Biographical Records

Notable People from Missouri

2,622 notable figures born in Missouri, showing page 5 of 53, ranked by historical prominence.

Mel Carnahan
Mel Carnahan
Governor of Missouri, 2000 U.S. senator-elect (1934–2000)
1934 – 2000
aircraft pilotjuristmilitary officer
George Woods
George Woods
American shot putter (1943–2022)
1943 – 2022
athletics competitor
Rebecca Blank
Rebecca Blank
American economist (1955–2023)
1955 – 2023
economistcivil servantpolitician
Laurie Bartram
American actress and singer
1958 – 2007
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Robert Ford
Robert Ford
American outlaw (1862-1892)
1862 – 1892
informer collaboratorbounty hunter
Fannie Ward
Fannie Ward
American actress (1872–1952)
1871 – 1952
film actorstage actoractor
Albert Nasse
American rower (1878–1910)
1878 – 1910
rower
Paul Carpenter Standley
American botanist (1884-1963)
1884 – 1963
scientific collectorbotanical collectorbotanist
Carl Schutte
Carl Schutte
American racing cyclist (1887-1962)
1887 – 1962
sport cyclist
Christy Cabanne
Christy Cabanne
American film director, screenwriter and actor (1888-1950)
1888 – 1950
directorfilm directoractor
Jane Novak
Jane Novak
American actress (1896-1990)
1896 – 1990
film actoractor
Casey Stengel
Casey Stengel
American baseball player, coach, and manager (1890–1975)
1890 – 1975
baseball playerbaseball managerbaseball coach
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
American character actor (1893-1965)
1893 – 1965
television actorstage actoractor
Hadley Richardson
Hadley Richardson
first wife of author Ernest Hemingway (1891–1979)
1891 – 1979
pianist
Joe Besser
Joe Besser
American actor and comedian (1907–1988)
1907 – 1988
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Emily Hahn
Emily Hahn
American writer (1905–1997)
1905 – 1997
mining engineernovelistchildren's writer
Jane Froman
Jane Froman
American actress (1907–1980)
1907 – 1980
film actortelevision actormusician
Edward O'Hare
Edward O'Hare
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1914–1943)
1914 – 1943
aircraft pilotmilitary officer
William Grey Walter
William Grey Walter
American-born British neuroscientist and roboticist
1910 – 1977
neurobiologistroboticistneurologist
Marshall Wayne
Marshall Wayne
American diver (1912-1999)
1912 – 1999
competitive diver
David Douglas Duncan
David Douglas Duncan
American photographer (1916-2018)
1916 – 2018
war photographerart collectorjournalist
Martha Griffiths
Martha Griffiths
American politician (1912-2003)
1912 – 2003
juristpoliticianlawyer
Josephine Johnson
American novelist, nature writer, poet (1910-1990)
1910 – 1990
essayistnovelistchildren's writer
Jim Bannon
Jim Bannon
American actor (1911-1984)
1911 – 1984
film actortelevision actorradio personality
Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and composer (1929–2020)
1929 – 2020
musicologistjazz musiciansaxophonist
Red Amick
racecar driver
1929 – 1995
Formula One driverengineer
Frank Borghi
American soccer player (1925-2015)
1925 – 2015
association football player
Virginia Gibson
Virginia Gibson
American actress, dancer, singer (1928–2013)
1925 – 2013
film actortelevision actorsinger-songwriter
Richard Corben
American illustrator and comic book artist (1940–2020)
1940 – 2020
pencillerfantasy artistgraphic artist
Leslie Charleson
Leslie Charleson
American actress (1945–2025)
1945 – 2025
television actorfilm actoractor
D.H. Peligro
D.H. Peligro
American punk rock musician (1959–2022)
1959 – 2022
rock musiciansongwriterguitarist
George Hickenlooper
George Hickenlooper
American film director (1963-2010)
1963 – 2010
directorfilm producerfilm director
John S. Marmaduke
John S. Marmaduke
25th governor of Missouri (1833 to 1887)
1833 – 1887
Brigadegeneralmilitary officergovernor
Phoebe Hearst
Phoebe Hearst
American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist (1842–1919)
1842 – 1919
feministpatron of the artswomen's rights activist
Thomas Jefferson Jackson See
Thomas Jefferson Jackson See
American astronomer (1866–1962)
1866 – 1962
mathematicianastronomer
August Rodenberg
American tug of war competitor (1873–1933)
1873 – 1933
athlete
Amedee Reyburn
American swimmer (1879-1920)
1879 – 1920
water polo playerswimmer
Sidney Toler
Sidney Toler
American actor, playwright and theatre director (1874-1947)
1874 – 1947
film actortheatre directorstage actor
Albert Bond Lambert
Albert Bond Lambert
Amateur golfer, aviator (1875–1946)
1875 – 1946
golferaircraft pilotbusinessperson
Arthur Stockhoff
American rower (1879-1934)
1879 – 1934
rower
George Poage
George Poage
American hurdler and sprinter (1880–1962)
1880 – 1962
athletics competitor
George Dietz
American rower (1880-1965)
1880 – 1965
rower
Charles Aman
American rower (1887–1936)
1887 – 1936
rower
Bill Orthwein
American swimmer (1881-1955)
1881 – 1955
water polo playerswimmerlawyer
Howard Hickman
Howard Hickman
American actor and screenwriter (1880–1949)
1880 – 1949
film actorfilm directorstage actor
Morris Carnovsky
Morris Carnovsky
American actor (1897–1992)
1897 – 1992
film actorstage actoractor
Rosemary Theby
Rosemary Theby
actress (1892-1973)
1892 – 1973
film actoractor
Robert Pearce
Olympic wrestler (1908–1996)
1908 – 1996
amateur wrestler
Frank Vaughn
American soccer player (1902-1959)
1902 – 1959
association football player
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