Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
Famous Persons from Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
- Sarah Leubbert - Born on December 16, 1997 - Association football player
- Hale Hentges - Born on August 19, 1996 - American football player
- Maya Moore - Born on June 11, 1989 - Basketball player - WNBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award | USBWA National Freshman of the Year | List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners | Huskies of Honor | Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year | Best WNBA Player ESPY Award | Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award | John R. Wooden Award | Honda Sports Award for Basketball | list of Women's Basketball Academic All-America Team Members of the Year | Wade Trophy | WNBA Rookie of the Year Award | WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award | WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
- Sylvester Williams - Born on November 21, 1988 - American football player
- Clint Robinson - Born on February 16, 1985 - Baseball player
- Jamaal Tatum - Born on September 13, 1984 - Basketball player
- Sam LeCure - Born on May 4, 1984 - Baseball player
- Paul Miller - Born on November 17, 1982 - Basketball player
- Mishael Abbott - Born on June 21, 1981 - Racing automobile driver
- Lauren Holtkamp - Born on November 24, 1980 - Basketball player
- Waylon Lowe - Born on October 31, 1980 - Mixed martial arts fighter
- Christian Cantwell - Born on September 30, 1980 - Athletics competitor
- Justin Smith - Born on September 30, 1979 - American football player
- Kirk Farmer - Born on August 27, 1979 - American football player
- Jay Howell - Born on February 5, 1979 - Cartoonist, Character designer, Tattoo artist, Artist, and Screenwriter
- Charlie Weber - Born on September 20, 1978 - Film actor, Television actor, Model, Voice actor, and Actor
- Joe Crede - Born on April 26, 1978 - Baseball player
- Jay Ashcroft - Born on July 12, 1973 - Politician
- Alec Knight - Born on June 13, 1972 - Pornographic actor
- Ehren Earlywine - Born on November 4, 1970 - Softball coach, and Coach
- Tom Hurst - Born on February 10, 1966 - Politician
- Carolyn Peck - Born on January 22, 1966 - Basketball coach, Basketball player, and Sports commentator - Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
- Cedric the Entertainer - Born on April 24, 1964 - Film actor, Television actor, Voice actor, Film director, and Screenwriter - star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Napoleon McCallum - Born on October 6, 1963 - American football player
- Allen Eskens - Born on March 17, 1963 - Novelist, Lawyer, and Writer
- David Wood - Born on April 15, 1961 - Politician
- Mike Bernskoetter - Born on November 29, 1959 - Politician
- Sarah Steelman - Born on May 3, 1958 - Politician
- Mark Dean - Born on March 2, 1957 - Inventor, and Computer scientist - Fellow of the African Scientific Institute | National Inventors Hall of Fame | IBM Fellow
- Rodney W. Sippel - Born on July 26, 1956 - Lawyer, and Judge
- Steven J. Huber - Born on August 23, 1955 - Orthodontist (died: April 3, 2020)
- Bruce Rudroff - Born on May 11, 1955 - Association football player (died: April 3, 2020)
- Carl M. Vogel - Born on March 7, 1955 - Politician (died: April 14, 2016)
- John Michael Herndon - Born on February 24, 1955 - Actor (died: August 3, 2022)
- David J. Sugarbaker - Born on August 5, 1953 - Physician (died: August 29, 2018)
- Blaine Luetkemeyer - Born on May 7, 1952 - Cattle rancher, Business executive, Banker, and Politician (died: August 29, 2018)
- Dennis Meyer - Born on April 8, 1950 - American football player (died: August 29, 2018)
- Deborah Digges - Born on February 6, 1950 - Poet, and Writer - Guggenheim Fellowship (died: April 10, 2009)
- Gracia Yancey Backer - Born on January 25, 1950 - Politician (died: April 10, 2009)
- Steve Rogers - Born on October 26, 1949 - Baseball player - Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (died: April 10, 2009)
- Phil Garner - Born on April 30, 1949 - Baseball player (died: April 10, 2009)
- John A. Gordon - Born on August 22, 1946 - Military officer - Legionnaire of Legion of Merit | Commendation Medal | Defense Superior Service Medal | Defense Meritorious Service Medal (died: April 19, 2020)
- Charlie Brown - Born on October 16, 1945 - American football player (died: April 19, 2020)
- Richard Everett Dorr - Born on August 26, 1943 - Lawyer, and Judge (died: April 24, 2013)
- Mary Case - Born on February 27, 1943 - Pathologist (died: April 24, 2013)
- Clyde Wright - Born on February 20, 1941 - Baseball player (died: April 24, 2013)
- Dennis Higgins - Born on August 4, 1939 - Baseball player (died: November 3, 2023)
- Don Webb - Born on May 22, 1939 - American football player (died: November 3, 2023)
- John Farris - Born on July 26, 1936 - Novelist, Film director, Playwright, Writer, and Screenwriter - PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award | Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement (died: November 3, 2023)
- Patricia A. Goodrich - Born on January 13, 1933 - Politician (died: March 31, 1999)
- Robert Clark Bueker - Born on November 24, 1932 - Politician (died: May 18, 2021)
- Harold Lee Volkmer - Born on April 4, 1931 - Politician, and Lawyer (died: April 16, 2011)
- Jack Kilby - Born on November 8, 1923 - University teacher, Inventor, Physicist, Computer scientist, Engineer, and Photographer - Holley Medal | IEEE David Sarnoff Award | IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award | honorary doctor of the University of Miami | Harold Pender Award | Washington Award | Stuart Ballantine Medal | Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology | National Inventors Hall of Fame | Charles Stark Draper Prize | National Medal of Technology and Innovation | National Medal of Science | IEEE Medal of Honor | IEEE Fellow | Nobel Prize in Physics (died: June 20, 2005)
- Don Harvey - Born on July 29, 1920 - Tennis player, Basketball player, and Military personnel (died: November 26, 2008)
- Charles Roman Koester - Born on September 16, 1915 - Catholic bishop, and Catholic priest (died: December 24, 1997)
- William Rose - Born on December 12, 1914 - Screenwriter - Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (died: February 10, 1987)
- Chester Himes - Born on July 29, 1909 - Autobiographer, Short story writer, Novelist, Writer, and Screenwriter - Grand Prix de Littérature Policière (died: November 12, 1984)
- Ward Allison Dorrance - Born on April 30, 1904 - Writer, and University teacher - Guggenheim Fellowship (died: September 16, 1996)