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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

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T. S. Eliot
Russ Mitchell
Mark Twain
Tennessee Williams

Sportspeople

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Auto racing

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Rusty Wallace

Baseball

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

Basketball

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Napheesa Collier
Jayson Tatum

Football

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Ezekiel Elliott
Cal Hubbard
Jeremy Maclin
Justin Smith
Roger Wehrli

Golf

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Payne Stewart

Ice hockey

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Luke Kunin

Professional wrestling

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Glenn "Kane" Jacobs

Miscellaneous sports

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Dwight Davis
Becky Sauerbrunn

Soccer

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Aviation and aerospace

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Business

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J. C. Penney

Criminals and outlaws

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Entertainment

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Film, television and theater

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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

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Cartoonists

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Magicians and mentalists

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Music

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Bluegrass and country

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Jazz

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Rhythm & blues, pop, rap and hip-hop

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Nelly

Rock & roll

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David Cook

Other music

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Radio and television

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Beauty pageant titleholders

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Journalism

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Military

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John J. Pershing

Public office

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

Science and medicine

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George Washington Carver

Miscellaneous famous Missourians

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Missourian Award -". themissourianaward.org.
  2. ^ "Hala Finley - Man With A Plan Cast Member". CBS. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Ann Peebles fatpossum.com Retrieved 10 September 2024
  4. ^ "Missouri Marine Jared Schmitz, 20, an 'American hero,' killed in Afghanistan airport attack".
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Ware, Leland (1999). "Dictionary of Missouri Biography". Homer G. Phillips (1880–1931). Missouri Encyclopedia. p. 1.