Biographical Records

Notable People from South Dakota

315 notable figures born in South Dakota, showing page 4 of 7, ranked by historical prominence.

Robert Gleckler
Robert Gleckler
actor (1887-1939)
1887 - 1939
film actoractor
Nellie Zabel Willhite
American deaf female aviator (1892–1991)
1892 - 1991
aircraft pilot
Neoma Judge
Neoma Judge
actress (1908-1978)
1908 - 1978
actorfilm actor
Joe Robbie
Joe Robbie
NFL Team Owner
1916 - 1990
lobbyistentrepreneurpolitician
Amanda Clement
American baseball umpire (1888–1971)
1888 - 1971
social workerbaseball umpire
Brother Jed
Brother Jed
American evangelical preacher
1943 - 2022
preacher
Lambert Anthony Hoch
Catholic bishop (1903-1990)
1903 - 1990
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Paul Fitzgibbon
Paul Fitzgibbon
American football player (1903-1975)
1903 - 1975
American football playerneurologist
Jim Iverson
Jim Iverson
American basketball player (1953-)
1930 - 2020
basketball playerbasketball coach
Marcella LeBeau
Marcella LeBeau
Lakota nurse, activist, military veteran and politician
1919 - 2021
nursepoliticianmilitary personnel
Herbert Spinden
American anthropologist, archeologist and art historian
1879 - 1967
anthropologistarchaeologistart historian
George Lynn Cross
George Lynn Cross
University president; Botanist (1905-1998)
1905 - 1998
botanist
Kelly Thordsen
Kelly Thordsen
American actor (1917-1978)
1917 - 1978
television actoractor
Archie Fire Lame Deer
Archie Fire Lame Deer
Hollywood stuntman and Lakota Siouxmedicine man
1935 - 2001
writer
Elizabeth Cook-Lynn
Sioux writer and editor (1930–2023)
1930 - 2023
novelistuniversity teacherpoet
Harvey B. Dunn
Harvey B. Dunn
actor (1894-1968)
1894 - 1968
television actoractor
Running Antelope
Running Antelope
19th century chief of the Hunkpapa Lakota
1821 - 1896
artist
Richard Thompson
American animator (1914–1998)
1914 - 1998
animator
John B. Mansbridge
art director (1917-2016)
1917 - 2016
production designerart directorarchitect
Cleve Abbott
American sports coach, athletics administrator, educator (1894–1955)
1892 - 1955
American football coachathletic directorbasketball coach
George M. Foster
American anthropologist (1913-2006)
1913 - 2006
university teacheranthropologist
Duane Koslowski
American amateur wrestler
1959 - 2025
amateur wrestler
Mark Cady
Mark Cady
American judge (1953-2019)
1953 - 2019
judge
Roy Wier
Roy Wier
American politician (1888–1963)
1888 - 1963
politician
George R. Mather
George R. Mather
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
1911 - 1993
military personnel
Henry A. Lardy
Professor of biochemistry (1917-2010)
1917 - 2010
biochemist
Elizabeth Colborne
American printmaker, illustrator (1885–1948)
1885 - 1948
draftspersonprintmakerillustrator
Charles DuVal Roberts
Charles DuVal Roberts
U.S. Army officer and Spanish–American War Medal of Honor recipient (1873-1966)
1873 - 1966
military personnel
William F. Sharp
William F. Sharp
American World War II general (1885–1947)
1885 - 1947
military personnel
Bill Groethe
photographer (1923-2020)
1923 - 2020
war photographerjournalistphotojournalist
Everett S. Hughes
Everett S. Hughes
United States Army general (1885-1957)
1885 - 1957
modern pentathlete
Irwin Gunsalus
American biochemist
1912 - 2008
microbiologistbiochemist
Earl Rose
(1926-2012), Dallas County, Texas medical examiner
1926 - 2012
forensic pathologistmedical examineruniversity teacher
William H. Parker
William H. Parker
California policeman (1905 – 1966); recipient of the Purple Heart medal
1905 - 1966
police officer
Cliff Lyons
Stuntman, Actor (1901-1974)
1901 - 1974
stunt performeractor
Jay W. MacKelvie
Jay W. MacKelvie
American Army general (1890–1985)
1890 - 1985
military personnel
Ruth Mary Reynolds
Ruth Mary Reynolds
Puerto Rican educator and independence advocate
1916 - 1989
politician
Woodrow W. Keeble
Woodrow W. Keeble
Korean War Medal of Honor recipient (1917–1982)
1917 - 1982
military personnel
Rosebud Yellow Robe
Rosebud Yellow Robe
Native American author
1907 - 1992
spoken word artist
Bobby Robertson
American football player (1917-2009)
1917 - 2009
American football player
Horace H. Fuller
Horace H. Fuller
United States Army general in World War II
1886 - 1966
military personnel
Robert H. Warren
Robert H. Warren
United States Air Force general (1917–2010)
1917 - 2010
military officer
William Nobles
William Nobles
American cinematographer (1892–1968)
1892 - 1968
cinematographer
James Edward Zimmerman
American engineer
1923 - 1999
physicistengineer
Carroll Hardy
Carroll Hardy
American baseball player (1933-2020)
1933 - 2020
American football playerbaseball player
Albert Witzel
Albert Witzel
American photographer (1879–1929)
1879 - 1929
photographer
Clarence Hoffman
Clarence Hoffman
American politician
1933 - 2025
politician
Homer G. Tasker
sound engineer (1899-1990)
1899 - 1990
audio engineerengineer
Arthur Larson
lawyer (1910-1993)
1910 - 1993
university teacherjuristlawyer
Earle Bunker
American photographer
1912 - 1975
journalistphotographer
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