List of Famous people born in Missouri, United States of America
KC Lightfoot
KC Lightfoot is an American athlete specializing in pole vault. KC cleared 6.00 m at the Texas Tech Shootout on February 13, 2021, to set a new United States collegiate indoor pole vault record. He placed fourth at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Jeanne Shaheen
Cynthia Jeanne Shaheen is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Hampshire since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first female U.S. senator in New Hampshire's history, the first elected female governor of New Hampshire and the first woman elected as both a governor and a U.S. senator.
Lauren Holtkamp
Lauren Holtkamp is a professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA), wearing number 7. Holtkamp became the third woman to be a full-time NBA referee. Holtkamp also played college basketball at Drury University from 2000–2004. Holtkamp previously refereed the last five NBA Development League seasons before becoming a full-time referee for the 2014–15 NBA season. Holtkamp officiated four seasons in the WNBA including the WNBA 2014 conference finals. Holtkamp graduated from Emory University with a Master of Divinity. She also graduated from Drury University with both a Master of Arts in Communication and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. In June 2017, Holtkamp married NBA referee Jonathan Sterling. In 2019, Holtkamp gave birth to their daughter.
Jonathan Coachman
Jonathan William Coachman, also known as "The Coach", is an American sports interviewer, analyst and professional wrestling personality best known for his time at WWE as the pre-show host for pay-per-views. He was previously the interim General Manager of Raw. Coachman's previous run with the company lasted nine years. He returned to the promotion in January 2018. He is also a former college basketball player, and football play-by-play announcer.
Katie Wright
Kathryn Wright Azaria is an American former actress.
Devon Windsor
Devon Elizabeth Windsor is an American model.
Charles Ellis Johnson
Charles Ellis "Charlie" Johnson was an American Latter-day Saint photographer known for his work both in Utah and around the world. He grew up in St. George, Utah, and gained an interest in botany and theater. While operating a drug store in Salt Lake City, he started dabbling in photography and opened a photo studio. He photographed actors and actresses at the Salt Lake Theater, including some artistic nudes. He took photos of Utah attractions, and in 1903 traveled through the Ottoman Empire to take photos for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. In 1917 Johnson moved to San Jose, California where he continued operating a photo studio.
Michael P. Fay
Michael Peter Fay is an American citizen who caused a temporary strain in Singapore–United States relations in 1994 when he was sentenced to six strokes of the cane for theft and vandalism at the age of 18 and lived in the country. Fay pleaded guilty, but he later claimed that he was advised that such a plea would preclude caning and that his confession was false, that he never vandalized any cars, and that the only crime he committed was stealing road signs.
Robert Mandan
Robert Mandan was an American actor, best known for his roles as Chester Tate, the womanizing businessman husband of Jessica Tate on the satirical sitcom Soap from 1977–1981 and James Bradford on the short lived Three's Company spin off Three's A Crowd that lasted for one season.
Kip Niven
Clifford Niven, known as Kip Niven, was an American actor.