (b. 1952), author
 Toklas, Alice B. (1877-1967) writer
 Williams, Robin (1951–2014) comedian, actor
References

San Francisco
people
The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Missouri.

Art and literature
Helen Andelin (born 1920), author of Fascinating Womanhood
 Maya Angelou (1928–2014), author and poet
 Thomas P. Barnett (1870–1929), architect and impressionist painter
 Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975), painter
 George Caleb Bingham (1811–1879), artist (born in Virginia but moved to central Missouri)
 Edward McKendree Bounds (1835–1913), author and theologian
 Mark Bowden (born 1951), author, journalist
 William S. Burroughs (1914–1997), author
 Kate Chopin (1851–1904), author (The Awakening) and early feminist
 Lester Dent (1904–1959), author of Doc Savage novels
 Suzette Haden Elgin (1936–2015), science-fiction author and linguist
 T. S. Eliot (1888–1965), poet, dramatist and literary critic
 Mary Engelbreit (born 1952), graphic artist, children's book illustrator
 Michael Evans (1944–2005), photographer
 Eugene Field (1850–1895), writer and poet
 Gillian Flynn (born 1971), novelist,  television critic
 Martha Gellhorn (1908–1998), novelist, travel writer and journalist
William Least Heat-Moon (born 1939), author
 Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988), science fiction author
 Frederick Hibbard (1881–1950), sculptor known for his works of famous 19th century figures
 Langston Hughes (1902–1967), African-American poet, novelist and playwright
 William W. Johnstone (1938–2004), author of western, horror and survivalist novels
 Donald Judd (1928–1994), artist
 Jim Lee (born 1964), comic book artist and writer
 David Limbaugh (born 1952), columnist, author, political commentator
 Bernarr Macfadden (1868–1955), founder of Macfadden Publications, bodybuilding advocate
 Dennis L. McKiernan (born 1932), author
 Marianne Moore (1887–1972), poet and writer
 Archie Musick (1902–1978), painter and illustrator, associated with the Regionalist movement
 John R. Musick (1849–1901), author and poet, known for the Columbian Historical novels
 Ruth Ann Musick (1897–1974), author and folklorist
 H. Richard Niebuhr (1894–1962), author, theologian
Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971), author, theologian, political commentator
 John Ross (born 1957), author
 Charles Marion Russell (1864–1926), artist
 Clay Shirky (born 1964), writer, consultant, lecturer, author of Here Comes Everybody
 Kimora Lee Simmons, fashion model, author, actress
 Sara Teasdale (1884–1933), poet
 Kay Thompson (1909–1998), creator of Eloise children's books
 Mark Twain (1835–1910), born Samuel Clemens, humorist, writer and lecturer
 Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957), writer and author of the Little House series
 Tennessee Williams (1911–1983), playwright (born in Mississippi, grew up in St. Louis)
 Daniel Woodrell (born 1953), author of crime fiction
Athletics

Auto racing

Carl Edwards (born 1979), NASCAR driver, 2007 NASCAR Busch Series champion
Jamie McMurray (born 1976), NASCAR driver, Daytona 500 winner
Ken Schrader (born 1955), NASCAR driver
Kenny Wallace (born 1963), NASCAR driver, broadcaster
Mike Wallace (born 1959), NASCAR driver
Rusty Wallace (born 1956), NASCAR driver, 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup champion

