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 Montreal 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
Lists of people from Missouri