Biographical Records

Notable People from South Dakota

315 notable figures born in South Dakota, showing page 2 of 7, ranked by historical prominence.

Ernest Lundeen
Ernest Lundeen
American politician (1878-1940)
1878 – 1940
politicianlawyer
Sparky Anderson
Sparky Anderson
Hall of Fame American baseball player and manager
1934 – 2010
baseball playerbaseball manager
Conrad A. Nervig
Conrad A. Nervig
American film editor (1889-1980)
1889 – 1980
film editor
Chan Gurney
Chan Gurney
American politician (1896–1985)
1896 – 1985
floristradio operatorsalesperson
Fakir Musafar
Fakir Musafar
American body piercer, photographer and BDSM figure
1930 – 2018
performance artistelectrical engineerartist
Leslie Carlson
American actor (1933-2014)
1933 – 2014
television actorstage actoractor
Walter Dale Miller
Walter Dale Miller
American politician (Republican) 1925-2015
1925 – 2015
ranchergovernorpolitician
Phil Graham
Phil Graham
American newspaper publisher (1915-1963)
1915 – 1963
publisherjournalist
Clint Roberts
Clint Roberts
United States Congressman from South Dakota (1935-2017)
1935 – 2017
politician
Ella Cara Deloria
Ella Cara Deloria
Yankton Dakota Author (1889–1971)
1889 – 1971
linguistanthropologistwriter
Joe Bottum
Joe Bottum
American politician (1903-1984)
1903 – 1984
politicianlawyerjudge
Bruce Baillie
Bruce Baillie
American film director (1931-2020)
1931 – 2020
film director
Harvey Wollman
Harvey Wollman
Governor of South Dakota (1935–2022)
1935 – 2022
governorpolitician
David C. Jones
David C. Jones
U.S. Air Force general (1921-2013)
1921 – 2013
military officer
Edward John Thye
Edward John Thye
American politician (1896-1969)
1896 – 1969
salespersonfarmerpolitician
Gene Roth
Gene Roth
actor (1903-1976)
1903 – 1976
film actortelevision actoractor
John Briggs
John Briggs
American politician (1930–2020)
1930 – 2020
politician
Al Neuharth
Al Neuharth
American journalist
1924 – 2013
newspaper proprietorpublisherjournalist
Lawrence Knapp
Lawrence Knapp
field hockey player (1905–1976)
1905 – 1976
field hockey player
Boyd Raeburn
Boyd Raeburn
American musician (1913–1966)
1913 – 1966
jazz musiciansaxophonistbandleader
Patrick Billingsley
Patrick Billingsley
American mathematician, educator, and stage and film actor (1925-2011)
1925 – 2011
statisticianstage actoruniversity teacher
Jim Weaver
Jim Weaver
American politician
1927 – 2020
politician
Edward R. Burke
Edward R. Burke
American politician (1880-1968)
1880 – 1968
politicianlawyer
George Botsford
George Botsford
American composer (1874–1949)
1874 – 1949
pianistcomposer
Luther Standing Bear
Luther Standing Bear
Oglala Lakota writer and actor (1868-1939)
1868 – 1939
storytellerphilosophertraditional leader or chief
Julia Anna Gardner
Julia Anna Gardner
American geologist (1882-1960)
1882 – 1960
stratigraphermalacologistecologist
Donald Brown
Donald Brown
Anthropology academic and author
1934 – 2024
anthropologistuniversity teacher
Marlene Hagge
Marlene Hagge
professional golfer
1934 – 2023
golfer
Nils Boe
Nils Boe
American politician and judge (1913–1992)
1913 – 1992
juristgovernorpolitician
Crow Foot
Crow Foot
son of Sitting Bull
1876 – 1890
military leader
Delores Taylor
American actress
1932 – 2018
film actoractorscreenwriter
George T. Mickelson
George T. Mickelson
United States federal judge and Governor of South Dakota (1903-1965)
1903 – 1965
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Ben Reifel
Ben Reifel
Lakota-American politician (1906-1990)
1906 – 1990
politician
George S. Mickelson
George S. Mickelson
American politician (1941-1993)
1941 – 1993
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Chic Sale
Chic Sale
American entertainer (1885-1936)
1885 – 1936
film actorstage actoractor
Charles McCallister
American water polo player (1903-1997)
1903 – 1997
water polo player
John Cacavas
American composer and conductor (1930–2014)
1930 – 2014
film score composermusicianmusic arranger
Van Rensselaer Potter
American biochemist (1911-2001)
1911 – 2001
oncologistbiochemistbiologist
Robert H. Burris
American biochemist
1914 – 2010
university teacherbiochemist
Norm Van Brocklin
Norm Van Brocklin
American football player, coach, executive (1926-1983)
1926 – 1983
American football coachAmerican football player
Bill Johnson
science fiction writer (20th century)
1956 – 2022
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Harold Lovre
Harold Lovre
American politician (1904-1972)
1904 – 1972
politicianlawyer
Jay Marchant
Film director, Actor (1888-1962)
1888 – 1962
film directoractor
Harvey Dunn
Harvey Dunn
painter (1884-1952)
1884 – 1952
painter
Gerald E. Brown
Gerald E. Brown
American theoretical physicist (1926-2013)
1926 – 2013
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherastrophysicist
Merle Tuve
Merle Tuve
American geophysicist (1901-1982)
1901 – 1982
geophysicistphysicist
Frank E. Denholm
Frank E. Denholm
South Dakota politician (1923-2016)
1923 – 2016
university teacherpoliticianlawyer
Edith Green
Edith Green
American politician (1910–1987)
1910 – 1987
politicianteacher
Carl Gunderson
Carl Gunderson
American politician (1864-1933)
1864 – 1933
governorpolitician
John H. Lawrence
John H. Lawrence
American physicist (1904–1991)
1904 – 1991
university teacherphysicistphysician
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