List of people from Missouri

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

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* 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
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*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
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*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

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*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

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*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
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*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

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*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
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* 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"

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* 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

## Criminals and outlaws
*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:
**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

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* 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*
* Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, screenwriter, *Designing Women*, *Evening Shade*
* Andrea Bogart (born 1977), actress, *General Hospital*
* Johnny Yong Bosch (born 1976), singer, actor, Eyeshine, *Trigun*, *Power Rangers*
* Jeff Branson (born 1977), actor
* Brent Briscoe (born 1961), actor, *Yes Man*, *National Treasure: Book of Secrets*, *Spider-Man 2*
* Kent Broadhurst (born 1940), actor
* Norbert Leo Butz (born 1967), Tony Award-winning stage actor
* Morris Carnovsky (1897–1992), actor, *Edge of Darkness*, *Dead Reckoning*
* Conlan Carter (born 1934), actor, *Combat!*, *The Law and Mr. Jones*
* Don Cheadle (born 1964), actor, *Hotel Rwanda*, *Traffic*, *Boogie Nights*, *The Rat Pack*
* Anthony Cistaro (born 1963), actor, *Charmed*, *Witchblade*
* Sarah Clarke (born 1972), actress, Nina Myers on *24*
* Lynn Cohen, actress, *Law & Order*, *Sex and the City*
* Frank Converse (born 1938), actor, *Movin' On*, *N.Y.P.D.*
* Chris Cooper (born 1951), Oscar-winning actor, *Lonesome Dove*, *The Bourne Identity*, *American Beauty*, *The Muppets*
* Joan Crawford (1905–1977), Oscar-winning actress, *Mildred Pierce*
* Greg Cromer (born 1971), actor
* Robert Cummings (1908–1990), actor, *Kings Row*, *Saboteur*, *Dial M for Murder*

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* Erin Daniels (born 1973), actress, *The L Word*
* Don S. Davis (1942–2008), actor, *Stargate SG-1*, *Twin Peaks*
* Kurt Deutsch, actor, *Models Inc.*
* Walt Disney (1901–1966), iconic film and television producer, studio mogul, director, screenwriter, voice actor and animator
* Dale Dye (born 1944), actor, *Saving Private Ryan*, *Mission: Impossible*, *Band of Brothers*
* Cliff Edwards (1895–1971), actor, musician; the voice of Jiminy Cricket
* Jenna Fischer (born 1974), actress, *The Office*, *Hall Pass*, *Blades of Glory*
* Henderson Forsythe (1917–2006), actor, *As the World Turns*
* James Franciscus (1934–1991), actor, *Mr. Novak*, *Naked City*, *Longstreet''
* Phyllis Fraser (1915–2006), 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, *Looney Tunes*, *Merrie Melodies*
* Bob Gale (born 1951), screenwriter, the *Back to the Future* trilogy
* Betty Garrett (1919–2011), actress, *On the Town*, *Laverne & Shirley*
* Heather Goldenhersh (born 1973), actress, *The Class*, *School of Rock*
* John Goodman (born 1952), actor, *Roseanne*, *The Babe*, *Barton Fink*, *Oh Brother Where Art Thou*, *Monuments Men*
* Lucas Grabeel (born 1984), actor, *High School Musical*, *Milk*
* Betty Grable (1916–1973), actress, singer and World War II pin-up girl
*Bryan Greenberg (born 1978), actor, musician, *One Tree Hill*, *October Road*, *How to Make It in America*
* Dabbs Greer (1917–2007), actor, *Little House on the Prairie*, *Gunsmoke*, *Picket Fences*
* Eddie Griffin (born 1968), actor, comedian, *Undercover Brother*, *Norbit*
* Davis Guggenheim (born 1963), director, producer
* Robert Guillaume (born 1927), actor, *Benson*, *The Lion King*, *Sports Night*
* James Gunn (born 1970), film director and screenwriter
* Sean Gunn (born 1974), actor, *Gilmore Girls*, *October Road*
* Moses Gunn (1929–1993), actor, *Father Murphy*, *The Cowboys*, *A Man Called Hawk*

