Biographical Records

Notable People from Missouri

2,622 notable figures born in Missouri, showing page 32 of 53, ranked by historical prominence.

Charles A. Johns
Charles A. Johns
American lawyer, jurist and politician, judge and mayor in Oregon (1857-1932)
1857 – 1932
lawyerjudge
Paul Alexander Bartlett
Paul Alexander Bartlett
American writer, artist and poet
1909 – 1990
novelistpainterpoet
Donald L. Cox
member of the Black Panther Party (1936-2011)
1936 – 2011
revolutionary
Emil Freymark
American high jumper (1876-1936)
1876 – 1936
high jumper
Rudy Bukich
Rudy Bukich
American football player (1930-2016)
1930 – 2016
American football player
Roberta Fulbright
American journalist, newspaper editor, businesswoman
1874 – 1953
journalistbusinessperson
Pat Schneider
Pat Schneider
American writer
1934 – 2020
poetwriter
Bill Russell
American music historian and modernist composer (1905–1992)
1905 – 1992
jazz musicianviolinistauthor
Jay Lorsch
American business theorist (1932–2025)
1932 – 2025
managersociologistuniversity teacher
Bill Stauffer
Bill Stauffer
American basketball player
1930 – 2015
basketball player
George Jackson
George Jackson
American professional baseball player
1882 – 1972
baseball player
Jimmy Jacobs
American handball player, boxing manager, documentary filmmaker, film producer and collector (1930-1988)
1930 – 1988
boxing managerhandball playerfilm director
J. Breckenridge Ellis
J. Breckenridge Ellis
American writer
1870 – 1956
novelist
Irma S. Rombauer
American cookbook author (1877–1962)
1877 – 1962
cookbook writerwriter
Carl Lachmund
Carl Lachmund
American classical pianist, teacher, conductor, composer and diarist (1853-1928)
1853 – 1928
pianistdiaristmusic educator
Perry Jackson
American football player (1903-1988)
1903 – 1988
American football player
Bill Gleason
Bill Gleason
American baseball player (1858-1932)
1858 – 1932
baseball player
John McCormick
John McCormick
American film producer (1893-1961)
1893 – 1961
film producer
Alfred Rosenheim
Alfred Rosenheim
American architect
1859 – 1943
architect
Jerry Bails
popular culturist (1933-2006)
1933 – 2006
fanzine editorjournalistarchivist
Harry Goz
American actor
1932 – 2003
voice actoractor
Paul Heyne
Economics lecturer (1931–2000)
1931 – 2000
economist
Adam Purple
Adam Purple
American activist (1930–2015)
1930 – 2015
activist
Louis Vasquez
Spanish mountain man (1798-1868)
1798 – 1868
explorer
Jerry Lumpe
Jerry Lumpe
Major League baseball player (1933–2014)
1933 – 2014
baseball player
Broda Otto Barnes
American physician
1906 – 1988
physician
Harlan Thompson
American screenwriter (1890-1966)
1890 – 1966
film directorscreenwriter
Butch Weis
Butch Weis
American baseball player (1901-1997)
1901 – 1997
baseball player
Skip Caray
Skip Caray
American sportscaster (1939–2008)
1939 – 2008
sports commentator
Charles Herman Helmsing
Catholic bishop (1908-1993)
1908 – 1993
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Larry Hamilton
American professional wrestler (1931-1996)
1931 – 1996
professional wrestleractor
Clyde Smith
Clyde Smith
American Football player (1904-1982)
1904 – 1982
American football player
Curt Davis
Curt Davis
American baseball player
1903 – 1965
baseball player
E. Simms Campbell
Black American cartoonist (1906-1971)
1906 – 1971
commercial artistcaricaturistcartoonist
Richard Bauer
actor (1939-1999)
1939 – 1999
performing artistactor
Thomas Egan
Thomas Egan
American gangster (1874–1919)
1874 – 1919
politician
Arnold Wiley
American pianist (1898-1964)
1898 – 1964
pianist
Juanita McNeely
American artist (1936–2023)
1936 – 2023
painterartist
Martin Leach-Cross Feldman
Martin Leach-Cross Feldman
United States federal judge
1934 – 2022
lawyerjudge
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
American screenwriter
1901 – 1962
television writerfilm screenwriterjournalist
Mike Shannon
Mike Shannon
American baseball player and radio broadcaster
1939 – 2023
baseball playersports commentator
Olly Wilson
African American composer (1937-2018)
1937 – 2018
jazz musicianpianistdocent
Glenn Wright
Glenn Wright
American baseball player (1901-1984)
1901 – 1984
baseball player
Elizabeth Seifert
American writer
1897 – 1983
writer
Harvey Jablonsky
Harvey Jablonsky
American football player and US Army veteran (1909-1989)
1909 – 1989
American football playerbasketball playerbusiness executive
Dorothy McKibbin
Dorothy McKibbin
Manhattan Project project manager (1897–1985)
1897 – 1985
bookkeeperadministratorgatekeeper
Howie Gregory
American baseball player (1886–1970)
1886 – 1970
baseball player
Orville Knapp
American musician and bandleader (1904–1936)
1904 – 1936
saxophonistaircraft pilotbandleader
Hugh Armstrong Robinson
Hugh Armstrong Robinson
(1881-1963) American aviation pioneer
1881 – 1963
military flight engineeraircraft pilotinventor
Hughie Miller
Hughie Miller
American baseball player (1886–1945)
1886 – 1945
baseball player
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