Notable People
- Emily Newell Blair (1877–1951) was an American writer, suffragist, national Democratic Party political leader, a founder of the League of Women Voters and feminist.
- A. P. (Ace) Borger (1888–1934), oil wildcatter and businessman associated with Texas
- Jann Carl, Entertainment Tonight correspondent (b. 1960)
- Frances Crowe (b. 1919), peace activist
- Carl Hubbell (1903–1988), baseball player for the New York Giants
- Janet L. Kavandi (b. 1959), astronaut (STS-91, STS-99, STS-104)
- Celia Kaye (b. 1941), actress; regular on The New Loretta Young Show
- Preston Lacy, part of the Jackass cast
- Marlin Perkins (1905–1986), naturalist and host of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
- Belle Starr (Myra MayBelle Shirley) (1848–1889), famous Wild West outlaw
- Bertha Teague (1906–1991), basketball coach, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
- Richard M. Webster (1922–1990), former Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives, a state senator
- William L. Webster, former Missouri Attorney General (1985–1993)
- Felix Wright, NFL football player (1985–1992)
The town was also the birthplace of fictional character Jimmy Patterson, the central character of the Medal of Honor game series.
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