Biographical Records

Notable People from Missouri

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

Richard Charles Dillon
Richard Charles Dillon
American politician (1877-1966)
1877 – 1966
governorpolitician
Albert Boime
Albert Boime
American art historian (1933–2008)
1933 – 2008
university teacherart historian
Bob Allison
Bob Allison
American baseball player
1934 – 1995
baseball player
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist (1920–2002)
1920 – 2002
jazz bassistmusician
Bessie Potter Vonnoh
Bessie Potter Vonnoh
American sculptor (1872–1955)
1872 – 1955
sculptorartist
Mort Cooper
Mort Cooper
Major League Baseball pitcher (1913-1958)
1913 – 1958
baseball player
Charles E. Sebastian
Charles E. Sebastian
American mayor
1873 – 1929
politician
Arthur E. Arling
Arthur E. Arling
Hollywood cameraman/cinematographer (1906-1991)
1906 – 1991
film producercinematographer
Harry Babbitt
Harry Babbitt
American big band musician (1913-2004)
1913 – 2004
jazz singerjazz musiciansinger
Don Pratt
Don Pratt
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1892–1944)
1892 – 1944
military personnel
Bernhard Dawson
Argentine astronomer (1890-1960)
1890 – 1960
astronomer
George Bookasta
American film actor (1917-2014)
1917 – 2014
film actorfilm directoractor
Emma Lou Diemer
American composer (1927–2024)
1927 – 2024
musicologistuniversity teacherpianist
Arthur Barker
Arthur Barker
American gangster and murderer (1899–1939)
1899 – 1939
criminal
Terry Blair
American serial killer
1961 – 2024
serial killer
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
Robert Thomas Jones
Robert Thomas Jones
American aerospace engineer
1910 – 1999
aerospace engineermilitary flight engineerengineer
Albert Stoessel
Albert Stoessel
American conductor (1894–1943)
1894 – 1943
conductorcomposer
Ralph Moody
Ralph Moody
American actor (1886-1971)
1886 – 1971
television actoractor
Wallace A. Carlson
Wallace A. Carlson
animator and comic strip cartoonist (1894–1967)
1894 – 1967
film producerfilm directorcomics artist
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
Harold F. Cherniss
Harold F. Cherniss
American classical scholar (1904-1987)
1904 – 1987
classical philologistphilologistphilosopher
Gene Sedric
Gene Sedric
American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (1907-1963)
1907 – 1963
saxophonistjazz musicianmusician
Scott Speicher
Scott Speicher
USN pilot killed in Iraq (1957-1991)
1957 – 1991
United States Naval Aviatormilitary officerfighter pilot
Halbert White
American academic, economist and econometrician (1950–2012)
1950 – 2012
econometricianstatisticianuniversity teacher
Elsa Benham
American actress (1908-1995)
1908 – 1995
film actordanceractor
Franklin Milton
American sound engineer (1907-1985)
1907 – 1985
audio engineer
Warren Brittingham
American soccer player (1886-1962)
1886 – 1962
association football player
Gerry Becker
American theatre, film, and television actor (1951–2019)
1951 – 2019
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Mervin Joe Kelly
Mervin Joe Kelly
American physicist (1894–1971)
1894 – 1971
physicist
Hugh Ferriss
Hugh Ferriss
American architect (1889–1962)
1889 – 1962
architect
Robert Banks
American chemist (1921–1989)
1921 – 1989
chemistinventorengineer
Tom Barry
American screenwriter (1885-1931)
1885 – 1931
film actoractorscreenwriter
Robert R. Casey
Robert R. Casey
American politician in Texas (1915-1986)
1915 – 1986
politicianlawyerjudge
Mike Henderson
American singer-songwriter (1953–2023)
1953 – 2023
singer-songwritersinger
T. Max Graham
American actor (1941-2011)
1941 – 2011
actor
Robin Jones
American basketball player (1954-2018)
1954 – 2018
basketball player
Edward Abeles
Edward Abeles
American actor (1869-1919)
1869 – 1919
stage actor
Augustus Thomas
Augustus Thomas
American playwright
1857 – 1934
editorfilm producerfilm director
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
Elgin Lessley
Elgin Lessley
American cinematographer
1883 – 1944
film editorcinematographeractor
Alexander Cudmore
Association footballer (1888-1944)
1888 – 1944
association football player
Joe Garagiola Sr.
Joe Garagiola Sr.
American baseball player (1926–2016)
1926 – 2016
game show hostbaseball playeractor
Louis Horst
Louis Horst
American choreographer, composer and pianist (1884-1964)
1884 – 1964
choreographerpianistcomposer
Matt Aitch
Matt Aitch
American basketball player (1944–2007)
1944 – 2007
basketball coachbasketball player
Eugene Carson Blake
Eugene Carson Blake
American Presbyterian minister (1906–1985)
1906 – 1985
theologian
Harry Harris
American film director (1922–2009)
1922 – 2009
film directordirectortelevision director
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