Biographical Records

Notable People from Missouri

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

Hugh S. Fowler
American film editor (1912-1975)
1912 - 1975
film editor
Walker Edmiston
American radio, television and voice actor
1925 - 2007
radio drama actortelevision actorvoice actor
Sidney C. Roach
Sidney C. Roach
American politician (1876-1934)
1876 - 1934
politicianlawyer
Harvey Phillips
American tubist (1929–2010)
1929 - 2010
music educatormusician
Nellie B. Allen
American landscape architect (1874-1961)
1874 - 1961
landscape architectarchitect
Walter Williams
Walter Williams
American journalist and educator (1864-1935)
1864 - 1935
journalist
Thomas B. Curtis
Thomas B. Curtis
American politician (1911-1993)
1911 - 1993
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Tom Whitlock
American songwriter (1954–2023)
1954 - 2023
songwriter
Mary-Pat Green
Mary-Pat Green
American actress
1951 - 2024
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Josephine Conger-Kaneko
Josephine Conger-Kaneko
American journalist, writer, activist
1875 - 1934
suffragistnewspaper editoreditor
Johnnie Johnston
Johnnie Johnston
American actor and singer (1915-1996)
1915 - 1996
radio personalitysingeractor
Dick Williams
Dick Williams
American baseball manager (1929-2011)
1929 - 2011
baseball player
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
Helen Boyce
Helen Boyce
American actress (1918-1997)
1918 - 1997
film actoractor
Herman Keiser
professional golfer (1914–2003)
1914 - 2003
golfer
George Ainslie
George Ainslie
American politician from Idaho (1838-1913)
1838 - 1913
politicianlawyer
Evan S. Connell
American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist (1924-2013)
1924 - 2013
novelistaircraft pilotbiographer
Paul Elmer More
Paul Elmer More
American journalist, critic, essayist and Christian apologist (1864-1937)
1864 - 1937
autobiographerphilosopherliterary critic
John Bullock Clark Jr.
John Bullock Clark Jr.
Confederate Army general and politician (1831–1903)
1831 - 1903
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Paulette Jiles
Paulette Jiles
Canadian writer
1943 - 2025
novelistpoetwriter
Mabel Wagnalls
Mabel Wagnalls
American author and pianist
1871 - 1946
pianistwriter
Edward J. O'Hare
American lawyer
1893 - 1939
lawyer
Robert P. McCulloch
American entrepreneur and city founder (1911-1977)
1911 - 1977
inventorentrepreneur
Sarah Brady
Sarah Brady
American activist
1942 - 2015
activist
Ed Musick
Ed Musick
American aviator
1894 - 1938
aircraft pilot
Howard Sachar
Professor Emeritus of History and International Affairs, George Washington University (1928-2018)
1928 - 2018
university teacherhistorianwriter
Thomas P. Barnett
Thomas P. Barnett
American artist (1870-1929)
1870 - 1929
painter
Michael Evans
Michael Evans
American photographer (1944-2005)
1944 - 2005
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
Oscar E. Berninghaus
American artist (1874-1952)
1874 - 1952
painter
Charles L. Bouton
Charles L. Bouton
American mathematician (1869–1922)
1869 - 1922
university teachermathematician
David Schramm
American astrophysicist (1945-1997)
1945 - 1997
astrophysicistastronomer
Alexander Monroe Dockery
Alexander Monroe Dockery
Missouri politician (1845-1926)
1845 - 1926
politician
Buzz Barton
American actor (1913-1980)
1913 - 1980
film actoractor
Charles Yeater
Charles Yeater
Governor-General of the Philippines (1861-1943)
1861 - 1943
politician
Richard Howard Ichord, Jr.
Richard Howard Ichord, Jr.
American politician (1926-1992)
1926 - 1992
politicianlawyer
Ben Weber
composer (1916–1979)
1916 - 1979
composer
Thomas W. Benoist
Thomas W. Benoist
aviator (1874–1917)
1874 - 1917
aircraft pilotengineer
Rusty Draper
Rusty Draper
American country and pop singer (1923–2003)
1923 - 2003
radio personalitysongwritermusician
Adele Buffington
Adele Buffington
American screenwriter
1900 - 1973
screenwriter
Emily Newell Blair
Emily Newell Blair
American writer and suffragist (1877-1951)
1877 - 1951
suffragistwriter
Jack C. Taylor
American businessman; founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company
1922 - 2016
military officerentrepreneur
Francis MacNutt
Francis MacNutt
American priest (1925-2020)
1925 - 2020
converttheologianuniversity teacher
Edward N. Hines
Edward N. Hines
American civil engineer (1870-1938)
1870 - 1938
civil engineerinventorprinter
Clint Frank
American football player, advertising executive (1915-1992)
1915 - 1992
American football player
Leonidas C. Dyer
Leonidas C. Dyer
American politician (1871-1957)
1871 - 1957
member of parliamentpoliticianlawyer
Barbara Carr
American blues singer
1941 - 2026
singer
Charles Leiper Grigg
American businessman
1868 - 1940
inventorbusinessperson
David Mann
painter (1940-2004)
1940 - 2004
painter
Kip Niven
American actor and theatre director (1945-2019)
1945 - 2019
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Muddy Ruel
Muddy Ruel
American baseball player and coach (1896-1963)
1896 - 1963
baseball player
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