Biographical Records

Notable People from Missouri

2,622 notable figures born in Missouri, showing page 24 of 53, ranked by historical prominence.

Kip Niven
American actor and theatre director (1945-2019)
1945 - 2019
film actortelevision actorstage actor
William Bent
William Bent
American rancher (1809–1869)
1809 - 1869
rancher
Robert E. Wood
Robert E. Wood
American businessman (1879–1969)
1879 - 1969
peace activistmilitary officer
Wayne C. Smith
Wayne C. Smith
American military personnel (1901-1964)
1901 - 1964
military personnel
Harry Yount
Harry Yount
first national park ranger, Yellowstone National Park
1839 - 1924
explorerminermilitary personnel
Charles H. Gray
actor (1921-2008)
1921 - 2008
stage actoractor
Jay Carty
American basketball player (1941–2017)
1941 - 2017
basketball coachbasketball playerwriter
Homer Hoyt
American economist (1895-1984)
1895 - 1984
property economisteconomist
Chuck Stone
American pilot, newspaper editor, journalism professor, and author
1924 - 2014
aircraft pilotjournalist
William F. Marquat
William F. Marquat
United States general (1894–1960)
1894 - 1960
military personnel
Wilson McCoy
Wilson McCoy
American illustrator (1902–1961)
1902 - 1961
penciller
Charles Ray Hatcher
serial killer
1929 - 1984
serial killer
Bill Moody
American musician and author (1941–2018)
1941 - 2018
novelistmusicianwriter
Arvell Shaw
Arvell Shaw
American musician
1923 - 2002
jazz musicianmusician
Billie Lou Watt
Billie Lou Watt
American actress (1924–2001)
1924 - 2001
television actorvoice actoractor
Louis W. Truman
Louis W. Truman
United States general
1908 - 2004
military personnel
Don Hunstein
Don Hunstein
American photographer (1928–2017)
1928 - 2017
designerphotographer
Samuel G. Fuqua
Samuel G. Fuqua
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1899–1987)
1899 - 1987
military officer
Thomas H. Kunz
American zoologist (1938-2020)
1938 - 2020
chiropterologistecologist
Melvin Mooney
American physicist
1893 - 1968
rheologistphysicistengineer
Michael Granger
American actor (1923-1981)
1923 - 1981
television actormusicianactor
Kathryn Hach-Darrow
Kathryn Hach-Darrow
American businesswoman
1922 - 2020
aircraft pilotchemistexecutive
Leon W. Johnson
Leon W. Johnson
United States Army Air Forces Medal of Honor recipient (1904–1997)
1904 - 1997
military officer
Jenna McMahon
American writer, producer, actress and comedian (1925-2015)
1925 - 2015
television actortelevision producerscreenwriter
Edith Mason
Edith Mason
American opera singer (1892-1973)
1892 - 1973
opera singer
Irving Lavin
Irving Lavin
American art historian (1927-2019)
1927 - 2019
art historian
Katharine Kuh
American art critic (1904–1994)
1904 - 1994
galleristart criticart historian
Bob Kehoe
American soccer player (1928–2017)
1928 - 2017
baseball playerassociation football playerassociation football coach
Clete Boyer
Clete Boyer
American baseball player and coach (1937-2007)
1937 - 2007
baseball player
William Henry Danforth
American academic administrator (1926–2020)
1926 - 2020
university teacherphysician
Harry Mark Petrakis
novelist and writer (1923-2021)
1923 - 2021
writer
Bill Looby
American soccer player (1931-1998)
1931 - 1998
association football player
Charlie Grimm
Charlie Grimm
American baseball player, coach, manager
1898 - 1983
baseball player
S. Harrison White
S. Harrison White
American jurist (1864–1945)
1864 - 1945
politicianlawyerjudge
Lionel Taylor
American football player and coach
1935 - 2025
American football player
Lou Lombardo
film editor and film director (1932-2002)
1932 - 2002
film editorfilm producerfilm director
Joe Becker
American cyclist
1931 - 2014
sport cyclist
Cleland Boyd McAfee
American theologian
1866 - 1944
theologian
Speedy West
American guitarist (1924–2003)
1924 - 2003
country musicianguitaristbandleader
Andrew Davis Bruce
Andrew Davis Bruce
United States Army general
1894 - 1969
soldier
Alonzo Patrick Fox
Alonzo Patrick Fox
United States general
1895 - 1984
military personnel
Milton Andrew Romjue
Milton Andrew Romjue
American congressman for Missouri (1874-1968)
1874 - 1968
politicianlawyerjudge
Charles Howard Johnson
Charles Howard Johnson
American illustrator
1868 - 1896
artist
Andrew Conway Ivy
Andrew Conway Ivy
American physician (1893–1978)
1893 - 1978
university teacherphysiologistphysician
William L. Nelson
William L. Nelson
American politician (1875-1946)
1875 - 1946
journalisteditorpolitician
Joe J. Manlove
Joe J. Manlove
American politician (1876-1956)
1876 - 1956
politicianlawyer
John Edwards Conway
United States federal judge
1934 - 2014
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Zon Murray
American actor (1910-1979)
1910 - 1979
actor
Herbert Sorrell
Herbert Sorrell
American trade union activist and organizer (1897-1973)
1897 - 1973
trade unionist
Harry Richard Landis
American centenarian and United States Army soldier (1899–2008)
1899 - 2008
military personnel
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