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List of people from Missouri

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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.

Art and literature

T. S. Eliot
Russ Mitchell
Mark Twain
Tennessee Williams

Sportspeople

Auto racing

Rusty Wallace

Baseball

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

Basketball

Napheesa Collier
Jayson Tatum

Football

Ezekiel Elliott
Cal Hubbard
Jeremy Maclin
Justin Smith
Roger Wehrli

Golf

Payne Stewart

Ice hockey

Luke Kunin

Professional wrestling

Glenn "Kane" Jacobs

Miscellaneous sports

Dwight Davis
Becky Sauerbrunn

Soccer

Aviation and aerospace

Business

J. C. Penney

Criminals and outlaws

Entertainment

Film, television and theater

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

Cartoonists

Magicians and mentalists

Music

Bluegrass and country

Jazz

Rhythm & blues, pop, rap and hip-hop

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

Rock & roll

David Cook

Other music

Radio and television

Beauty pageant titleholders

Journalism

Military

John J. Pershing

Public office

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

Science and medicine

George Washington Carver

Miscellaneous famous Missourians

See also

References

  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.