Biographical Records

Notable People from Missouri

2,622 notable figures born in Missouri, showing page 20 of 53, ranked by historical prominence.

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
Herman Keiser
professional golfer (1914–2003)
1914 – 2003
golfer
Johnnie Johnston
Johnnie Johnston
American actor and singer (1915-1996)
1915 – 1996
radio personalitysingeractor
Helen Boyce
Helen Boyce
American actress (1918-1997)
1918 – 1997
film actoractor
Sidney C. Roach
Sidney C. Roach
American politician (1876-1934)
1876 – 1934
politicianlawyer
Walter Williams
Walter Williams
American journalist and educator (1864-1935)
1864 – 1935
journalist
Nellie B. Allen
American landscape architect (1874-1961)
1874 – 1961
landscape architectarchitect
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
Opal Kunz
American aviator (1894–1967)
1894 – 1967
aircraft pilot
Billie Moore
Billie Moore
American basketball coach
1943 – 2022
basketball coachbasketball player
David Schramm
American astrophysicist (1945-1997)
1945 – 1997
astrophysicistastronomer
Josephine Conger-Kaneko
Josephine Conger-Kaneko
American journalist, writer, activist
1875 – 1934
suffragistnewspaper editoreditor
Sarah Brady
Sarah Brady
American activist
1942 – 2015
activist
Paul Elmer More
Paul Elmer More
American journalist, critic, essayist and Christian apologist (1864-1937)
1864 – 1937
autobiographerphilosopherliterary critic
Howard Sachar
Professor Emeritus of History and International Affairs, George Washington University (1928-2018)
1928 – 2018
university teacherhistorianwriter
Francis MacNutt
Francis MacNutt
American priest (1925-2020)
1925 – 2020
converttheologianuniversity teacher
Michael Evans
Michael Evans
American photographer (1944-2005)
1944 – 2005
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
George Ainslie
George Ainslie
American politician from Idaho (1838-1913)
1838 – 1913
politicianlawyer
Mabel Wagnalls
Mabel Wagnalls
American author and pianist
1871 – 1946
pianistwriter
Edward J. O'Hare
American lawyer
1893 – 1939
lawyer
John Bullock Clark Jr.
John Bullock Clark Jr.
Confederate Army general and politician (1831–1903)
1831 – 1903
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Chuck Baird
American actor
1947 – 2012
artist
Rusty Draper
Rusty Draper
American country and pop singer (1923–2003)
1923 – 2003
radio personalitysongwritermusician
Ed Musick
Ed Musick
American aviator
1894 – 1938
aircraft pilot
Lee Winfield
Lee Winfield
American basketball player-coach (1947-2011)
1947 – 2011
basketball coachbasketball player
Richard Howard Ichord, Jr.
Richard Howard Ichord, Jr.
American politician (1926-1992)
1926 – 1992
politicianlawyer
Thomas P. Barnett
Thomas P. Barnett
American artist (1870-1929)
1870 – 1929
painter
Ben Weber
composer (1916–1979)
1916 – 1979
composer
Buzz Barton
American actor (1913-1980)
1913 – 1980
film actoractor
Charles L. Bouton
Charles L. Bouton
American mathematician (1869–1922)
1869 – 1922
university teachermathematician
Oscar E. Berninghaus
American artist (1874-1952)
1874 – 1952
painter
Robert P. McCulloch
American entrepreneur and city founder (1911-1977)
1911 – 1977
inventorentrepreneur
Charles Yeater
Charles Yeater
Governor-General of the Philippines (1861-1943)
1861 – 1943
politician
Curtis Counce
American musician (1926–1963)
1926 – 1963
jazz musicianmusician
Henri Young
Henri Young
Alcatraz prisoner
1911
criminal
Thomas W. Benoist
Thomas W. Benoist
aviator (1874–1917)
1874 – 1917
aircraft pilotengineer
Alexander Monroe Dockery
Alexander Monroe Dockery
Missouri politician (1845-1926)
1845 – 1926
politician
Adolph John Paschang
Adolph John Paschang
Catholic bishop (1895-1968)
1895 – 1968
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Emily Newell Blair
Emily Newell Blair
American writer and suffragist (1877-1951)
1877 – 1951
suffragistwriter
Robert Frederick Bennett
Robert Frederick Bennett
Governor of Kansas (1927-2000)
1927 – 2000
juristgovernorpolitician
Melton D. Hancock
Melton D. Hancock
American politician (1929-2011)
1929 – 2011
politicianbusinessperson
Charles Leiper Grigg
American businessman
1868 – 1940
inventorbusinessperson
Jay Carty
American basketball player (1941–2017)
1941 – 2017
basketball coachbasketball playerwriter
Muddy Ruel
Muddy Ruel
American baseball player and coach (1896-1963)
1896 – 1963
baseball player
Scott Ferris
Scott Ferris
American politician (1877-1945)
1877 – 1945
politicianlawyer
Russell A. Gausman
set decorator (1892-1963)
1892 – 1963
scenographer
Henry Giessenbier
Henry Giessenbier
American banker; founded the Jaycees (1892-1935)
1892 – 1935
banker
Clete Boyer
Clete Boyer
American baseball player and coach (1937-2007)
1937 – 2007
baseball player
Thomas H. Kunz
American zoologist (1938-2020)
1938 – 2020
chiropterologistecologist
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