Baseball

A–M
Jake Arrieta (born 1986), starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
Jake Beckley (1867–1919), Baseball Hall of Fame member from game's early years
James "Cool Papa" Bell (1903–1991), Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder
Yogi Berra (born 1925), Hall of Fame catcher, manager, aphorist
Brian Boehringer (born 1969), MLB pitcher
Clete Boyer (1937–2007), MLB third baseman
Ken Boyer (1931–1982), MLB third baseman, coach and manager
Mark Buehrle (born 1979), starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
Scott Carroll (born 1984), relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
David Cone (born 1963), Cy Young-winning MLB pitcher
Joe Crede (born 1978), third baseman for the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins
Ross Detwiler (born 1986), relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
John Donaldson (1891–1970), Negro League baseball pitcher, known for throwing no-hitters
Scott Elbert (born 1985), relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres
A. J. Ellis (born 1981), catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
David Freese (born 1983), third baseman for the Los Angeles Angels, 2011 World Series MVP with St. Louis Cardinals
Gabe Gabler (1930–2014), MLB player
Joe Garagiola, Sr. (born 1926), MLB catcher, broadcaster, television personality
Lucas Harrell (born 1985), starting pitcher for the LG Twins
Tom Henke (born 1957), two-time All-Star pitcher
Ken Holtzman (born 1945), two-time All-Star pitcher
Tommy Hottovy (born 1981), relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
Elston Howard (1929–1980), Negro League and MLB catcher, left fielder and coach
Ryan Howard (born 1979), first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies
Eric Hurley (born 1985), former pitcher for the Texas Rangers
Vern Kennedy (1907–1993), MLB pitcher with the Chicago White Sox and others
Bob Keppel (born 1982), pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
Charlie Kerfeld (born 1963), MLB relief pitcher, primarily with the Houston Astros
Darold Knowles (born 1941), MLB pitcher, first pitcher to appear in all seven games of a World Series
Ron Kulpa (born 1968), Major League Baseball umpire
Tommy Layne (born 1984), relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
Sam LeCure (born 1984), MLB pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
Shaun Marcum (born 1981), starting pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
Zach Miner (born 1982), relief pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
Logan Morrison (born 1987), outfielder and first baseman for the Seattle Mariners
Stan Musial (1920–2013), MLB Hall of Famer, played entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals
Al Nipper (born 1959), MLB scout and former pitcher
Darren Oliver (born 1970), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
Josh Outman (born 1984), starting pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
Barney Pelty (1880–1939), Major League Baseball pitcher
David Phelps (born 1986), starting pitcher for the New York Yankees
Albert Pujols (born 1980), MLB first baseman with the Los Angeles Angels
Steve Rogers (born 1949), most successful pitcher in Montreal Expos history
Trevor Rosenthal (born 1990), pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
Max Scherzer (born 1984), starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals
Art Shamsky (born 1941), Major League Baseball outfielder
Mike Shannon (born 1939), MLB player and sportscaster for the St. Louis Cardinals
Dave Silvestri (born 1967), MLB infielder
Shae Simmons (born 1990), pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
Paul Splittorff (1946–2011), starting pitcher Kansas City Royals, later a Royals broadcaster
Casey Stengel (c. 1890–1975), Baseball Hall of Fame manager
Mel Stottlemyre (born 1941), MLB pitcher and pitching coach
Rick Sutcliffe (born 1956), MLB pitcher and ESPN color commentator
Nick Tepesch (born 1988), pitcher for the Texas Rangers
Jacob Turner (born 1991), starting pitcher for the Miami Marlins
Scott Van Slyke (born 1986), outfielder, Los Angeles Dodgers; son of former St. Louis Cardinal Andy Van Slyke
Earl Weaver (1930–2013), Hall of Fame manager for the Baltimore Orioles
Mack Wheat (1893–1979), MLB catcher with the Brooklyn Robins and Philadelphia Phillies
Zack Wheat (1888–1972), MLB Hall of Fame left fielder for Brooklyn, Philadelphia Athletics; brother of Mack Wheat
Basketball

Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen (1885–1974), Hall of Fame college basketball coach
Bill Bradley (born 1943), Basketball Hall of Famer, U.S. Senator
Alec Burks (born 1991), shooting guard for the Utah Jazz
Tyler Hansbrough (born 1985), power forward for the Indiana Pacers
Josh Harrellson (born 1989), center for the New York Knicks
Larry Hughes (born 1979), shooting guard for the Orlando Magic
David Lee (born 1983), power forward and center for the Golden State Warriors
Tyronn Lue (born 1977), former NBA player (Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers)
Brandon Rush (born 1985), shooting guard for the Golden State Warriors
Kareem Rush (born 1980), shooting guard for the L.A. Clippers
Scott Sims (born 1955), guard for the San Antonio Spurs
Norm Stewart (born 1935), pro basketball player and longtime Mizzou coach
Anthony Tolliver (born 1985), power forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves