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* Jon Hamm (born 1971), actor, *Mad Men*, *The Town*, *Million Dollar Arm*
* Jean Harlow (1911–1937), actress and sex symbol
* George Hearn (born 1934), actor, primarily Broadway and musical theatre
* George Hickenlooper (1965–2010), documentary filmmaker, *Hearts of Darkness*, *Dogtown*
* Dennis Hopper (1936–2010), actor, filmmaker, artist, *Easy Rider*, *Apocalypse Now*, *Hoosiers*
* Arliss Howard (born 1954), actor, writer and director, *Full Metal Jacket*, *Wilder Napalm*, *Moneyball*
* Rupert Hughes (1872–1956), film director, composer; uncle of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes
* John Huston (1906–1987), actor and Oscar-winning film director, *The Maltese Falcon*, *Key Largo*, *The African Queen*
* Don Johnson (born 1949), actor, *Miami Vice*, *Nash Bridges*, *Django Unchained*
* Jay Johnson (born 1977), actor *The Young and the Restless*, *Scrubs*
* Janet Jones (born 1961), actress, dancer, wife of hockey's Wayne Gretzky
* Neal Jones (born 1960), actor, *Dirty Dancing*, *G.I. Jane*
* Brenda Joyce (1917–2009), actress, *Little Tokyo, U.S.A.*, *Tarzan* movies in the 1940s
* Andreas Katsulas (1946–2006), actor, *Babylon 5*, *Star Trek: The Next Generation*
* Ellie Kemper (born 1980), actress *The Office*
* Edward Kerr (born 1966), actor, *seaQuest DSV*, *What I Like About You*
* Lincoln Kilpatrick (1932–2004), actor
* Kevin Kline (born 1947), Oscar-winning actor, ''Sophie's Choice*, *The Big Chill*, *A Fish Called Wanda*, *Last Vegas*
* Evalyn Knapp (1906–1981), actress, *Perils of Pauline*
* David Koechner (born 1962), actor and comedian, *Saturday Night Live*, *Anchorman*
* Kasi Lemmons (born 1961), actress and director, *Eve's Bayou*, *Talk to Me*
* Angela Lindvall (born 1979), actress
* Mark Linn-Baker (born 1954), actor, *My Favorite Year*, Larry Appleton on *Perfect Strangers*
* Marsha Mason (born 1942), actress, *Sibs*, *The Goodbye Girl*, *Only When I Laugh*, *Frasier*
* Michael Massee (born 1955), actor, *24*, *Seven*, *The Crow*,
* Wendell Mayes (1919–1992), screenwriter, *The Spirit of St. Louis*, *North to Alaska*, *Von Ryan's Express*
* Virginia Mayo (1920–2005), actress, *The Best Years of Our Lives*, *White Heat*
* Edie McClurg (born 1951), actress, *Ferris Bueller's Day Off*, *7th Heaven*
* Frank McGrath (1903–1967), actor, *Wagon Train*
* Steve McQueen (1930–1980), actor, *The Sand Pebbles*, *The Great Escape*, *The Towering Inferno*, *Bullitt*
* John Milius (born 1944), screenwriter, director, producer, *Red Dawn*, *The Hunt for Red October*, *Conan the Barbarian*
* Mircea Monroe, actress, model, *Cellular*, *Episodes*

