Biographical Records

Notable People from South Dakota

315 notable figures born in South Dakota, showing page 5 of 7, ranked by historical prominence.

Royce Williams
Royce Williams
retired United States Navy aviator
1925
United States Naval Aviatormilitary personnel
Barbara Harrell-Bond
British academic
1932 - 2018
anthropologistuniversity teacher
John T. Grigsby
American politician and lawyer (1890-1977)
1890 - 1977
politicianlawyer
Warren Samuel Eaton
Warren Samuel Eaton
American aviator (1891-1966)
1891 - 1966
aircraft pilot
Doug Eggers
Doug Eggers
American football player
1930 - 2025
American football playerbusinessperson
Edward Olson Hulburt
Edward Olson Hulburt
US geophysicist (1890-1982)
1890 - 1982
geophysicist
William H. Abendroth
William H. Abendroth
United States Army general
1895 - 1970
military personnel
Chris Darrow
American musician
1944 - 2020
vocalistguitaristsinger
Irwin Gunsalus
American biochemist
1912 - 2008
microbiologistbiochemist
Harry Neal Baum
Harry Neal Baum
American author (1889–1967)
1889 - 1967
historian
Bob Ingersoll
Bob Ingersoll
American baseball player (1883-1927)
1883 - 1927
baseball player
Jay W. MacKelvie
Jay W. MacKelvie
American Army general (1890–1985)
1890 - 1985
military personnel
Dick Haugland
American scientist
1943 - 2016
biochemistinventor
Bill Groethe
photographer (1923-2020)
1923 - 2020
war photographerjournalistphotojournalist
Lance Carson
American politician (1945-2020)
1945 - 2020
politician
Alice L. Kibbe
American botanist and academic (1881-1969)
1881 - 1969
botanistbotanical collectoruniversity teacher
Duane Koslowski
American amateur wrestler
1959 - 2025
amateur wrestler
Mark Cady
Mark Cady
American judge (1953-2019)
1953 - 2019
judge
James Edward Zimmerman
American engineer
1923 - 1999
physicistengineer
Roy Wier
Roy Wier
American politician (1888–1963)
1888 - 1963
politician
James M. Lloyd
James M. Lloyd
American politician
1886 - 1969
politician
Rex Terry
Rex Terry
American politician (1888–1964)
1888 - 1964
politician
Raleigh Aitchison
Raleigh Aitchison
American baseball player (1887–1958)
1887 - 1958
baseball player
Jim Scott
Jim Scott
American baseball player and umpire (1888-1957)
1888 - 1957
baseball player
Lillian Case Russell
Lillian Case Russell
American screenwriter
1876 - 1947
screenwriter
Frank Bausch
American football player (1908-1976)
1908 - 1976
American football player
Emmett Nelson
Emmett Nelson
Major League Baseball pitcher (1905-1967)
1905 - 1967
baseball player
Dick Ward
American baseball player (1909–1966)
1909 - 1966
baseball player
Robert Schlaifer
American mathematician (1914–1994)
1914 - 1994
university teacherstatisticianeconomist
Mark Barber
American football player (1915-1975)
1915 - 1975
American football player
Dayton S. Mak
American diplomat (1917-2018)
1917 - 2018
diplomat
John F. Lindley
John F. Lindley
American politician (1918-1971)
1918 - 1971
politicianlawyer
George Faust
American football player (1917-1993)
1917 - 1993
American football player
Oscar E. Huber
Oscar E. Huber
American politician
1917 - 2017
politician
Ray Hamann
American basketball player (1911-2005)
1911 - 2005
basketball player
Cecil E. Harris
Cecil E. Harris
American naval aviator (1916-1981)
1916 - 1981
Josephine Hale
American artist
1878 - 1961
artist
Karl W. Aschenbrenner
American philosopher
1911 - 1988
philosopher
Robert T. Hartmann
Robert T. Hartmann
American writer (1917-2008)
1917 - 2008
writer
Arthur Exon
Arthur Exon
United States Air Force general
1916 - 2005
military leader
Evelyn Daw
Evelyn Daw
American singer and actress (1912–1970)
1912 - 1970
film actormusical theatre actoractor
Andrew Wendell Bogue
Andrew Wendell Bogue
United States federal judge
1919 - 2009
lawyerjudge
Bob Leach
Bob Leach
American journalist
1914 - 2008
journalist
C. William Johnson
American skeleton racer (1917-1993)
1917 - 1993
skeleton racersoldier
Connor Hansen
Connor Hansen
American politician
1913 - 1987
politicianlawyerjudge
Dave Bernard
American football player (1912-1973)
1912 - 1973
American football player
Eugene F. Clark
United States Navy officer
1911 - 1998
naval officer
Lem Overpeck
American politician (1911-2003)
1911 - 2003
politicianlawyer
Myron Floren
Myron Floren
American accordionist (1919–2005)
1919 - 2005
musician
Paul Miller
halfback in the National Football League (1913-1992)
1913 - 1994
American football player
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