Football
Steve Atwater (born 1966), strong safety for the Denver Broncos
Allen Barbre (born 1984), offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks
Tim Barnes (born 1988), center for the St. Louis Rams
David Bass (born 1990), defensive end for the Chicago Bears
Justin Britt (born 1991), offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks
Jason Brookins (born 1976), running back, Baltimore Ravens
Colin Brown (born 1985), offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills
Paul Christman (1918–1970), College Football Hall of Fame quarterback
Adrian Clayborn (born 1988), defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chase Coffman (born 1986), tight end for the Atlanta Falcons
Dan Connolly (born 1982), offensive lineman for the New England Patriots
Dan Dierdorf (born 1949), offensive tackle and Pro Football Hall of Fame, sportscaster
Herb Donaldson (born 1985), running back for the Dallas Cowboys
Kony Ealy (born 1991), defensive end for the Carolina Panthers
Lenvil Elliott (1951–2008), NFL running back for the Bengals and 49ers
Don Faurot (1902–1995), College Football Hall of Fame coach, inventor of the Split-T formation
Brian Folkerts (born 1990), center for the Carolina Panthers
Josh Freeman (born 1988), quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Blaine Gabbert (born 1989), quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers
Justin Gage (born 1981), wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans
E. J. Gaines (born 1992), cornerback for the St. Louis Rams
Tony Galbreath (born 1954), running back for the New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Giants
Conrad Goode (born 1962), offensive lineman
Mark Herzlich (born 1987), linebacker for the New York Giants
Cal Hubbard (1900–1977), only person in both the Baseball Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame
Brandon Joyce (1984–2010), offensive lineman in the CFL and NFL
Terry Joyce (1954–2011), college football All-American and NFL punter
Howard Kindig (born 1941), defensive end, 10-year NFL career with the Chargers, Bills, Dolphins, and Jets
Ryan Lilja (born 1981), guard for the Kansas City Chiefs
Brandon Lloyd (born 1981), wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers
Jeremy Maclin (born 1988), wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles
Marvin McNutt (born 1989), wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles
Derlin Moore  (born 1952), end for the New Orleans Saints
Eric Moore (born 1965), guard with the Giants, Bengals, Browns and Dolphins
William Moore (born 1985), safety for the Atlanta Falcons
C. J. Mosley (born 1983), defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions
Eddie Moss (special teams), for the St. Louis Cardinals
Jim Musick (1910–1992), running back, Boston Redskins
Neil Rackers (born 1976), placekicker for the Houston Texans
Gijon Robinson (born 1984), tight end for the Indianapolis Colts
Martin Rucker (born 1985), tight end for the Dallas Cowboys
Mike Rucker (born 1975), defensive end for the Carolina Panthers
Aldon Smith (born 1989), linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers
Justin Smith (born 1979), defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers
James Wilder (born 1958), 10-year NFL career with the Buccaneers, Redskins, and the Lions
Brandon Williams (born 1989), nose tackle for the Baltimore Ravens
Gregg Williams (born 1958), NFL coach, defensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams
Golf

Amy Alcott (born 1956), professional golfer, member of World Golf Hall of Fame
Brandel Chamblee (born 1962), golfer
Tom Pernice, Jr. (born 1959), PGA Tour member
Judy Rankin (born 1945), professional golfer, member of World Golf Hall of Fame
Payne Stewart (1957–1999), golfer
 Tom Watson (born 1949), Hall of Fame golfer, 8-time PGA Tour major champion

Ice hockey 

Ben Bishop (born 1986), NHL Ottawa Senators
Chris Butler (born 1986), NHL Calgary Flames
Michael Davies (born 1986), AHL Chicago Wolves
Cam Janssen (born 1984), NHL New Jersey Devils
Pat LaFontaine (born 1965), NHL Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, New York Rangers
Mike McKenna (born 1983), AHL Peoria Rivermen
Paul Stastny (born 1985), NHL Colorado Avalanche
Yan Stastny (born 1982), DEL Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
Travis Turnbull (born 1986), DEL Dusseldorfer EG
Joe Vitale (born 1985), NHL Pittsburgh Penguins
Landon Wilson (born 1975), AHL Texas Stars

Professional wrestling
Freddie Blassie (1918–2003), wrestler and manager
"Bulldog" Bob Brown (1938–1997), wrestler and booker
Bob Geigel (born 1924), retired wrestler, promoter, and former NWA President
Glenn Jacobs (born 1967), ring name "Kane"; also an actor
Rufus R. Jones (1933–1993), NWA wrestler and businessman
Matthew Korklan (born 1983), ring names "Matt Sydal" and "Evan Bourne"
Sam Muchnick (1905–1998), founder of St. Louis Wrestling Club and co-founder of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)
Trevor Murdoch (born 1978), WWE tag team champion
Matt Murphy (born 1979), wrestler and author
Barry Orton, wrestler
"Cowboy" Bob Orton (born 1950), wrestler and member of WWE Hall of Fame; father of Randy Orton
Randy Orton (born 1980), third-generation pro wrestler
Harley Race (born 1943), 8-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion; member of the WWE Hall of Fame, Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
Lou Thesz (1916–2002), superstar of professional wrestling's "Golden Age"

