Posted in Missouri July 10, 2015 by Stephanie Butler

You May Be Surprised to Learn These 20 Famous People Are From Missouri

You may or may not know that these famous folks were born right here in Missouri. Don’t bother commenting that I haven’t included Brad Pitt; he grew up in Missouri, but all of these people were BORN here, Mr. Pitt was actually born in Oklahoma…

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4. T Bone Burnett, Music Producer, Songwriter, Musician, Singer, Composer, St. Louis

6. George Washington Carver, botanist, chemist, scientist, inventor, (Born as a slave in Diamond, MO…obtained his freedom only after the Civil War…read more about this, it’s an amazing story!)

8. Kathleen Turner, actress, Springfield

9. Harry S. Truman, U.S. President, Independence

11. Langston Hughes, poet, playwright, Joplin

13. Ginger Rogers, dancer, Actress, pin-up, Independence

14. Kevin Nealon, actor, comedian, St. Louis

20. Maya Angelou, author, civil rights activist, poet, St. Louis

There’s a reason I ended with Miss Maya. Missourians have a lot to be proud of. This is only a small fraction of them…as I said, these are some of those that were born here. List below any Missouri natives that may have been excluded.