Miscellaneous Famous Missourians
- Helen Andelin (born 1920), author Fascinating Womanhood
- William Becknell (1787-1856), soldier, businessman, founder of the Santa Fe Trail.
- Susan Blow (1843–1916), Educator, "Mother of Kindergarten"
- Calamity Jane (c. 1852–1903), Indian fighter and frontierswoman
- Dale Carnegie (1888–1955), public and motivational speaker
- Timothy M. Dolan (born 1950), Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of New York
- Ella Ewing (1872–1913), "The Missouri Giantess", Worlds tallest woman (of her era)
- Bobby Greenlease (1947-1953), kidnap-murder victim in case that drew national attention.
- Mary Ranken Jordan (1869–1962), philanthropist and community advocate
- Emmett Kelly (1898–1979), clown
- Karlie Kloss (born 1992), Model and ballet dancer
- Carrie Nation (1846–1911), advocate for the temperance movement
- Rose O'Neill (1874–1944), author, illustrator & creator of the Kewpie doll
- Phyllis Schlafly (born 1924), conservative political activist and author
- Dred Scott, slave and litigant in the U.S. Supreme Court Dred Scott Decision
- George Thampy (born 1987), Scripps National Spelling Bee champion 2000, staff member 2006
- Faye Wattleton (born 1943), feminist activist
- Roy Wilkins (1901–1981), civil rights activist
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Famous quotes containing the word famous:
“Hunger makes you restless. You dream about food—not just any food, but perfect food, the best food, magical meals, famous and awe-inspiring, the one piece of meat, the exact taste of buttery corn, tomatoes so ripe they split and sweeten the air, beans so crisp they snap between the teeth, gravy like mother’s milk singing to your bloodstream.”
—Dorothy Allison (b. 1953)