List of people from Missouri

Summary

The following are people who were either born, raised, or have lived for a significant period of time in the U.S. state of Missouri.

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Art and literature edit

 
T. S. Eliot
 
Russ Mitchell
 
Mark Twain
 
Tennessee Williams

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Rusty Wallace

Baseball edit

 
Yogi Berra
 
David Freese
 
Ken Holtzman
 
Elston Howard
 
Carl Hubbell
A–M
N–Z
 
Max Scherzer
 
Casey Stengel

Basketball edit

 
Napheesa Collier
 
Jayson Tatum

Football edit

 
Ezekiel Elliott
 
Cal Hubbard
 
Jeremy Maclin
 
Justin Smith
 
Roger Wehrli

Golf edit

 
Payne Stewart

Ice hockey edit

 
Luke Kunin

Professional wrestling edit

 
Glenn "Kane" Jacobs

Miscellaneous sports edit

 
Dwight Davis
 
Becky Sauerbrunn

Soccer edit

Aviation and aerospace edit

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J. C. Penney

Criminals and outlaws edit

Entertainment edit

Film, television and theater edit

 
Emmy Award-winner Ed Asner
 
Josephine Baker
 
Linda Blair
 
Don Cheadle
A–C
D–G
 
Betty Grable
 
Jenna Fischer
H–M
 
Jean Harlow
 
Kevin Kline
N–Z
 
Brad Pitt

Comedians edit

Cartoonists edit

Magicians and mentalists edit

Music edit

Bluegrass and country edit

Jazz edit

Rhythm & blues, pop, rap and hip-hop edit

 
Nelly
  • SZA (born 1989), American singer-songwriter, born in St. Louis

Rock & roll edit

 
David Cook

Other music edit

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Beauty pageant titleholders edit

Journalism edit

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John J. Pershing

Public office edit

 
Martin Heinrich
 
Tim Kaine
 
Harry S. Truman
A–K
L–Z

Science and medicine edit

 
George Washington Carver

Miscellaneous famous Missourians edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The Missourian Award -". themissourianaward.org.
  2. ^ "Hala Finley - Man With A Plan Cast Member". CBS. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Missouri Marine Jared Schmitz, 20, an 'American hero,' killed in Afghanistan airport attack".
  4. ^ Apple, R. w Jr. (August 30, 2004). "R.W. Apple Jr., THE REPUBLICANS: THE CONVENTION IN NEW YORK -- APPLE'S ALMANAC; Father of the Southern Strategy, at 76, Is Here for His 11th Convention, August 30, 2004". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  5. ^ Ware, Leland (1999). "Dictionary of Missouri Biography". Homer G. Phillips (1880–1931). Missouri Encyclopedia. p. 1.