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* Dustin Nguyen (born 1962), actor, *21 Jump Street*, *V.I.P.*
* Eva Novak (1898–1988), actress of the silent film era, *The King of the Kitchen*
* Jane Novak (1896–1990), actress of the silent film era, *Treat'Em Rough*, *Redskin''
* Dan O'Bannon (born 1946), film director and screenwriter, *Heavy Metal*, *Total Recall*
* Denis O'Hare (born 1962), actor, *Brothers & Sisters*, *Sweet Charity*, *True Blood*
* Kevin O'Morrison (born 1916), actor and playwright
* Timothy Omundson (born 1969), actor, *Psych*, *Judging Amy*
* Holmes Osborne (born 1947), actor
* Diana Ossana, screenwriter, *Brokeback Mountain*, *Pretty Boy Floyd*
* Geraldine Page (1924–1987), Oscar-winning actress, *Summer and Smoke*, *Sweet Bird of Youth*, *The Trip to Bountiful*
* Carlos Pena, Jr. (born 1989), actor, singer, and dancer, *Big Time Rush*
* Evan Peters (born 1987), actor, *American Horror Story*, *Invasion*, *Kick-Ass*
* Julie Piekarski (born 1963), actress, *The Facts of Life*
* Brad Pitt (born 1963), actor and producer, *Thelma & Louise*, *12 Monkeys*, *Seven*, *Moneyball*, *World War Z*
* William Powell (1892–1984), actor, *The Thin Man*, *Life with Father*, *My Man Godfrey*
* Vincent Price (1911–1993), actor, *Laura*, *House of Wax*, *The Ten Commandments*, *The Fly*
* Sally Rand (1904–1979), burlesque dancer, actress
* Leonard Roberts (born 1972), actor, *Heroes*, *Buffy the Vampire Slayer*
* Ginger Rogers (1911–1995), Oscar-winning actress, dance partner of Fred Astaire
* Sol Smith Russell (1848–1902), 19th Century stage actor
* Phyllis Smith (born 1951), actress, The Office
* Kelly Stables (born 1978), actress, *The Exes*, *W.I.T.C.H.*, *Two and a Half Men*
* Craig Stevens (1918–2000), actor, *State Trooper*, *Peter Gunn*
* Christian Stolte (born 1962), actor, *Prison Break*
* Skyler Stone (born 1979), actor, *Raising Hope*, *The Island*
* Betty Thomas (born 1948), actress and director, *Hill Street Blues*, *The Brady Bunch Movie*, *Dr. Dolittle*, *Private Parts*
* Kay Thompson (1909–1998), actress, *Funny Face*
* William Traylor (1930–1989), actor *Fletch*, and founder of The Loft Studio/acting school
* Kathleen Turner (born 1954), actress, *Body Heat*, *Romancing the Stone*, ''Prizzi's Honor*
* Stephen Barker Turner (born 1968), actor
* Dick Van Dyke (born 1925), actor, *The Dick Van Dyke Show*, *Mary Poppins*, *Diagnosis: Murder*
* Jerry Van Dyke (born 1931), actor, *Coach*, *McLintock!*, *The Courtship of Eddie's Father*
* Jack Wagner (born 1959), actor/singer *Melrose Place*, *General Hospital*
* Dennis Weaver (1924–2006), actor, *Gunsmoke*, *McCloud*
* Jason Wiles (born 1970), actor, *Third Watch*, *Persons Unknown*
* Mykelti Williamson (born 1960), actor, *Forrest Gump*, *Con Air*, *24*, *Midnight Caller*
* Jane Wyman (1914–2007), Oscar-winning actress; former wife of Ronald Reagan

### Comedians
* Cedric The Entertainer (born 1964), actor, comedian
* Redd Foxx (1922–1991), comedian, starred in *Sanford and Son''
* Dick Gregory (born 1932), comedian, social activist
* Craig Kilborn (born 1962), comedian, actor, former talk show host
* Kathleen Madigan (born 1965), comedienne
* Kevin Nealon (born 1953), actor, comedian
* Randy and Jason Sklar (born 1972), identical twin comedians, hosts of ESPN Classic's *Cheap Seats*
* Guy Torry (born 1969), actor, comedian
* Joe Torry (born 1965), actor, comedian

