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

How many famous people from Missouri can you name? You may or may not know that these famous folks were born right here in the Show Me State. Don’t bother commenting that I haven’t included Brad Pitt; he grew up in Missouri, but all of these people were BORN here. And Mr. Pitt, as much as we love him, was actually born in Oklahoma…

1. Don Cheadle, actor, Kansas City

2. Mark Twain, writer, Florida

3. John Goodman, actor, Affton

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

5. Ellie Kemper, actress, Kansas City

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!)

7. Jon Hamm, actor, St. Louis

8. Kathleen Turner, actress, Springfield

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

10. Sheryl Crow, musician, Kennett

11. Langston Hughes, poet, playwright, Joplin

12. Eminem, musician, St. Joseph

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

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

15. Chuck Berry, musician, St. Louis

16. Kevin Kline, actor, St. Louis

17. Akon, musician, St. Louis

18. Vincent Price, actor, St. Louis

19. Doris Roberts, actress, 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, right?. 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.