List of Famous people born in Missouri, United States of America

Tom Barry was a vaudeville sketch writer, playwright and screenwriter. He was nominated for two Oscars for Best Screenplay, for In Old Arizona and The Valiant at the 2nd Academy Awards.

Henry Stewart Caulfield was an American lawyer and Republican politician from St. Louis, Missouri. He represented Missouri in the U.S. House from 1907 to 1909 and was the 37th Governor of Missouri from 1929 to 1933.

George Lloyd Spencer was an American Democratic United States Senator from the State of Arkansas.

Jane Grant was a New York City journalist who co-founded The New Yorker with her first husband, Harold Ross.

Victor J. Miller was the 33rd Mayor of Saint Louis, serving from 1925 to 1933.

Del Andrews, born Udell Endrows, was an American film director and screenwriter in the 1920s. He primarily worked on low budget westerns, writing and directing films starring Hoot Gibson, Fred Thomson, and Bob Custer.

Bainbridge Colby was an American politician and attorney who was, a co-founder of the United States Progressive Party and Woodrow Wilson's last Secretary of State. Colby was a Republican until he helped co-found the National Progressive Party in 1912; he ran for multiple offices as a member of that party, but never won.

Robert Evans Snodgrass was an American entomologist and artist who made important contributions to the fields of arthropod morphology, anatomy, evolution, and metamorphosis.

Henry Wilson "Heck" Allen was an American author and screenwriter. He used several different pseudonyms for his works. His 50+ novels of the American West were published under the pen names Will Henry and Clay Fisher. Allen's screenplays and scripts for animated shorts were credited to Heck Allen and Henry Allen.

Frank Reppy Wilcox was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films and television series, as well as Broadway plays.