### Cartoonists
* Ralph Barton (1891–1931), cartoonist
* George Booth (born 1926), cartoonist for *The New Yorker*
* Teresa Burritt  (born 1916), cartoonist, *Frog Applause*, *Shoecabbage*
* Lee Falk (1911–1999), cartoonist, *The Phantom*, *Mandrake the Magician*
* Al Hirschfeld (1903–2003), caricaturist and cartoonist known for drawing celebrities
* Fred Lasswell (1916–2001), cartoonist, *Barney Google and Snuffy Smith*
* Glenn McCoy (born 1965), cartoonist, *The Duplex*, *The Flying McCoys*
* George McManus (1884–1954), cartoonist, *Maggie and Jiggs*
* Mike Peters (born 1943), cartoonist, *Mother Goose & Grimm*
* Dan Piraro (born 1958), cartoonist, *Bizarro*
* Mort Walker (born 1923-2018), cartoonist, *Beetle Bailey*

### Magicians and mentalists
* Morgan Strebler (born 1976), magician and mentalist; Las Vegas award-winning performer

### Music
#### Bluegrass and country
* Lennie Aleshire (1890–1987), country-bluegrass pioneer and vaudeville act
* Helen Cornelius (born 1941), country singer best known for duets with Jim Ed Brown
* Rusty Draper (1923–2003), country and rockabilly singer/guitarist
* Sara Evans (born 1971), country music star
* Tyler Farr, country music singer and songwriter
* Bob Ferguson (music) (1927–2001), country music songwriter and producer
* John Hartford (1937–2001), country and bluegrass music composer and performer
* Ferlin Husky (1925–2011), singer and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame
* Brett James, country music singer-songwriter and record producer
* The Kendalls, Grammy-winning country duo from the 1970s and 1980s
* Tom Shapiro, country music songwriter and record producer
* Tate Stevens, country music singer and 2012 winner of *The X Factor*
* Wynn Stewart (1934–1985), country music singer, progenitor of the Bakersfield sound
* Jamie Teachenor (born 1980), country and rock singer-songwriter, musician and record producer
* Trent Tomlinson (born 1975), country singer-songwriter
* Leroy Van Dyke (born 1929), country singer best known for "The Auctioneer" and "Walk on By"
* Darrin Vincent (born 1970), half of the Grammy-nominated bluegrass group Dailey & Vincent; record producer
* Rhonda Vincent (born 1962), bluegrass singer and musician, seven-time IMBA Female Vocalist of the Year
* Porter Wagoner (1927–2007), Grand Ole Opry member and Country Music Hall of Famer

#### Jazz 
* Oleta Adams (born 1953), soul, jazz and gospel singer
* Ahmad Alaadeen (born 1934), jazz saxophonist and composer
* Norman Brown (born 1970), smooth jazz musician
* Jimmy Forrest (1920–1980), jazz tenor saxophonist
* Coleman Hawkins (1904–1969), jazz tenor saxophonist
* Bob James (born 1939), smooth jazz musician
* Scott Joplin (1867–1917), ragtime musician and composer
* Pat Metheny (born 1954), jazz guitarist and musician
* Lennie Niehaus (born 1929), alto saxophonist, arranger, and composer
* Charlie "Bird" Parker (1920–1955), jazz saxophonist and composer
* David Sanborn (born 1945), smooth jazz musician
* Wilbur Sweatman (1882–1961), Dixieland jazz and ragtime composer and bandleader
* Clark Terry (1920–2015), swing and bebop trumpet and flugelhorn player

#### Rhythm & blues, pop, rap and hip-hop 
* Akon (born 1977), rhythm and blues musician, music producer
* Fontella Bass (1940–2012), singer best known for 1965 hit *Rescue Me*
* Basement Beats, multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning production team
* Chingy (born 1980), rapper, actor
* Eminem (born 1972), rap musician, grew up partly in St. Joseph
* Nelly (born 1974), rap musician, (born in Texas and raised in St. Louis)
* David Peaston (1957–2012), R&B and Gospel singer
* St. Lunatics, hip hop, best known for collaborations with Nelly
* Tech N9ne (born 1971), rapper
* Kimberly Wyatt, singer and dancer, Pussycat Dolls

