Biographical Records
Notable People from Missouri
2,622 notable figures born in Missouri, showing page 29 of 53, ranked by historical prominence.
Jerry Litton
1937 – 1976
rancherpolitician
Shirley Collie Nelson
1931 – 2010
yodelersongwritermusician
Willie Akins
1939 – 2015
saxophonistmusician
Alice Corbin Henderson
1881 – 1949
poetwriter
Waddy Butler Wood
1869 – 1944
architect
Pha Terrell
1910 – 1945
jazz musiciansinger
Joe Dougherty
1898 – 1978
dub actorvoice actoractor
Grant Wallace
1867 – 1954
journalistartistscreenwriter
James McDonald Gardiner
1857 – 1925
missionaryarchitectteacher
Charlie Grimm
1898 – 1983
baseball player
Donald F. Duncan, Sr.
1892 – 1971
inventorengineerbusinessperson
Helen Cornelius
1941 – 2025
country musiciansongwritersinger
William P. Elmer
1871 – 1956
politicianlawyer
Lawrence Zalcman
1943 – 2022
university teachermathematician
Orrin Tucker
1911 – 2011
saxophonistbandleadermusician
Deanna Demuzio
1943 – 2020
politician
Gatewood Lincoln
1875 – 1957
naval officermilitary officerpolitician
Eddie Lee Jackson
1949 – 2020
politician
Jessie Gaynor
1863 – 1921
composer
Willard Robison
1894 – 1968
jazz musicianbandleadersongwriter
Clarence Streit
1896 – 1986
journalistreporterwriter
Henry Newton Brown
1857 – 1884
cowboy
Bobby Shane
1945 – 1975
professional wrestler
Willard Cantrell
1914 – 1986
Formula One driverracing driver
Robert G. Bartle
1927 – 2003
university teachermathematician
Ralph F. Lozier
1866 – 1945
politicianlawyerjudge
Mark Kenny Carroll
1896 – 1985
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Alfred Morrison Lay
1836 – 1879
politicianlawyer
Walker Hancock
1901 – 1998
sculptor
Harry Richard Landis
1899 – 2008
military personnel
Carl Crow
1884 – 1945
biographer
George H. Combs, Jr.
1899 – 1977
journalistpoliticianlawyer
Auguste Pierre Chouteau
1786 – 1838
wholesalerdiplomat
Clara Stanton Jones
1913 – 2012
librarian
Philip Mauro
1859 – 1952
lawyer
George W. Bellamy
1867 – 1920
politician
Roscoe Robinson, Jr.
1928 – 1993
military personnel
Mariann Mayberry
1965 – 2017
television actorstage actoractor
Claude B. Hutchison
1885 – 1980
academic administratorbotanistuniversity teacher
Jerry P. Lanier
1948 – 2022
diplomat
Wendell Oliver Pruitt
1920 – 1945
aircraft pilot
Lowndes Henry Davis
1836 – 1920
politicianlawyer
Harry H. Caldwell
1873 – 1939
film editormilitary officerscreenwriter
John William Palmer
1866 – 1958
politicianlawyer
Charles William Myers
1936 – 2018
herpetologistzoological collectorcurator
Della Fox
1870 – 1913
stage actoractor
Glenn Griswold
1890 – 1940
politicianlawyer
Edna Fischel Gellhorn
1878 – 1970
suffragist
George D. Weber
1925 – 2012
politician
George Phillips
1926 – 1945
military personnel