Biographical Records

Notable People from Missouri

2,622 notable figures born in Missouri, showing page 15 of 53, ranked by historical prominence.

Sam Aaron Baker
Sam Aaron Baker
American politician (1874-1933)
1874 - 1933
governorpolitician
Richard Charles Dillon
Richard Charles Dillon
American politician (1877-1966)
1877 - 1966
governorpolitician
Paul L. Maier
Lutheran Pastor, professor emeritus of ancient history, Apologist and novelist
1930 - 2025
novelistchildren's writerhistorian
Albert Boime
Albert Boime
American art historian (1933–2008)
1933 - 2008
university teacherart historian
Bessie Potter Vonnoh
Bessie Potter Vonnoh
American sculptor (1872–1955)
1872 - 1955
sculptorartist
Francis Clark Howell
American anthropologist (1925-2007)
1925 - 2007
paleoanthropologistprehistorianarchaeologist
Herbert Harris
Herbert Harris
Virginia politician (1926-2014)
1926 - 2014
politicianlawyer
William Randolph Lovelace II
William Randolph Lovelace II
American physician
1907 - 1965
physician
Jocelyn Crane
Jocelyn Crane
American zoologist and arachnologist (1909-1998)
1909 - 1998
arachnologistcarcinologistentomologist
Charles E. Sebastian
Charles E. Sebastian
American mayor
1873 - 1929
politician
Phil M. Donnelly
Phil M. Donnelly
American politician (1891-1961)
1891 - 1961
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist (1920–2002)
1920 - 2002
jazz bassistmusician
Violet La Plante
Violet La Plante
American child actress; silent film actress (1908-1984)
1908 - 1984
film actoractor
Mort Cooper
Mort Cooper
Major League Baseball pitcher (1913-1958)
1913 - 1958
baseball player
Bernhard Dawson
Argentine astronomer (1890-1960)
1890 - 1960
astronomer
Don Pratt
Don Pratt
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1892–1944)
1892 - 1944
military personnel
Harry Babbitt
Harry Babbitt
American big band musician (1913-2004)
1913 - 2004
jazz singerjazz musiciansinger
Gene Sedric
Gene Sedric
American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (1907-1963)
1907 - 1963
saxophonistjazz musicianmusician
Andrew J. Hinshaw
Andrew J. Hinshaw
American politician (1923-2016)
1923 - 2016
politician
Andrew W. Hockenhull
Andrew W. Hockenhull
American politician (1877-1974)
1877 - 1974
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Arthur Barker
Arthur Barker
American gangster and murderer (1899–1939)
1899 - 1939
criminal
Albert Stoessel
Albert Stoessel
American conductor (1894–1943)
1894 - 1943
conductorcomposer
Ralph Moody
Ralph Moody
American actor (1886-1971)
1886 - 1971
television actoractor
Arthur E. Arling
Arthur E. Arling
Hollywood cameraman/cinematographer (1906-1991)
1906 - 1991
film producercinematographer
George Bookasta
American film actor (1917-2014)
1917 - 2014
film actorfilm directoractor
Emma Lou Diemer
American composer (1927–2024)
1927 - 2024
musicologistuniversity teacherpianist
Otto Fries
Otto Fries
actor (1887-1938)
1887 - 1938
film actoractor
Thomas Anthony Dooley III
Thomas Anthony Dooley III
American physician (1927–1961)
1927 - 1961
physicianwriter
Wallace A. Carlson
Wallace A. Carlson
animator and comic strip cartoonist (1894–1967)
1894 - 1967
film producerfilm directorcomics artist
Harold F. Cherniss
Harold F. Cherniss
American classical scholar (1904-1987)
1904 - 1987
classical philologistphilologistphilosopher
Robert Thomas Jones
Robert Thomas Jones
American aerospace engineer
1910 - 1999
aerospace engineermilitary flight engineerengineer
Terry Blair
American serial killer
1961 - 2024
serial killer
Warren Brittingham
American soccer player (1886-1962)
1886 - 1962
association football player
Hugh Ferriss
Hugh Ferriss
American architect (1889–1962)
1889 - 1962
architect
Darrell Porter
Darrell Porter
American professional baseball player
1952 - 2002
baseball player
Joe Garagiola Sr.
Joe Garagiola Sr.
American baseball player (1926–2016)
1926 - 2016
game show hostbaseball playeractor
Tom Barry
American screenwriter (1885-1931)
1885 - 1931
film actoractorscreenwriter
Augustus Thomas
Augustus Thomas
American playwright
1857 - 1934
editorfilm producerfilm director
Mervin Joe Kelly
Mervin Joe Kelly
American physicist (1894–1971)
1894 - 1971
physicist
Robert Banks
American chemist (1921–1989)
1921 - 1989
chemistinventorengineer
Henry Smith Pritchett
Henry Smith Pritchett
American astronomer (1857–1939)
1857 - 1939
pedagogueuniversity teacherwriter
Jeremiah James Harty
Jeremiah James Harty
American Roman Catholic archbishop (1853–1927)
1853 - 1927
Catholic bishopCatholic priestarchbishop
Franklin Milton
American sound engineer (1907-1985)
1907 - 1985
audio engineer
Scott Speicher
Scott Speicher
USN pilot killed in Iraq (1957-1991)
1957 - 1991
United States Naval Aviatormilitary officerfighter pilot
Edward Abeles
Edward Abeles
American actor (1869-1919)
1869 - 1919
stage actor
Halbert White
American academic, economist and econometrician (1950–2012)
1950 - 2012
econometricianstatisticianuniversity teacher
Elgin Lessley
Elgin Lessley
American cinematographer
1883 - 1944
film editorcinematographeractor
Alexander Cudmore
Association footballer (1888-1944)
1888 - 1944
association football player
Robert R. Casey
Robert R. Casey
American politician in Texas (1915-1986)
1915 - 1986
politicianlawyerjudge
Henry Theophilus Finck
Henry Theophilus Finck
American music critic (1854–1926)
1854 - 1926
musicographermusic historianjournalist
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