Miscellaneous sports
Virgil Akins (1928–2011), welterweight boxing champion
 Devon Alexander (born 1987), boxer, WBC and IBF Light Welterweight champion
 Henry Armstrong (1912–1988), boxer, (born in Mississippi but grew up in St. Louis)
 Butch Buchholz (born 1940), Hall of Fame tennis player
 Christian Cantwell (born 1980), Olympian, world champion shot putter
 Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls (born 1968), IFBB pro bodybuilder
 Dwight F. Davis (1879–1945), tennis player, founder of the Davis Cup
 Doris Hart (born 1925), Hall of Fame tennis player, winner of six Grand Slam singles titles
 Bud Houser (1901–1994), three-time Olympic gold medalist in shotput and discus
 Jack Jewsbury (born 1981), Major League Soccer player (Portland Timbers)
 Ben A. Jones (1882–1961), Thoroughbred horse trainer
 Horace A. "Jimmy" Jones (1906–2001), Thoroughbred horse trainer
 Lesa Lewis (born 1967), IFBB professional bodybuilder
 Conn McCreary (1921–1979), Hall of Fame jockey, winner of 1944 and 1951 Kentucky Derby
Chuck McKinley (1941–1986), Hall of Fame tennis player, 1963 Wimbledon champion
 Helen Stephens (1918–1994), two-time gold medalist in track and field at 1936 Summer Olympics
 Alex White (born 1988), mixed martial artist
Aviation and aerospace

 Thomas Akers (born 1953), retired NASA astronaut; made four space shuttle flights
 Jimmie Angel (1899–1956), discoverer and namesake of Angel Falls in Venezuela, the world's tallest waterfall
 Melville W. Beardsley (1913–1998), aeronautical engineer who helped create the Hovercraft
 Janet Kavandi (born 1959), scientist and NASA astronaut on three Space Shuttle missions
 Bill Lear (1902–1978), founder of Lear Jet
 Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974), aviator first solo non-stop trans-Atlantic flight in 1927, (born in Detroit, Michigan but lived in St. Louis)
 James Smith McDonnell (1899–1980), founder of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation (later McDonnell Douglas), philanthropist