#### Rock & roll 
* Chuck Berry (born 1926), musician in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
* The Bottle Rockets (formed 1992), rock, alt-country, roots rock
* T Bone Burnett (born 1948), musician, songwriter, and soundtrack and record producer
* Cavo, hard rock band (formed in St. Louis)
* David Cook (born 1982), 2008 *American Idol* winner from Blue Springs
* Sheryl Crow (born 1962), Grammy-winning singer-songwriter
* Gravity Kills, industrial rock band, formed in Jefferson City
* Johnnie Johnson (1924–2005), early rock & roll and blues piano player; member of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
* King's X, hard rock, progressive metal band, formed in Springfield
* Michael McDonald (born 1952), singer, former Doobie Brothers frontman
* Missouri, band known for classic rock song "Movin' On", formed in Kansas City
* Ozark Mountain Daredevils, rock band known for hits "Jackie Blue" and "If You Wanna Get To Heaven", formed in Springfield
* Louise Post, founder, lead singer and guitarist of alternative rock band Veruca Salt
* Puddle of Mudd, rock band, formed in Kansas City
* The Rainmakers, rock band, formed in Kansas City
* Jay Reatard (1980–2010), garage punk musician, born in Lilbourn
* Wes Scantlin (born 1972), lead singer and guitarist of post-grunge band Puddle of Mudd
* Shooting Star, 1970s and 1980s rock band, from Kansas City
* Story of the Year, emo rock band, formed in St. Louis
* The Urge, rock band, formed in St. Louis
* Bob Walkenhorst, founder and lead singer of alternative rock band The Rainmakers
* Steve Walsh (born 1951), lead vocalist, songwriter and keyboardist for the progressive rock group Kansas and Streets

#### Miscellaneous other music 
* Doris Akers (1923–1995), gospel music singer and composer
* Martha Bass (1921–1998), gospel singer with the Clara Ward Singers and solo career
* Burt Bacharach (born 1928), pianist, composer
* Neal E. Boyd (born 1975), opera vocalist, winner of 2008 ''America's Got Talent'' competition
* Grace Bumbry (born 1937), opera soprano
* Sarah Caldwell (1924–2006), opera conductor
* Sara Groves (born 1972), Contemporary Christian singer, record producer, and author
* Dan Landrum (born 1961), hammer dulcimer player, featured instrumentalist with Yanni
* Basil Poledouris (1945–2006), film soundtrack composer
* H. Owen Reed (born 1910), composer and conductor
* Willie Mae Ford Smith (1904–1994), Gospel singer

### Radio and television
* Bob Barker (born 1923), television game show host
* Jim Bohannon (born 1944), radio talk show host
* Rush Limbaugh (born 1951), political commentator
* Dana Loesch (born 1978), radio talk show host and editor-in-chief of Andrew Breitbart's Big Journalism
* Melanie Morgan (born 1956), radio personality with KSFO in San Francisco
* "Mancow" Muller (born 1966), radio and TV personality, ''Mancow's Morning Madhouse*
* Marlin Perkins (1905–1986), zoologist and host of *Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom*
* April Scott (born 1979), model, *Deal or No Deal'' and SOAPnet's *Soap Talk*

### Beauty pageant titleholders
* Debbye Turner (born 1965), Miss America 1990
* Shandi Finnessey (born 1978), Miss USA 2004

