Biographical Records

Notable People from Missouri

2,622 notable figures born in Missouri, showing page 28 of 53, ranked by historical prominence.

Mickey Owen
Mickey Owen
American MLB catcher (1916-2005)
1916 - 2005
baseball player
Murry Dickson
Murry Dickson
American baseball player
1916 - 1989
baseball player
Terry O'Sullivan
Terry O'Sullivan
American actor (1915-2006)
1915 - 2006
television actoractor
William Goddard
American inventor and engineer for IBM
1913 - 1997
inventor
Eileen O'Hearn
Eileen O'Hearn
American actress (1913-1992)
1913 - 1992
actor
Zon Murray
American actor (1910-1979)
1910 - 1979
actor
Speedy West
American guitarist (1924–2003)
1924 - 2003
country musicianguitaristbandleader
Harry Mark Petrakis
novelist and writer (1923-2021)
1923 - 2021
writer
William Henry Danforth
American academic administrator (1926–2020)
1926 - 2020
university teacherphysician
Chester Nelsen
American bicycle racer (1922-2018)
1922 - 2018
sport cyclist
William J. Cason
American politician in Missouri (1924-2017)
1924 - 2017
politicianlawyer
Nancy Jeffett
American tennis player (1928-2017)
1928 - 2017
tennis player
William White
American film producer and actor
1921 - 1985
film producerfilm director
Charles Wheeler
Charles Wheeler
American politician, Missouri
1926 - 2022
politician
Dale Long
Dale Long
American baseball player and coach
1926 - 1991
baseball player
Don Carter
Don Carter
American professional bowler (1926–2012)
1926 - 2012
bowler
Roger McGee
American actor (1926-2013)
1926 - 2013
actor
Paul C. Nagel
historian
1925 - 2011
historian
Edward Thomas O'Meara
Roman Catholic archbishop in the United States
1921 - 1992
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Gale Wade
Gale Wade
American baseball player
1929 - 2022
baseball player
Georgia Frontiere
Georgia Frontiere
American football owner (1927-2008)
1927 - 2008
businessperson
John Cardos
John Cardos
American actor and film director (1929-2020)
1929 - 2020
film actorfilm directoractor
John L. Horn
John L. Horn
American psychologist & scholar
1928 - 2006
university teacherpsychologist
Michael Collins
American author who primarily wrote mystery fiction
1924 - 2005
science fiction writercrime fiction writernovelist
Wendell Oliver Pruitt
Wendell Oliver Pruitt
United States Air Force officer (1920–1945)
1920 - 1945
aircraft pilot
William F. House
William F. House
American physician (1923–2012)
1923 - 2012
otolaryngologistinventorphysician
Patricia Billings
Patricia Billings
American sculptor and inventor
1926
sculptorinventor
Henry W. Bloch
American businessman and philanthropist (1922–2019)
1922 - 2019
art collectorentrepreneurbusinessperson
John R. Gibson
John R. Gibson
United States federal judge
1925 - 2014
lawyerjudge
Robert Docking
Robert Docking
American politician (1925-1983)
1925 - 1983
bankergovernorpolitician
Lee Spetner
Lee Spetner
American creationist author (1927–2024)
1927 - 2024
biophysicistphysicist
Lou Frizzell
Lou Frizzell
American actor (1920-1979)
1920 - 1979
music directoractor
Dave Minor
Dave Minor
basketball player (1922-1998)
1922 - 1998
basketball player
Don Martin
American basketball player
1920 - 1997
basketball player
Harold Kottman
American basketball player (1922-2004)
1922 - 2004
basketball player
Mitchell Flint
Mitchell Flint
American lawyer
1923 - 2017
aircraft pilotlawyer
Jerry Fowler
basketball player (1927-2008)
1927 - 2008
basketball player
Robert G. Bartle
American mathematician
1927 - 2003
university teachermathematician
Roscoe Robinson, Jr.
Roscoe Robinson, Jr.
United States general
1928 - 1993
military personnel
Virginia Hunter
Virginia Hunter
actress (1920-2012)
1920 - 2012
film actoractor
Beryl Wayne Sprinkel
Beryl Wayne Sprinkel
American banker (1923–2009)
1923 - 2009
university teacherbankereconomist
James von Brunn
James von Brunn
American murderer
1920 - 2010
journalistmilitary officer
Sam Brown
American jazz guitarist (1939–1977)
1939 - 1977
jazz musicianjazz guitaristguitarist
Ronnie Self
American musician (1938–1981)
1938 - 1981
singer
Shirley Collie Nelson
American singer/songwriter (1931-2010)
1931 - 2010
yodelersongwritermusician
Charles William Myers
American herpetologist (1936-2018)
1936 - 2018
herpetologistzoological collectorcurator
Jay Ward
Jay Ward
American baseball player and coach (1938–2012)
1938 - 2012
baseball player
Marc Hannibal
Marc Hannibal
basketball player, actor, singer (1931-2011)
1931 - 2011
basketball playersingeractor
George Goodman
American author and economics commentator (1930-2014)
1930 - 2014
economist
Hank Mason
Hank Mason
American baseball player (1931–2020)
1931 - 2020
baseball player
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