List of people from Springfield, Missouri

This is a list of notable people born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Springfield, Missouri and its surrounding metropolitan area.

## Politics
* John Ashcroft, former U.S. attorney general
* Matt Blunt, former governor of Missouri
* Melanie Blunt, former first lady of Missouri
* Roy Blunt, U.S. Senator
* Sempronius H. Boyd, former U.S. representative and ambassador to Siam
* Charlie Brown, former U.S. representative
* Jim Keet (born 1949), former member of both houses of the Arkansas legislature; the 2010 Republican gubernatorial nominee in Arkansas
*Billy Long, U.S. Representative
* Roscoe Patterson, former U.S. senator and representative

## Arts, literature, humanities and entertainment
* Lennie Aleshire, vaudeville and country music performer
* Bob Barker, former host of *The Price Is Right*
* Julie Blackmon, photographer
* Aaron Buerge, star of ABC's *The Bachelor*, season 2
* Kim Crosby, Broadway performer
* Ian Eskelin, lead singer of All Star United
* Ralph D. Foster, broadcasting pioneer
* William Garwood, actor
* John Goodman, actor (born in Affton and attended Missouri State University)
* Lucas Grabeel, actor, singer (*High School Musical*, *HSM2*, and *HSM 3: Senior Year*)
* Sara Groves, Christian contemporary recording artist
* Speedy Haworth, guitarist and singer
* Joe Haymes, swing era bandleader-arranger (born in Marshfield; grew up and began his band in Springfield)
* Tess Harper, actress (graduated from Missouri State University)
* Josh Heinrichs, reggae singer
* Jah Roots, reggae band
* Jay Kenneth Johnson, actor
* The Jordanaires, singing group
* King's X, musical group
* Chandler Lawson, beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Tennessee 2012
* Brenda Lee, singer (moved to Springfield in 1956 at age 11)
* Shelby Lindrose, Miss USA contender
* Jim Lowe, country music singer
* Robin Luke, musician
* The Marksmen, singing quartet (originally The Foggy River Boys)
* The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, musical group
* The Philharmonics, singing quintet
* Brad Pitt, actor
* Dana Powell, actress, *Modern Family*, *The Office*, *Arrested Development*, *Suburgatory*, *Bridesmaids*
* Ronnie Self, singer/songwriter
* Brittany Sicard, artist
* Scott Siman, music producer and executive
* Si Siman, music producer and broadcast executive
* Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, musical group
* Speakeasy, rock and roll band
* Patti Suarez newscaster, TV host, film and stage actress
* Terre Thaemlitz, musician, cultural producer
* Tony Tost, poet
* Kathleen Turner, actress
* Speedy West, steel guitarist and record producer
* Robert Westenberg, Broadway performer
* Adrienne Wilkinson, actress (graduated from Kickapoo High School)
* Slim Wilson, musician, radio and TV personality
* Daniel Woodrell, author

## Sports
* Scott Bailes, former American League pitcher in the 1980s and 1990s; now the color commentator for the Springfield Cardinals baseball franchise
* Tyler Blaylock, NFL wide receiver
* Lori Endicott, 1996 Olympic volleyball player
* Gracie Gold, Olympic figure skater
* Ryan Howard, current MLB player, 2005 NL Rookie of the Year, 2006 Home Run Derby Champion, 2006 NL Most Valuable Player
* Jack Jewsbury, MLS player for the Portland Timbers
* Josh Kinney, first Springfield Cardinal (AA) to make the St. Louis Cardinals major league roster
* Stan Musial, Hall of Fame baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals, played for the original Springfield Cardinals minor league baseball team in the late 1930s
* Larry Nemmers, NFL referee
* Steve Rogers, former MLB starting pitcher with Montréal Expos; most successful pitcher in  Expos history
*Emily Scott, Olympian speed skater
* Payne Stewart, professional golfer
* Jackie Stiles, NCAA all-time leading scorer in women's basketball
* Anthony Tolliver, NBA basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves
* Paul Walker, football player

## Business
*John Morris, founder and majority owner, Bass Pro Shops
* Jack Gentry, World War II and Korean War veteran; founder of Positronic
*David Glass, former CEO of Wal-Mart; owner of the Kansas City Royals
*John Q. Hammons, founder of John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts
* Ryan Handy, 2010 Mr. Universe contestant; *Playgirl* magazine centerfold
* Charles F. O'Reilly (father) and Charles H. O'Reilly (son), founders of O'Reilly Auto Parts in 1957
* Jack Stack, founder of SRC Holdings
* Roy E. Winegardner, former CEO of Holiday Inns, partner with John Q. Hammons in Winegardner and Hammons

## Other
* Jimmie Angel, aviator, discoverer of Angel Falls, the  ighest free-falling waterfall in the world
* J. Alan Groves, Biblical Hebrew scholar; editor of Groves-Wheeler Hebrew morphology database
* Edwin P. Hubble, of Hubble Space Telescope fame (born in Marshfield)
*Virginia E. Johnson, sexologist; junior member of the Masters and Johnson sexuality research team
* Janet Kavandi, NASA astronaut
* Ryan P. Walsh, founder and Chief Technology Officer of the Walsh Foundations

## Notes