1. Jake Beckley (1867)

American Baseball Player

MLB player who tallied 2,930 hits during his 20-year career.

2. George Poage (1880)

American Hurdler And Sprinter

Winner of two bronze medals at the 1904 Olympics in the 200 and 400 meter hurdles. He was the first African-American to win an Olympic medal.

3. Cliff Edwards (1895)

American Singer And Actor

He supplied the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's Pinocchio, in which he sang the beloved song "When You Wish Upon a Star." His roles in The Great Lover and...

4. Bill Lear (1902)

American Businessman And Invento

Founder of the Lear Jet Corporation who also invented several pieces of electronics found in virtually every car.

5. Cotton Fitzsimmons (1931)

American Basketball Coach

NBA coach who was largely responsible for the Phoenix Suns' success in the late 1980's and early 90's.

6. Margaret Brown (1867)

A Great Heroine Survivor Of The

Margaret Molly Brown was an American socialite philanthropist and activist who became famous because of her survival of the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic after exhorting the crew...

7. Mary Rhodes Russell (1958)

American Judge

Mary Rhodes Russell is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri. She assumed the position on July 1 2013 upon the conclusion of the two year term of...

8. Wes Shoemyer (1961)

American Politician

s Shoemyer is a former Senator for the eighteenth district of the Missouri Senate. The district includes all or portions of thirteen counties in northeast Missouri: Adair Audain Clark Knox...

9. Ron Powers (Unknow)

American Writer

Ron Powers is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist novelist and non-fiction writer. His works include White Town Drowsing: Journeys to Hannibal Dangerous Water: A Biography of the Boy Who Became Mark...

10. Tom Shively (1946)

Missouri Legislator

Tom Shively is a Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He represents the 8th District encompassing all or portions of Linn Macon Shelby and Sullivan counties. Due to...

11. Jesse S. Greever (1976)

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Jesse Scot Greever is an American author of literary short stories many of which have graced international bestseller lists.

12. Carolyn Allen (1937)

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13. Terry Bogener (1955)

American Baseball Player

Terry Wayne Bogener is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for one season. He played for the Texas Rangers for 24 games during the 1982 Texas Rangers season.

14. Thomas Frank Marshall (1854)

American Politician

Thomas Frank Marshall was a U. S. Representative from North Dakota.

15. Bill Wilson (catcher) (1867)

American Baseball Player

G. Wilson was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of three seasons in Major League Baseball primarily as a catcher. He played for the 1890 Pittsburg Alleghenys...

16. Howie Gregory (1886)

American Baseball Player

Howard Watterson Howie Gregory was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Gregory played for the St. Louis Browns in 1911.

17. Frank Hafner (1867)

American Baseball Player

s R. Hafner was a Major League Baseball player. A right-handed pitcher Hafner started two games for the Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association in May 1888.

18. Mo Forte (1947)

American Football Player And Coa

Maurice Mo Forte is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University from 1982 to 1987 Norfolk...