## Journalism
* Jabari Asim (born 1962), author, journalist
* Joe Buck (born 1969), sportscaster for Fox Sports
* Harry Caray (1914–1998), Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster
* Walter Cronkite (1916–2009), television journalist
* Walker Evans (1903–1975), photojournalist best known for photos taken during the Great Depression
* Joe Garagiola, Sr. (born 1926), MLB catcher, baseball broadcaster, and television host (*The Today Show*)
* Dave Garroway (1913–1982), first host of NBC's *Today* show
* Michael Kim (born 1964), sports broadcaster for ESPN
* Carol Platt Liebau, attorney, political analyst and social conservative commentator
* Mary Margaret McBride (1899–1976), female radio pioneer
* Dan McLaughlin (born 1974), sportscaster for Fox Sports Midwest
* Russ Mitchell (born 1960), TV journalist, *CBS Evening News*
* Lisa Myers (born 1951), TV journalist, *NBC Nightly News*
* Stone Phillips (born 1954), TV journalist, *Dateline NBC*
* Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911), Hungarian journalist, creator of the *St. Louis Post-Dispatch* and the Pulitzer Prize
* Howard Rushmore (1913–1958), journalist for *The Daily Worker*, *New York Journal-American* and *Confidential* magazine

## Military
* William T. Anderson (1838–1864), a.k.a. "Bloody Bill" Anderson; Confederate guerrilla leader in the Civil War
* Charles D. Barger (1892–1936), earned the Medal of Honor in World War I
* John L. Barkley (1895–1966), earned the Medal of Honor in World War I
* Frederick Benteen (1834–1898), best known for role under George Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
* Omar Bradley (1893–1981), World War II general, from Clark, Missouri
* Robert Coontz (1864–1935), US Navy Admiral, former Chief of Naval Operations
* John V. Cox (born 1930), United States Marine Corps Major General; flew over 200 combat missions during the Vietnam War
* Enoch Crowder (1859–1932), US Army General and reformer of military justice system
* Randall "Duke" Cunningham, only U.S. Navy Ace in the Vietnam War; later a U.S. Congressman from California
* James Phillip Fleming (born 1943), USAF pilot; awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Vietnam War
* John C. Fremont (1813–1890), Western explorer; Union Civil War general; first Republican candidate for U.S. President
* Frederick Dent Grant (1850–1912), U.S. Army Major General and diplomat; son of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant
* Martin E. Green (1815–1863), Confederate Army Brigadier General; killed at Siege of Vicksburg
* John McNeil (1813–1891), Union Army brigadier general during the American Civil War; known as "The Butcher of Palmyra"
* Wayne E. Meyer (1926–2009), U.S. Navy Rear Admiral; "father of the Aegis weapons system"
* David Moore (1817–1893), Mexican–American War officer and Union Civil War Brigadier General
* John Henry Parker (1866–1942), "Gatling Gun Parker"; hero in the Spanish–American War; only U.S. soldier to be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross four times in World War I
* Floyd B. Parks (1911–1942), U.S. Marine aviator who earned the Navy Cross posthumously for his actions leading Marine fighter squadron VMF-221 during the Battle of Midway
* John J. Pershing (1860–1948), soldier, General of the Armies; born in Laclede, Missouri
* Sterling Price, Confederate States Army, General of the Missouri State Guard during the Civil War
* William Quantrill (1837–1865), Confederate guerrilla leader (Quantrill's Raiders) in the Civil War
* John H. Quick (1870–1922), U.S. Marine awarded the Medal of Honor in the Spanish–American War, awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Navy Cross in World War I
* James E. Rieger (1874–1951), Colonel Mo. National Guard; awarded Distinguished Service Cross and Croix de guerre in World War I
* Roscoe Robinson, U.S. Army General
* Maxwell D. Taylor (1901–1987), U.S. Army General, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
* Stephen W. Thompson (1894–1977), first U.S. military pilot to ever shoot down an enemy in aerial combat (1918)
* George Allison Whiteman (1919–1941), the first United States Army Air Corps pilot killed in World War II; awarded the Silver Star posthumously for after being shot down in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
* Arthur L. Willard (1870–1935), United States Navy Vice Admiral, winner of Navy Cross, French Legion of Honor, and Belgian Order of Leopold; first man to plant American flag on Cuban soil in the Spanish–American War

