Jefferson City, Missouri - Notable Residents

Notable Residents

  • James T. Blair, Jr., mayor of Jefferson City in 1947 and later governor of Missouri.
  • Lorenzo Greene, Lincoln University faculty and civil rights pioneer
  • Tom Henke, major league baseball player, won the 1992 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays and also pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals, lives in nearby Taos.
  • Jack S. Kilby, Nobel Prize-winning inventor and physicist, born in Jefferson City.
  • Cedric the Entertainer, (Cedric Kyle), born in Jefferson City.
  • Deborah Digges (born Deborah Sugarbaker), poet, born in Jefferson City.
  • Kent Jones, writer and radio personality, attended Jefferson City public schools.
  • John Opel, former president of IBM, attended Jefferson City public schools.
  • Steve Rogers (baseball player), born in Jefferson City.
  • John Farris, author born in Jefferson City.
  • Chester Himes, author born in Jefferson City.
  • William Rose (screenwriter), screenwriter born in Jefferson City.
  • Justin Smith (football player), (San Francisco 49ers) was born in Jefferson City.
  • Justin Gage, (football player - Tennessee Titans) attended Jefferson City public schools.
  • Steve Martin (football player), attended Jefferson City public schools.
  • Joe Crede, major league baseball player born in nearby Westphalia.
  • Dennis Meyer, (former Pittsburgh Steelers football player ) born in Jefferson City.
  • Karl L. Rundberg (1899–1969), Los Angeles City Council member
  • Jamaal Tatum, college basketball player for the Southern Illinois Salukis born in Jefferson City.
  • Maya Moore, college basketball player for the University of Connecticut Huskies was born in Jefferson City and attended Jefferson City public schools prior to moving to Georgia.
  • Christian Cantwell, 2009 shot put world champion, born in Jefferson City.
  • Shaman's Harvest, hard rock band.
  • Gina Gentry Loudon, Conservative Talk Show Host, born in Jefferson City

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