Biographical Records

Notable People from Missouri

2,622 notable figures born in Missouri, showing page 31 of 53, ranked by historical prominence.

Preston Ward
Preston Ward
American baseball player (1927-2013)
1927 – 2013
baseball playerbasketball player
Walter Christian Ploeser
American politician (1907-1993)
1907 – 1993
diplomatentrepreneurpolitician
Raymond Beckman
American soccer player (1925-2011)
1925 – 2011
association football player
Robert L. J. Long
Robert L. J. Long
United States admiral (1920–2002)
1920 – 2002
submarinermilitary officer
William Raleigh Hull, Jr.
William Raleigh Hull, Jr.
American politician (1906–1977)
1906 – 1977
politician
Robert W. Sennewald
Robert W. Sennewald
retired United States Army four-star general
1929 – 2023
military officer
Pete Dowling
Pete Dowling
Major League Baseball pitcher (1876–1905)
1876 – 1905
baseball player
Bill Joyce
Bill Joyce
Major League Baseball player, manager
1867 – 1941
baseball player
Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr.
Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr.
District Judge
1927
lawyerjudge
Janet Adair
20th century American vaudeville, ragtime, musical performer. (1901–2005)
1901 – 1938
actor
Jess Hill
Jess Hill
American baseball player, American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1907-1993)
1907 – 1993
American football playerathletics competitorbaseball player
Kimbrough Stone
Kimbrough Stone
United States federal judge
1875 – 1958
lawyerjudge
John N. Tillman
John N. Tillman
American politician (1859-1929)
1859 – 1929
politicianlawyerjudge
John Milton Glover
John Milton Glover
American politician (1852-1929)
1852 – 1929
politicianlawyer
Ernest Trova
American artist (1927-2009)
1927 – 2009
designersculptorpainter
Betty Berzon
American psychotherapist (1928–2006)
1928 – 2006
psychotherapistwriter
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist (1926-2001)
1926 – 2001
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
James Tilghman Lloyd
James Tilghman Lloyd
American politician (1857–1944)
1857 – 1944
politicianlawyer
Kay Campbell
American actress (1904-1985)
1904 – 1985
television actoractor
Catherine Maguire
Catherine Maguire
American high jumper (1906-1991)
1906 – 1991
high jumper
Eunice Gray
American brothel owner
1880 – 1962
businessperson
Johnny Kling
Johnny Kling
American baseball player
1875 – 1947
baseball player
Dave Sisler
Dave Sisler
Major League Baseball player
1931 – 2011
baseball playerbasketball player
Richard L. Berkley
Richard L. Berkley
first Republican mayor of Kansas City, Missouri since the 1920s (1931-2023)
1931 – 2023
politician
Larry Benton
Larry Benton
American baseball player
1897 – 1953
baseball player
Martha Boswell
Martha Boswell
American jazz singer and pianist
1905 – 1958
jazz singerjazz musiciansinger
Jimmy Burke
Jimmy Burke
American baseball player (1874–1942)
1874 – 1942
baseball player
August Holtz
August Holtz
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1871-1938)
1871 – 1938
military personnel
Alonzo Clayton
Alonzo Clayton
American jockey
1876 – 1917
jockey
Jesse Stovall
Jesse Stovall
American baseball player (1875–1955)
1875 – 1955
baseball player
Charles Kynard
American jazz musician (1933–1979)
1933 – 1979
recording artistjazz musicianmusician
Tom Bass
American horse trainer
1859 – 1934
horse trainer
John Welborn
John Welborn
American politician (1857-1907)
1857 – 1907
politicianlawyer
Alan M. Holman
American football and basketball coach (1904-1994)
1904 – 1994
American football playerbasketball coach
Herbert Simmons
American author
1930 – 2008
novelistwriter
Albert David
Albert David
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1902–1945)
1902 – 1945
military officer
Jimmy Woods
American saxophonist (1934-2018)
1934 – 2018
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
John Jackson
American law professor
1932 – 2015
university teacherpolitical economisteconomist
Alfred Albert Arraj
Alfred Albert Arraj
United States federal judge
1906 – 1992
lawyerjudge
Condé Benoist Pallen
Condé Benoist Pallen
American editor and author
1858 – 1929
Catholiclexicographeropinion journalist
Archie League
Archie League
American World War II pilot
1907 – 1986
air traffic controller
James Harris Baldwin
James Harris Baldwin
(1876-1944) US federal judge
1876 – 1944
federal judgelawyerjudge
Herschel Caldwell
American football player (1903-1989)
1903 – 1989
American football player
Charles Bragg
American artist and writer
1931 – 2017
portraitistsculptorpainter
Clare Magee
Clare Magee
American politician (1899-1969)
1899 – 1969
farmerpoliticianlawyer
Sid Rogell
American film producer (1900-1973)
1900 – 1973
film producer
Charles Ford
Charles Ford
American outlaw
1857 – 1884
gangster
D. Brook Bartlett
D. Brook Bartlett
United States federal judge
1937 – 2000
lawyerjudge
David L. Norton
American philosopher
1930 – 1995
philosopherwriter
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