Biographical Records

Notable People from Missouri

2,622 notable figures born in Missouri, showing page 18 of 53, ranked by historical prominence.

David Merrick
David Merrick
American theatre producer (1911-2000)
1911 - 2000
producertheatre director
Donn Clendenon
Donn Clendenon
American professional baseball player, first baseman
1935 - 2005
baseball playerlawyer
A. E. Hotchner
American writer (1920–2020)
1917 - 2020
novelistjournalistbiographer
Shorty Baker
Shorty Baker
American musician (1914–1966)
1914 - 1966
trumpeterjazz musicianmusician
John Paxton
American screenwriter (1911–1985)
1911 - 1985
film screenwriterscreenwriter
Mary Jane Higby
Mary Jane Higby
American actress (1909-1986)
1909 - 1986
television actoractorfilm actor
Henry Jameson
American soccer player (1883-1938)
1883 - 1938
association football player
Jeffrey Lundgren
American mass murderer (1950–2006)
1950 - 2006
religious leadercult leader
Raymond Lawler
American soccer player (1888-1946)
1888 - 1946
association football player
Beulah Poynter
Beulah Poynter
American actor, writer and playwright
1883 - 1960
noveliststage actorplaywright
Thomas B. Curtis
Thomas B. Curtis
American politician (1911-1993)
1911 - 1993
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Melton D. Hancock
Melton D. Hancock
American politician (1929-2011)
1929 - 2011
politicianbusinessperson
Fred Harman
American comic strip artist (1902-1982)
1902 - 1982
draftspersonpainterartist
Tom Whitlock
American songwriter (1954–2023)
1954 - 2023
songwriter
Lottie Briscoe
Lottie Briscoe
American actress (1883-1950)
1883 - 1950
stage actoractor
Samuel W. Arnold
Samuel W. Arnold
American politician (1879-1961)
1879 - 1961
retail workerschool superintendentbureaucrat
Sonny Myers
Sonny Myers
American professional wrestler
1924 - 2007
professional wrestleramateur wrestler
Alfred H. Clifford
American mathematician (1908-1992)
1908 - 1992
university teachermathematician
Ermine Cowles Case
American paleontologist (1871–1953)
1871 - 1953
earth scientistuniversity teacherpaleontologist
Charles Luckman
American architect
1909 - 1999
architect
Smoky Joe Wood
Smoky Joe Wood
Baseball player and coach (1889-1985)
1889 - 1985
baseball player
Larry Winn
Larry Winn
American politician (1919-2017)
1919 - 2017
politician
Felix Slatkin
American conductor (1915–1963)
1915 - 1963
conductor
Grace La Rue
Grace La Rue
American actress and singer (1882–1956)
1880 - 1956
Ziegfeld girlstage actorsinger
Harvey Phillips
American tubist (1929–2010)
1929 - 2010
music educatormusician
Sarah Brady
Sarah Brady
American activist
1942 - 2015
activist
Walker Edmiston
American radio, television and voice actor
1925 - 2007
radio drama actortelevision actorvoice actor
Francis MacNutt
Francis MacNutt
American priest (1925-2020)
1925 - 2020
converttheologianuniversity teacher
Evelyn Briggs Baldwin
Evelyn Briggs Baldwin
American explorer (1862–1933)
1862 - 1933
meteorologisttravelerexplorer
Johnnie Johnston
Johnnie Johnston
American actor and singer (1915-1996)
1915 - 1996
radio personalitysingeractor
Evan S. Connell
American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist (1924-2013)
1924 - 2013
novelistaircraft pilotbiographer
Owen Bush
Owen Bush
American actor (1921-2001)
1921 - 2001
television actoractor
Herman Keiser
professional golfer (1914–2003)
1914 - 2003
golfer
Lloyd Espenschied
American electrical engineer (1889–1986)
1889 - 1986
engineer
Dick Williams
Dick Williams
American baseball manager (1929-2011)
1929 - 2011
baseball player
Michael Evans
Michael Evans
American photographer (1944-2005)
1944 - 2005
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
Helen Boyce
Helen Boyce
American actress (1918-1997)
1918 - 1997
film actoractor
Joseph W. McClurg
Joseph W. McClurg
Union Army officer, politician (1818-1900)
1818 - 1900
governorcoloneljurist
Mary Margaret McBride
Mary Margaret McBride
American writer and radio host (1899-1976)
1899 - 1976
radio personalityjournalisttelevision presenter
David Schramm
American astrophysicist (1945-1997)
1945 - 1997
astrophysicistastronomer
Paulette Jiles
Paulette Jiles
Canadian writer
1943 - 2025
novelistpoetwriter
Howard Sachar
Professor Emeritus of History and International Affairs, George Washington University (1928-2018)
1928 - 2018
university teacherhistorianwriter
Lee Winfield
Lee Winfield
American basketball player-coach (1947-2011)
1947 - 2011
basketball coachbasketball player
Francis Doyle Gleeson
He was the last Vicar Apostolic of Alaska and the first Bishop of Fairbanks
1895 - 1983
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Chuck Baird
American actor
1947 - 2012
artist
Rusty Draper
Rusty Draper
American country and pop singer (1923–2003)
1923 - 2003
radio personalitysongwritermusician
Henry Bellamann
American writer (1882–1945)
1882 - 1945
music journalistmusic educatornovelist
Percy Heath
American screenwriter and dramatist (1884–1933)
1884 - 1933
journalistplaywrightscreenwriter
Edward M. Irwin
Edward M. Irwin
American politician
1869 - 1933
politician
Percy Wenrich
Percy Wenrich
American composer of ragtime and popular music (1887–1952)
1887 - 1952
keyboardistmusiciancomposer
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