Biographical Records

Notable People from Missouri

2,622 notable figures born in Missouri, showing page 17 of 53, ranked by historical prominence.

Ruth Royce
actress (1893-1971)
1893 - 1971
film actoractor
Eugene Carson Blake
Eugene Carson Blake
American Presbyterian minister (1906–1985)
1906 - 1985
theologian
Halbert White
American academic, economist and econometrician (1950–2012)
1950 - 2012
econometricianstatisticianuniversity teacher
Louis F. Hart
Louis F. Hart
American politician (1862-1929)
1862 - 1929
politicianlawyer
Lew Kelly
Lew Kelly
actor (1879-1944)
1879 - 1944
film actoractor
Fred Albert Shannon
Fred Albert Shannon
American historian (1893–1963)
1893 - 1963
historian
Loraine Boettner
American theologian (1901–1990)
1901 - 1990
theologianteacher
Scott Speicher
Scott Speicher
USN pilot killed in Iraq (1957-1991)
1957 - 1991
United States Naval Aviatormilitary officerfighter pilot
David Newell
David Newell
American actor (1905-1980)
1905 - 1980
make-up artistactor
Robert Woods Bliss
Robert Woods Bliss
American diplomat, art collector, philanthropist (1875–1962)
1875 - 1962
art collectordiplomat
Uriel Sebree
Uriel Sebree
2nd Governor of American Samoa, US Navy Rear Admiral (1848–1922)
1848 - 1922
explorermilitary officer
Gerry Becker
American theatre, film, and television actor (1951–2019)
1951 - 2019
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Tom Whitlock
American songwriter (1954–2023)
1954 - 2023
songwriter
Shorty Baker
Shorty Baker
American musician (1914–1966)
1914 - 1966
trumpeterjazz musicianmusician
Walter Lafferty
Walter Lafferty
American politician (1875-1964)
1875 - 1964
politicianlawyer
Bob Munden
Bob Munden
World-renowned exhibition shooter with all types of firearms, and "The Fastest Man with a Gun who Ever Lived."
1942 - 2012
sport shooter
Henry S. Caulfield
Henry S. Caulfield
American lawyer and politician (1873–1966)
1873 - 1966
juristgovernorpolitician
John Paxton
American screenwriter (1911–1985)
1911 - 1985
film screenwriterscreenwriter
Bethenia Angelina Owens-Adair
Bethenia Angelina Owens-Adair
American physician (1840-1926)
1840 - 1926
physicianwriter
Melton D. Hancock
Melton D. Hancock
American politician (1929-2011)
1929 - 2011
politicianbusinessperson
Thomas B. Curtis
Thomas B. Curtis
American politician (1911-1993)
1911 - 1993
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Sarah Brady
Sarah Brady
American activist
1942 - 2015
activist
William Hugh Young
William Hugh Young
Confederate States Army brigadier general (1838–1901)
1838 - 1901
military personnel
Xenophon Overton Pindall
Xenophon Overton Pindall
American politician (1873-1935)
1873 - 1935
juristgovernorpolitician
Isabel Roberts
American architect
1871 - 1955
architect
Owen Bush
Owen Bush
American actor (1921-2001)
1921 - 2001
television actoractor
John William Boone
John William Boone
American musician (1864–1927)
1864 - 1927
musicianpianistcomposer
Harvey Phillips
American tubist (1929–2010)
1929 - 2010
music educatormusician
Sonny Myers
Sonny Myers
American professional wrestler
1924 - 2007
professional wrestleramateur wrestler
Miguel Antonio Otero
Miguel Antonio Otero
American writer and politician (1859–1944)
1859 - 1944
governorpoliticianwriter
Walker Edmiston
American radio, television and voice actor
1925 - 2007
radio drama actortelevision actorvoice actor
David Schramm
American astrophysicist (1945-1997)
1945 - 1997
astrophysicistastronomer
Paulette Jiles
Paulette Jiles
Canadian writer
1943 - 2025
novelistpoetwriter
Larry Winn
Larry Winn
American politician (1919-2017)
1919 - 2017
politician
Felix Slatkin
American conductor (1915–1963)
1915 - 1963
conductor
Evan S. Connell
American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist (1924-2013)
1924 - 2013
novelistaircraft pilotbiographer
Dick Williams
Dick Williams
American baseball manager (1929-2011)
1929 - 2011
baseball player
Francis MacNutt
Francis MacNutt
American priest (1925-2020)
1925 - 2020
converttheologianuniversity teacher
Lee Winfield
Lee Winfield
American basketball player-coach (1947-2011)
1947 - 2011
basketball coachbasketball player
Maud Durbin
Maud Durbin
American actress and writer (1874-1936)
1874 - 1936
stage actoractorscreenwriter
Mary Jane Higby
Mary Jane Higby
American actress (1909-1986)
1909 - 1986
television actoractorfilm actor
Edward McKendree Bounds
Edward McKendree Bounds
clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
1835 - 1913
editor
Chuck Baird
American actor
1947 - 2012
artist
Howard Sachar
Professor Emeritus of History and International Affairs, George Washington University (1928-2018)
1928 - 2018
university teacherhistorianwriter
Paul Henning
American producer and writer (1911–2005)
1911 - 2005
film producersongwritertelevision producer
Charles Luckman
American architect
1909 - 1999
architect
Alfred H. Clifford
American mathematician (1908-1992)
1908 - 1992
university teachermathematician
Fred Harman
American comic strip artist (1902-1982)
1902 - 1982
draftspersonpainterartist
Hugh S. Fowler
American film editor (1912-1975)
1912 - 1975
film editor
Herman Keiser
professional golfer (1914–2003)
1914 - 2003
golfer
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