## Miscellaneous famous Missourians 
* William Becknell (1787–1856), soldier, businessman, founder of the Santa Fe Trail
* Johnny Behan (1844–1912), sheriff of Tombstone, Arizona, during the gunfight at the O.K. Corral
* Susan Blow (1843–1916), educator, "the mother of kindergarten"
* Calamity Jane (c. 1852–1903), Indian fighter and frontierswoman
* Dale Carnegie (1888–1955), public and motivational speaker
* Timothy M. Dolan (born 1950), Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of New York
* Ella Ewing (1872–1913), "The Missouri Giantess", world's tallest woman (of her era)
* Bobby Greenlease (1947–1953), kidnap-murder victim in case that drew national attention
* Raelynn Hillhouse, national security and intelligence community analyst, Cold War smuggler, spy novelist
* Mary Ranken Jordan (1869–1962), philanthropist and community advocate
* Emmett Kelly (1898–1979), circus clown
* Karlie Kloss (born 1992), model and ballet dancer
* Carrie Nation (1846–1911), advocate for the temperance movement
* Rose O'Neill (1874–1944), author, illustrator and creator of the Kewpie doll
* Phyllis Schlafly (born 1924), conservative political activist and author
* Dred Scott, slave and litigant in U.S. Supreme Court Dred Scott Decision
* George Thampy (born 1987), Scripps National Spelling Bee champion 2000, staff member 2006
* Faye Wattleton (born 1943), feminist activist
* Roy Wilkins (1901–1981), civil rights activist

## Public office
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* Orland K. Armstrong (1893–1987), U.S. Representative, journalist and social activist
* John Ashcroft (born 1942), governor of Missouri (1985–1993), U.S. Senator from Missouri (1995–2001), United States Attorney General (2001–2005)
* Thomas Hart Benton (1782–1858), U.S. Senator
* Richard P. Bland (1835–1899), U.S. Representative for 23 years, Democratic candidate for U.S. President in 1896
* Roy Blunt (born 1950), seven-term U.S. Representative for Missouri's 7th congressional district; House Minority Whip, U.S. Senator
* Christopher S. "Kit" Bond (born 1939), Governor, U.S. Senator of Missouri
* Leonard Boswell (born 1934), U.S. Representative for Iowa's 3rd congressional district
* Bill Bradley (born 1943), U.S. Senator for New Jersey, NBA Hall of Famer; born and reared in Missouri
* Karilyn Brown (born c. 1947), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for Pulaski County; born in Cape Girardeau
* Clarence Cannon (1879–1964), U.S. Representative 1923–1964, House Appropriations Committee chairman
* Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan (1897–1968), US Representative, US Ambassador to Sierra Leone; father of Governor Mel Carnahan
* Jean Carnahan (born 1933), first Missouri woman to become a U.S. Senator, matriarch of Carnahan political family
* Mel Carnahan (1924–2000), governor, posthumous US Senator (died in plane crash three weeks before he was elected),  patriarch of Carnahan political family
* Robin Carnahan (born 1961), Missouri Secretary of State
* Russ Carnahan (born 1958), US House of Representatives
* Steven Chu (born 1948), U.S. Secretary of Energy
* John Danforth (born 1936), U.S. Senator and United States Ambassador to the United Nations
* Thomas Eagleton (1929–2007), U.S. Senator from Missouri (1968–1987); 1972 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee
* Josh Earnest (born 1977), White House Press Secretary to President Barack Obama
* David R. Francis (1850–1927), U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1896–1897), U.S. Ambassador to Russia (1916–1917)
* J. William Fulbright (1905–1995), U.S. Senator, established the Fulbright Fellowships
* Dick Gephardt (born 1941), U.S. Representative from Missouri's 3rd congressional district (1977–2005); Democratic House Majority Leader (1989–1995); candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in the 2004 election
* Michael Gerson (born 1964), chief speechwriter for George W. Bush (2001–2006)
* Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States (1869–1877)
* Michael Harrington (1928–1989), founder Democratic Socialists of America
* Alphonso Jackson (born 1945), 13th U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
* James Jones (born 1943), U.S. National Security Advisor under Barack Obama and retired USMC four-star general