Business
Roger E. Billings (born 1948), businessman and scientist; known for his pioneering work on hydrogen energy technologies
 William Henry Ashley (1778–1838), founder of Rocky Mountain Fur Company, politician
 Henry W. Bloch (born 1922), co-founder of H&R Block tax services
 Richard Bloch (1926–2004), co-founder of H&R Block tax services
 Adolphus Busch (1839–1913), founder of Anheuser-Busch (the world's largest brewer)
 William H. Danforth (1870–1955), founder of Ralston Purina Company
 John Doerr (born 1951), venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
 James Buchanan Eads (1820–1887), civil engineer and inventor
 Charles Eames (1907–1978), designer and architect
 David Glass (born 1935), former President and CEO of Wal-Mart, owner of Kansas City Royals baseball team
 Joyce Hall (1891–1982), founder of Hallmark Cards
 William Preston Hall (1864–1932), circus empresario and animal broker
Howard R. Hughes, Sr. (1869–1924), oil drill bit and tool inventor; father of Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire
 George M. Keller (1923–2008), chairman of Standard Oil Company of California in the 1980s
 R. Crosby Kemper Jr. (born 1927), chairman emeritus UMB Financial Corporation, philanthropist
 William Thornton Kemper, Sr. (1866–1938), patriarch of Kemper family railroad and banking empire which included Commerce Bancshares and United Missouri Bank
 Ewing Kauffman (1916–1993), pharmaceutical magnate, philanthropist and founder of the Kansas City Royals baseball team
 Rebecca Mark-Jusbasche (born 1954), former head of Enron International
 N. O. Nelson (1844–1922), founder of the N. O. Nelson Manufacturing Company
 Thomas F. O'Neil,  chairman of RKO General studios, brought movies to television
 J. C. Penney (1875–1971), businessman and entrepreneur
 Rex Sinquefield (born 1944), financial executive who created Standard & Poor's first index fund, supporter of conservative political causes
John Sperling (1921–2014), businessman and founder of the University of Phoenix
 Gerard Swope (1872–1957), president of General Electric
 Jack C. Taylor (born 1923), founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, billionaire philanthropist
 Sam Walton (1918–1992), founder of Wal-Mart
 Robert E. Wood (1879–1969), vice-president of Sears Roebuck
 Peter Youree (1843–1914), businessman in Shreveport, Louisiana; built first skyscraper there
Anthony Brancato (1913–1951), freelance mafia gunman, half of "The Two Tonys" portrayed in the movie LA Confidential
 Ray and Faye Copeland (1914–1993, 1921–2003), serial killers, oldest couple ever sentenced to death in the United States
Egan's Rats, early crime family in St. Louis
Leo Vincent Brothers (1899–1950), low-level member; later moved to Chicago and became part of Al Capone's organization
Fred Burke (1893–1940), gunman for Egan's Rats; suspected of participating in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre
William "Dint" Colbeck (1890–1943), assumed leadership of Egan's Rats after the assassination of Willie Egan
Walter Costello (1889–1917), bodyguard to Willie Egan, killer of Harry Dunn
Harry "Cherries" Dunn (1892–1916)
Thomas Egan (1874–1919), organizer of Egan's Rats
Willie Egan (1884–1921), brother and right-hand man of gang founder Tom Egan; led the gang after Tom's death
Max Greenberg (1883–1933), one of the few Jewish members of the mostly Irish Egan gang; associate/friend of Meyer Lansky
Frank Hackethal (1891–1954), robber and resort owner/money launderer for Egan's Rats
Thomas "Snake" Kinney (1868–1912), Missouri State Senator and co-founder of Egan's Rats
David "Chippy" Robinson (1897–1967), bank robber and enforcer for Egan's Rats
William "Skippy" Rohan (1871–1916)
 Roy Gardner (1884–1940), arms smuggler and notorious 1920s bank robber
 Tom Horn (1860–1903), Old West lawman, army scout, outlaw and assassin
 Kansas City crime family
Charles Binaggio (1909–1950), killed along with Charles Gargotta at the First Ward Democratic Club in downtown Kansas City
Anthony Brancato (1913–1951)
William "Willie Rat" Cammisano (1914–1995), enforcer for the K.C. mob
Charles Carrollo (1902–1979), led the Kansas City mob after Johnny Lazia's assassination
Anthony Civella (1930–2006), led the K.C. crime family in the 1980s and 1990s; son of Carl Civella and nephew of Nicholas Civella
Carl "Cork" Civella (1910–1994), brother of Nicholas Civella and a top lieutenant in the crime family; father of Anthony Civella
Nicholas Civella (1912–1983), led the Kansas City crime family from the 1950s through the 1970s
Carl "Tuffy" DeLuna (1927–2008), underboss of the Kansas City crime family; brother-in-law of Anthony Civella
Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd (1904–1934), took part in the Union Station Massacre
Charles "Mad Dog" Gargotta (1900–1950), top enforcer of the KC crime family
Anthony Gizzo (1902–1953), led Kansas City crime family in the early 1950s
John Lazia (1896–1934), leader of the Kansas City crime family in the 1920s and early 1930s
 Kenneth Lay (1942–2006), chairman and CEO of Enron, convicted of securities fraud
 Little Britches (1879 – year of death unknown), female bandit associated with Cattle Annie and the Doolin gang
 James Earl Ray (1928–1998), assassin of civil rights leader Martin Luther King; escapee from the Missouri State Penitentiary
James-Younger Gang:
James-Younger Gang:
Frank James (1843–1915), outlaw
Jesse James (1847–1882), outlaw
Cole Younger (1844–1916), outlaw
John Younger, outlaw
Bob Younger, outlaw
Jim Younger, outlaw
Bob Ford, outlaw who gunned down Jesse James
Tom Pendergast (1873–1945), long-time political boss of Kansas City and western Missouri; responsible for the political rise of Harry S. Truman Imprisoned for tax evasion
St. Louis crime family
Anthony Giordano (1914–1980), leader of the St. Louis crime family in the 1960s and 1970s
Matthew Trupiano (1938–1997), nephew of Anthony Giordano, crime family boss in the 1980s
John Vitale (1909–1982), crime family boss in the early 1980s
Belle Starr (1848–1889), female outlaw of the Old West
Entertainment

Film, television and theater

A–C
Goodman Ace (1899–1982), television writer, radio host and comedian
 Jane Ace (1897–1974), radio actress and host
 Zoë Akins (1886–1958), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, poet
 Robert Altman (1925–2006), film director, M*A*S*H, Nashville, Gosford Park
 Ed Asner (born 1929), Emmy Award-winning actor, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant
 Scott Bakula (born 1954), actor, Quantum Leap and Star Trek: Enterprise
 Josephine Baker (1906–1975), dancer, singer, actress
 Tisha Terrasini Banker (born 1973), actress
 Ryan Michelle Bathe (born 1976), actress, Boston Legal, Army Wives, Retired at 35
 John Beal (1909–1997), actor Les Miserables, Amityville 3-D
 Gerry Becker (born 1951), actor
 Noah Beery (1882–1946), actor, The Mark of Zorro
 Wallace Beery (1885–1949), Oscar-winning actor, The Champ, Min and Bill
 Rob Benedict (born 1970), actor, Felicity, Head Case, Threshold
 Fred Berry (1951–2003), actor, What's Happening!!
 Linda Blair (born 1959), actress, The Exorcist, Airport 1975