Biographical Records

Notable People from Missouri

2,622 notable figures born in Missouri, showing page 46 of 53, ranked by historical prominence.

Theodore Boyett
American football coach (1912–1987)
1912 – 1987
American football coachhead coach
Theodore McMillian
Theodore McMillian
American judge (1919–2006)
1919 – 2006
lawyerjudge
Wayne Shanklin
American composer (1916–1970)
1916 – 1970
songwritermusicianrecord producer
William T. Ryder
William T. Ryder
United States Army officer (1913-1992)
1913 – 1992
military personnel
Augustus Louis Chetlain
Augustus Louis Chetlain
(American Civil War)Union Army General (1824-1914)
1824 – 1914
diplomatmilitary officerpolitician
Rankin Gibson
American lawyer and politician (1916-2001)
1916 – 2001
politicianlawyerjudge
Kenneth Riley
American painter and illustrator (1919–2015)
1919 – 2015
painterillustrator
Donald Baer
American psychologist (1931-2002)
1931 – 2002
psychologist
Duck Dowell
Duck Dowell
American basketball and football player and coach, college athletics administrator
1912 – 2003
basketball coachbasketball playerhead coach
Margo Hoff
American painter (1910-2008)
1910 – 2008
painterartist
Nicholas Gilman Thacher
American diplomat
1915 – 2002
diplomat
Herbert Greenwald
American real estate developer in Chicago
1915 – 1959
businessperson
Junior Harris
American saxophonist (1916-2005)
1916 – 2005
saxophonistactor
D. B. Newton
American writer (1916-2013)
1916 – 2013
novelistscreenwriter
Jim Gibbs
American basketball player (1913-2010)
1913 – 2010
basketball coachbasketball player
Marion Bell
Marion Bell
American singer
1919 – 1997
singeractor
Frank Withrow
American baseball player
1891 – 1966
baseball player
Don Alt
American politician
1916 – 1988
politician
Jane Hall Johnson
American architect (1919–2001)
1919 – 2001
architect
Jeanie Lang
Jeanie Lang
American singer and actress
1911 – 1993
singeractor
Louise Franklin
American dancer and actress
1917 – 1992
danceractor
Marjorie Montgomery
American actress and dancer
1912 – 1991
film actordancerstage actor
Thomas Kinney
Thomas Kinney
American politician (1868–1912)
1868 – 1912
politician
Sterling P. Strong
Sterling P. Strong
American politician (1862–1936)
1862 – 1936
politician
Bernard Pratte
Bernard Pratte
American politician (1803–1886)
1803 – 1886
politician
Ross H. Trower
Ross H. Trower
American Navy chaplain and admiral
1922 – 2014
Lutheran pastormilitary personnel
Stanton Forbes
American writer
1923 – 2013
crime fiction writernovelist
David Lynch
David Lynch
American singer
1929 – 1981
singer
Dick Ault
American hurdler (1925-2007)
1925 – 2007
hurdlerteacher
Paul Walker
American football player (1925-1972)
1925 – 1972
American football player
Lee Weissenborn
Lee Weissenborn
American politician (1929-2017)
1929 – 2017
politicianlawyer
Jane Conger Belson Shimané
American experimental filmmaker
1927 – 2002
film producerfilm director
Leroy Blunt
American politician in Missouri (1921-2016)
1921 – 2016
politician
Paul Busiek
American politician in Missouri (1923-2016)
1923 – 2016
politicianphysician
Tommy Wolf
American composer, pianist
1925 – 1979
recording artistsongwriterpianist
Hal Hutcheson
American basketball player
1920 – 1991
basketball player
Ellery Williams
Ellery Williams
American gridiron football player (1926-2017)
1926 – 2017
American football player
Pete Wismann
Pete Wismann
American gridiron football player
1923 – 2023
American football player
Harold Hull
American basketball player
1920 – 1988
basketball player
Sara Jane Rhoads
American chemist (1920-1993)
1920 – 1993
chemist
George Hendry
American table tennis player (1920-2011)
1920 – 2011
table tennis player
William J. Becker
American theatre critic and film studio executive
1927 – 2015
theatre criticjournalistfilm distributor
Imogene Lynn
American jazz and pop singer (1922-2003)
1922 – 2003
singer
Guy Mitchell
American basketball player (1923-1972)
1923 – 1972
basketball player
Robert L. Hill
biochemist, researcher, teacher
1928 – 2012
biochemist
Frank London Brown
American author and journalist (1927-1962)
1927 – 1962
trade unionistnovelistshort story writer
McKim Marriott
American anthropologist
1924 – 2024
anthropologist
John Wade
American rower (1928–2023)
1928 – 2023
rower
Claude Ferguson
Claude Ferguson
American conservationalist
1923 – 2006
environmentalist
Ernie Lewis
American football fullback (1924-1995)
1924 – 1995
American football playerathletics competitor
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