Biographical Records

Notable People from South Dakota

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

Dan Dryden
American politician
1944 – 2016
politician
Herbert Howe
Herbert Howe
American journalist
1893 – 1959
journalist
Jim Scott
Jim Scott
American baseball player and umpire (1888-1957)
1888 – 1957
baseball player
Theresa Two Bulls
American politician (1956–2020)
1956 – 2020
politician
Ferol Sibley Warthen
American painter and graphic artist (1890–1986)
1890 – 1986
paintergraphic designerartist
Paul H. Kirkpatrick
1894-1992 physicist at Stanford University, awarded the 1959 Oersted Medal
1894 – 1992
physicistteacher
Joshua Casteel
Joshua Casteel
US Army soldier, lecturer, and writer (1979-2012)
1979 – 2012
peace activist
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
Justin Cronin
American politician
1980 – 2020
politician
Lem Overpeck
American politician (1911-2003)
1911 – 2003
politicianlawyer
Paul Miller
halfback in the National Football League (1913-1992)
1913 – 1994
American football player
Myron Floren
Myron Floren
American accordionist (1919–2005)
1919 – 2005
musician
Ray Jennison
Ray Jennison
American football player (1910–1990)
1910 – 1990
American football player
Andrew Wendell Bogue
Andrew Wendell Bogue
United States federal judge
1919 – 2009
lawyerjudge
Evelyn Daw
Evelyn Daw
American singer and actress (1912–1970)
1912 – 1970
film actormusical theatre actoractor
Arthur Exon
Arthur Exon
United States Air Force general
1916 – 2005
military leader
Robert T. Hartmann
Robert T. Hartmann
American writer (1917-2008)
1917 – 2008
writer
Karl W. Aschenbrenner
American philosopher
1911 – 1988
philosopher
Cecil E. Harris
Cecil E. Harris
American naval aviator (1916-1981)
1916 – 1981
Ray Hamann
American basketball player (1911-2005)
1911 – 2005
basketball player
Raymond Cleo Gill
Raymond Cleo Gill
(1919-2003) husband of Lorraine Kathryn Rock
1919 – 2003
newspaper printer
George Faust
American football player (1917-1993)
1917 – 1993
American football player
Oscar E. Huber
Oscar E. Huber
American politician
1917 – 2017
politician
John F. Lindley
John F. Lindley
American politician (1918-1971)
1918 – 1971
politicianlawyer
Frank Bennett Fiske
Frank Bennett Fiske
American photographer (1883–1952)
1883 – 1952
photographer
Dayton S. Mak
American diplomat (1917-2018)
1917 – 2018
diplomat
Mark Barber
American football player (1915-1975)
1915 – 1975
American football player
Oscar Randolph Fladmark, Jr.
Oscar Randolph Fladmark, Jr.
American fighter pilot (1922-1955)
1922 – 1955
aircraft pilot
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
Connie O'Connor
Connie O'Connor
American basketball player (1923-2014)
1923 – 2014
baseball playerbasketball player
Laurens Anderson
American biochemist
1920 – 2018
biochemist
Helen Daniels Bader
Helen Daniels Bader
art collector and philanthropist (1927-1989)
1927 – 1989
philanthropistart collectorsocial worker
Robert Schlaifer
American mathematician (1914–1994)
1914 – 1994
university teacherstatisticianeconomist
Lee Warne
Lee Warne
American politician (1922–2002)
1922 – 2002
politician
Marvin D. Fuller
Marvin D. Fuller
American Army general
1921 – 2007
military personnel
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
Clarence Schutte
Clarence Schutte
American football player and coach (1901-1970)
1901 – 1970
American football player
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