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* Jerry Litton (1937–1976), two-term U.S. Representative; Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 1976; killed in plane crash before general election
* Breckinridge Long (1881–1958), U.S. Ambassador to Italy and Assistant United States Secretary of State under President Franklin D. Roosevelt
* Claire McCaskill, State Auditor of Missouri (1999–2007); U.S. Senator (2007–); first woman elected U.S. senator from Missouri
* James Benton Parsons (1911–1993), federal judge
* Clarke Reed (born 1928), Mississippi Republican state chairman, 1966 to 1976; instrumental in the nomination of Gerald R. Ford, Jr. at the 1976 Republican National Convention; reared in Caruthersville, Missouri, and attended the University of Missouri
* Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876–1977), governor of Wyoming (1925–1927); director of the United States Mint (1933–1953); first woman to serve as a state governor
* Jeanne Shaheen (born 1947), U.S. Senator for New Hampshire
* Ike Skelton (born 1931), U.S. Congressman for the Missouri 4th District (1977–2011), chairman U.S. House Armed Services Committee
* Stuart Symington, first Air Force Secretary and U.S. Senator from Missouri
* Larry Thompson (born 1945), United States Deputy Attorney General under George W. Bush
* Harry S. Truman (1884–1972), President of the United States
* George Turner (1850–1932), U.S. Senator and international arbitrator
* David King Udall (1851–1938), served in Arizona Legislature, progenitor of the Udall political family
* Harold Volkmer (1931–2011), 20-year member of U.S. House of Representatives for northeast Missouri
* Jim Webb (born 1946), U.S. Senator for Virginia and United States Secretary of the Navy
* Pete Wilson (born 1933), mayor of San Diego, 36th Governor of California, U.S. Senator (1983–1991)
* Robert Coldwell Wood (1923–2005), Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under Lyndon B. Johnson

## Science and medicine
* William F. Baker (born 1953), structural engineer
* Jean Bartik (1924–2011), early computer programmer and designer
* Gordon Bell (born 1934), computer engineer and microcomputer pioneer
* Herbert Blumer (1900–1987), sociologist, developer of symbolic interactionism
* Martin Stanislaus Brennan (1845–1927), scientist and priest
* George Washington Carver (c. 1864–1943), botanist
* Charles Stark Draper (1901–1987), inventor
* David F. Duncan (born 1947), psychologist and epidemiologist
* Meta Given (1888–1981), home economist scientist, dietician, author
* Edward T. Hall (1914–2009), anthropologist and cross-cultural researcher
* Edwin Hubble (1889–1953), astronomer
* Harry Laughlin (1880–1943), eugenicist
* Mark Johnson (born 1949), philosopher
* Virginia Eshelman Johnson (born 1925), psychology researcher
* Jack Kilby (1923–2005), inventor of the integrated circuit
* Pauline Gracia Beery Mack (1891–1974), chemist
* Ernest Manheim (1900–2002), sociologist
* William Howell Masters (1915–2001), gynecologist
* Richard Smalley (1943–2005), Nobel Prize-winning chemist, discovered buckminsterfullerene
* Harlow Shapley (1885–1972), astronomer
* William Jasper Spillman (1863–1931), plant geneticist, a founder of agricultural economics
* Lewis Stadler (1896–1954), aka L.J. Stadler, maize geneticist
* Andrew Taylor Still (1828–1917), physician and founder of osteopathic medicine
* Norbert Wiener (1894–1964), mathematician

## Related pages
* List of people from Columbia, Missouri
* List of people from Kansas City, Missouri
* List of people from Sedalia, Missouri
* List of people from Springfield, Missouri
* List of people from St. Joseph, Missouri
* List of people from St. Louis

## References