Biographical Records

Notable People from South Dakota

315 notable figures born in South Dakota, showing page 6 of 7, ranked by historical prominence.

Sioux K. Grigsby
Sioux K. Grigsby
American lawyer and politician (1873-1968)
1873 - 1968
politicianlawyer
Clarence Schutte
Clarence Schutte
American football player and coach (1901-1970)
1901 - 1970
American football player
Allen Wilbert Benson
baseball player
1905 - 1999
baseball player
Charles Arnold Anderson
American sociologist and economist (1907-1990)
1907 - 1990
sociologistpedagogueeducator
Len Rice
American baseball player (1918-1992)
1918 - 1992
baseball player
Raymond Cleo Gill
Raymond Cleo Gill
(1919-2003) husband of Lorraine Kathryn Rock
1919 - 2003
newspaper printer
Wuert Engelmann
American football player (1908-1979)
1908 - 1979
American football player
John S. Detlie
American artist (1908-2005)
1908 - 2005
production designerartistarchitect
Jack Manders
Jack Manders
American football player (1909-1977)
1909 - 1977
American football player
Glen Rounds
author and illustrator
1906 - 2002
children's writerillustrator
John C. Flanagan
American psychologist
1906 - 1996
psychologist
Ray Jennison
Ray Jennison
American football player (1910–1990)
1910 - 1990
American football player
Ray Parker
American painter (1922-1990)
1922 - 1990
printmakerpainter
Volney F. Warner
Volney F. Warner
United States general (1926–2019)
1926 - 2019
military personnel
Paul L. Douglas
Paul L. Douglas
American lawyer
1927 - 2012
lawyer
Boyd McDonald
American writer and magazine publisher
1925 - 1993
writer
Kenneth Kauth
Kenneth Kauth
American politician (1924-2019)
1924 - 2019
politician
Gordon Mydland
Gordon Mydland
American politician
1922 - 2022
politicianjudge
James B. Dunn
James B. Dunn
American politician
1927 - 2016
politician
Alice Bauer
golfer (1927-2002)
1927 - 2002
golfer
Laurens Anderson
American biochemist
1920 - 2018
biochemist
Helen Daniels Bader
Helen Daniels Bader
art collector and philanthropist (1927-1989)
1927 - 1989
philanthropistart collectorsocial worker
Connie O'Connor
Connie O'Connor
American basketball player (1923-2014)
1923 - 2014
baseball playerbasketball player
Lee Warne
Lee Warne
American politician (1922–2002)
1922 - 2002
politician
Marvin D. Fuller
Marvin D. Fuller
American Army general
1921 - 2007
military personnel
Inga Stephens Pratt Clark
American artist and book illustrator
1906 - 1970
illustratorartist
Gerald Else
Gerald Else
American classical philologist (1908–1982)
1908 - 1982
classical philologistuniversity teacher
Oscar Randolph Fladmark, Jr.
Oscar Randolph Fladmark, Jr.
American fighter pilot (1922-1955)
1922 - 1955
aircraft pilot
Donald James Porter
United States federal judge (1921–2003)
1921 - 2003
politicianlawyerjudge
Donald Wexler
architect (1926–2015)
1926 - 2015
architect
Duane Putnam
Duane Putnam
American football player and coach (1928-2016)
1928 - 2016
American football player
James R. Carrigan
James R. Carrigan
American jurist
1929 - 2014
lawyerjudge
John Bailey Jones
John Bailey Jones
United States federal judge
1927 - 2023
politicianlawyerjudge
Wendell E. Dunn
American educator (1894-1965)
1894 - 1965
teacher
Vernon C. Miller
Vernon C. Miller
American mobster (1896-1933)
1896 - 1933
politician
Peirson Mitchell Hall
Peirson Mitchell Hall
United States federal judge (1894-1979)
1894 - 1979
lawyerjudge
Rudi M. Brewster
Rudi M. Brewster
United States federal judge (1932-2012)
1932 - 2012
aircraft pilotlawyerjudge
Sylvia Bacon
American judge (1931–2023)
1931 - 2023
lawyerjudge
Terry Redlin
American artist (1937-2016)
1937 - 2016
painterart director
John Eric Holmes
American writer and game designer (1930-2010)
1930 - 2010
role-playing game designernovelistscience fiction writer
Albert White Hat
Native American language activist (1938–2025)
1938 - 2013
teacher
Everett Dunn
civil engineer (1892-1980)
1892 - 1980
civil engineerengineer
Carole Hillard
American politician
1936 - 2007
politician
Charles O. Jones
American political scientist
1931 - 2024
university teacherpolitical scientist
Alton Ochsner
American physician
1896 - 1981
surgeon
Mary A. McClure
American politician in South Dakota (1939-2016)
1939 - 2016
politician
Ordell Braase
American football player, defensive end (1932-2019)
1932 - 2019
American football player
William Dougherty
William Dougherty
Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota (1932-2010)
1932 - 2010
politician
Siegfried Schoenbohm
German opera stage director (1938–2006)
1938 - 2006
librettistdirectordramaturge
Rollin Hamilton
animator (1898-1951)
1898 - 1951
film directoranimatorscreenwriter
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