Writers from Missouri

American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company (1901–1966)

Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and record executive. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, he is often credited with popularizing hip-hop in Middle America and breaking down racial barriers for the acceptance of white rappers in the genre. While much of his transgressive art during the late 1990s and early 2000s made him a controversial figure, Eminem has become a representation of popular angst of lower income America and is no

American writer and lecturer (1888-1955)

American writer and social activist (1901–1967)

American actress (1920–2006)

American actor (1911–1993)

United States Army general in World War I

United States Army general (1893–1981)

Richard Wayne Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, singer, dancer and writer. His work spans screen and stage, and his awards include six Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993, and then the Television Hall of Fame in 1995. He was recognized as a Disney Legend in 1998. He has been honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2020.

American writer

American political commentator (1951–2021)

American Protestant theologian (1892–1971)

American poet (1887–1972)

American Catholic cardinal

American politician, military officer and author (born 1946)

American lawyer, Watch Tower Society president (1869–1942)

American painter (1889–1975)

Union Army general, politician (1829-1906)

American Catholic cardinal, Archibishop of New York (1950–)

American composer and critic (1896–1989)

American journalist (1905–1972)

American comic book writer and editor

American journalist, writer, Comintern spy (1892-1950)

American biologist, college professor and eco-socialist

American politician and writer (1933–2024)

American writer and real-estate businessperson, and retired actress and model (1930-2013)

State Senator from Tennessee, Senator and U.S. Representative from Missouri (1782–1858)

American actress (1904-1995)

American gynecologist (1915–2001)

American actor, presenter, and businessman

American politician

American actress (1925-2006)

U.S. Representative from Missouri

American film director (1963-2010)

American actor, playwright and theatre director (1874-1947)

American businessman and writer (1874–1957)

American journalist and writer (born 1951)

American playwright (1937-2011)

American theologian (1894-1962)

American minister, journalist, and abolitionist (1802–1837)

American politician (1931-2013)

American attorney, author, veteran, and politician

American film producer

American politician (1854-1941)

American journalist (1838-1896)

American journalist (1889–1963)

Confederate Army officer

American author

American charismatic minister (1934–1997)

American writer and activist (1924-2020)

American baseball player and coach

American writer and suffragist (1877-1951)

American journalist and educator (1864-1935)

American politician (1922–2007)

American author and pianist

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1832–1899)

American actor, theatre manager and playwright (1864–1918)

merchant, explorer, naturalist, and author (1806-1850)

American writer (1904–1959)

American general