William Robert "Bob" Allison (1934 - 1995) Was a Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played in the American League for the Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins from 1958 to 1970. Born in Raytown, MO (1239) Maya Angelou (1928 - 2014) Poet and author of many books, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Born in Saint Louis, MO (37) Edward Asner (1929 - ) Is an American film, television and voice actor and former President of the Screen Actors Guild, primarily known for his role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series, Lou Grant. More recently, he provided the voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's award-winning animated film, Up. Born in Kansas City, MO (1368) Scott Bakula (1954 - ) Actor of television's Quantum Leap. Born in St. Louis, MO (315) Yogi Berra (1925 - ) New York Yankee catcher that won 10 World Series. Born in St. Louis, MO (316) Chuck Berry (1926 - ) Singer known for Johnny Be Good Born in Saint Louis, MO (317) Susan Elizabeth Blow (1843 - 1916) Teacher and founder of the nation's first public kindergarten in St. Louis. Born in Carondelet, MO (318) Omar N. Bradley (1893 - 1981) Commanded the 12th Army Group in World War II, the largest American force ever united under one man's command. Bradley served 69 years on active duty in the Armed Forces, longer than any other soldier in United States history. Born in Clark, MO (327) Edgar Buchanan (1903 - 1979) Was an American actor with a long career in both film and television, most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the Petticoat Junction, Green Acres and Beverly Hillbillies television sitcoms of the 1960s. As Uncle Joe, "who is moving kinda slow", he took over as proprietor of the Shady Rest Hotel following the death of Bea Benaderet, who had played Kate Bradley. Born in Humansville, MO (893) Dale Breckenridge Carnegie (1888 - 1955) Was an American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking and interpersonal skills. Born in poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, first published in 1936, a massive bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote a biography of Abraham Lincoln, titled Lincoln the Unknown, and several other books. Born in Maryville, MO (776) George Washington Carver (1864 - 1943) Educator and agricultural chemist at Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute. Born in Diamond Grove, MO (13) T.S. Eliot (1888 - 1965) Nobel Prize winning author of The Wasteland. Born in St. Louis, MO (320) Jean Harlow (1911 - 1937) Born Harlean Harlow Carpenter was an American film actress Known as the "Platinum Blonde" and the "Blonde Bombshell" due to her platinum blonde hair. Born in Kansas City, MO (801) | Jesse James (1847 - 1892) Famous outlaw killed by one of his own gang. Born in Kearney, MO (324) Donnie Wayne "Don" Johnson (1949 - ) Is an American actor known for his work in television and film. Johnson made his screen debut in the 1970 film The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart, but it would be in 1984 that he would land his breakthrough role. He played the lead role of Sonny Crockett in the 1980s TV cop series, Miami Vice, which led him to huge success and fame. Born in Flat Creek, MO (1381) Jack St. Clair Kilby (1923 - 2005) Was a Nobel Prize laureate in physics in 2000 for his invention of the integrated circuit in 1958 while working at Texas Instruments (TI). He is also the inventor of the handheld calculator and thermal printer. Born in Jefferson City, MO (1265) William Lear (1902 - 1978) One of the outstanding pioneers of aviation; lived in Wichita. Born in Hannibal, MO (188) Rush Limbaugh (1951 - ) Radio and television talk show host. Born in Cape Girardeau, MO (325) James Cash Penney (1875 - 1971) Founder of the J.C. Penney Company. Born in Hamilton, MO (322) Nellie Davis Tayloe Ross (1876 - 1977) Governor of Wyoming; She was the first female governor of a U.S. State. She was also the director of the National Mint for many years. Born in St, Joseph, MO (671) Charles Marion Russell (1864 - 1926) Charles Marion Russell was many things: consummate Westerner, historian, advocate of the Northern Plains Indians, cowboy, outdoorsman, writer, philosopher, environmentalist and conservationist, and not least, artist. Born in Oak Hill, MO (329) Harry S. Truman (1884 - 1972) The 33rd President of the United States. Born in Lamar, MO (323) Kathleen Turner (1954 - ) Actress starring in Romancing the Stone; born in Springfield. Born in Springfield, MO (321) Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) (1835 - 1910) Author made famous with Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Born in Florida, MO (319) Roy Wilkins (1901 - 1981) Leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Born in St. Louis, MO (326) |