Notable Alumni of University of Missouri – Columbia [Sorted List]

1. Sam Graves

1963-. (aged 63)

politician

Samuel Bruce Graves Jr. is an American politician best known for serving in the U.S. House of Representatives for Missouri's 6th congressional district, with him being the dean of Missouri's congressional delegation upon the retirement of Senator Roy Blunt in 2023, and having held office since 2001. The aforementioned district stretches across most of the northern third of the state,...

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2. Jayce Tingler

1980-. (aged 46)

baseball player

Jayce Michael Tingler is an American professional baseball coach and manager. He is the bench coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously served as manager of MLB's San Diego Padres from 2020 to 2021. He previously served as the major league player development field coordinator and assistant general manager for the Texas Rangers. He...

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3. Jason T. Smith

1980-. (aged 46)

farmer lawyer politician

Jason Thomas Smith is an American businessman and politician who has been the U.S. representative for Missouri's 8th congressional district since 2013. The district comprises 30 counties, covering just under 20,000 square miles of southeastern and southern Missouri.

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4. Jackson Scholz

1897-1986 (aged 89)

athletics competitor sprinter

Jackson Volney Scholz was an American sprint runner. In the 1920s, he became the first person to appear in an Olympic sprint final in three different Olympic Games. After his athletic career, he also gained fame as a writer.

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5. Justin Britt

1991-. (aged 35)

American football player

Justin Britt is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers. He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft, and also played in the NFL for the Houston Texans.

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6. Al Lowe

1946-. (aged 80)

casting director composer video game developer actor engineer

Albert William Lowe is an American video game designer who developed several adventure games, mostly for Sierra On-Line. He created the Leisure Suit Larry series. He has also worked as a casting director, voice director, writer, director, producer, background photographer, actor and executive producer.

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7. Brent Huff

1961-. (aged 65)

screenwriter film director model voice actor actor

Brent Huff is an American actor, writer and film director. Huff is best known for his recurring role of Quigley Smitty in the ABC dramas The Rookie and The Rookie: Feds. He has also had recurring roles in Shameless, Pensacola: Wings of Gold and Black Scorpion. Some of Huff's other television appearances include Mad Men, The West Wing, NCIS, Jag,...

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8. Keyon Dooling

1980-. (aged 46)

basketball player basketball coach

Keyon Latwae Dooling is an American former basketball player and coach who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

9. Phil Pressey

1991-. (aged 35)

basketball player basketball coach

Phillip Michael Pressey is an American professional basketball coach and former player who played at the point guard position. He is currently the head coach for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League.

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10. Kent Conrad

1948-. (aged 78)

politician

Gaylord Kent Conrad is a former American politician who was a United States senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Senate in 1986, he served as chairman or ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee for 12 years.

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11. Peggy Cherng

1948-. (aged 78)

businessperson

Peggy Tsiang Cherng is an American billionaire businesswoman and computer scientist who co-founded Panda Express in 1983 and is the co-chief executive officer of Panda Restaurant Group. With an estimated net worth of US$3.7 billion as of October 2024, Forbes reported that she is America's second richest self-made woman born outside the US and one of the 400 wealthiest individuals...

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12. Ed Sanders

1930-1954 (aged 24)

boxer

Edward Sanders is an American poet, singer, activist, author, publisher and longtime member of the rock band the Fugs. He has been called a bridge between the Beat and hippie generations. Sanders is considered to have been active and "present at the counterculture's creation."

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13. William Manchester

1922-2004 (aged 82)

biographer writer historian professor author

William Raymond Manchester was an American author, biographer, and historian. He was the author of 18 books which have been translated into over 20 languages. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal and the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award.

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14. Michael Wallis

1945-. (aged 81)

historian voice actor journalist writer

Michael Wallis is an American journalist, popular historian, author and speaker. He has written seventeen books, including Route 66: The Mother Road, about the historic highway U.S. Route 66. His work has also been published extensively in magazines and newspapers, including Time, Life, People, Smithsonian, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. Wallis is also the voice of Sheriff...

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15. Kareem Rush

1980-. (aged 46)

basketball player

Kareem Lamar Rush is an American former professional basketball player, who played for five National Basketball Association (NBA) franchises between 2002 and 2010, as well as other leagues in the U.S. and abroad. Rush's younger brother, Brandon, last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, while older brother JaRon played college basketball for UCLA.

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16. Kim English

1988-. (aged 38)

basketball player basketball coach

Kim David English Jr. is an American men's college basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Providence Friars. He was previously he was the head coach of the George Mason Patriots. English played for the University of Missouri before a three-year professional career.

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17. Kony Ealy

1991-. (aged 35)

American football player

Kony Montoy Ealy is an American professional football defensive end. He played college football for the Missouri Tigers and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft.

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18. Beatriz Sheridan

1934-2006 (aged 72)

stage actor film director television actor actor film actor

Elizabeth Ann Sheridan Scarbrough, better known as Beatriz Sheridan, was a Mexican actress and director. A pioneer of the Mexican telenovelas and prominent figure of the Mexican theater of the 20th century, she was also a teacher of dramatic technique for television.

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19. Mort Walker

1923-2018 (aged 95)

comics artist cartoonist comics writer

Addison Morton Walker was an American comic strip writer, best known for creating the newspaper comic strips Beetle Bailey in 1950 and Hi and Lois in 1954. He signed Addison to some of his strips.

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20. Ricardo Ratliffe

1989-. (aged 37)

basketball player

Ricardo Preston Ratliffe, later known as Ra Gun-ah, is an American-born South Korean professional basketball player for the Daegu KOGAS Pegasus of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He played collegiately at the University of Missouri and was naturalized in January 2018.

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21. Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann

1916-2010 (aged 94)

university teacher writer journalist political scientist sociologist

Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann was a German political scientist. Her most famous contribution is the model of the spiral of silence, detailed in The Spiral of Silence: Public Opinion – Our Social Skin. The model is an explanation of how perceived public opinion can influence individual opinions or actions.

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22. Nick Bolton

2000-. (aged 26)

American football player

Nicholas Bolton is an American professional football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers, and was selected by the Chiefs in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft. Bolton has won two Super Bowl titles, LVII and LVIII, having been a starter in the 2022 and...

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23. Travis Ford

1969-. (aged 57)

actor basketball player basketball coach

Travis Ford is an American former college basketball coach. He was head coach at Saint Louis University, Oklahoma State, Massachusetts, Eastern Kentucky and Campbellsville University. Prior to that, he played at the University of Missouri and the University of Kentucky.

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24. Ann Wagner

1962-. (aged 64)

diplomat businessperson politician

Ann Louise Wagner is an American politician and former diplomat serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, she was the United States ambassador to Luxembourg from 2005 to 2009.

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25. Tom Kennedy

1927-2020 (aged 93)

game show host actor television presenter

James Edward Narz, known professionally as Tom Kennedy, was an American television host best known for his work in game shows. Game shows Kennedy hosted included Password Plus, Split Second, Name That Tune, and You Don't Say!

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26. William F. Baker

1953-. (aged 73)

civil engineer architect engineer

William Frazier Baker is an American structural engineer known for engineering the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building/man-made structure and a number of other well known buildings. He is currently a structural engineering partner in the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP (SOM).

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27. Harlow Shapley

1885-1972 (aged 87)

university teacher meteorologist astronomer

Harlow Shapley was an American astronomer, who served as head of the Harvard College Observatory from 1921–1952, and political activist during the latter New Deal and Fair Deal.

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28. Jay Nixon

1956-. (aged 70)

lawyer politician

Jeremiah Wilson "Jay" Nixon is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 55th governor of Missouri from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 40th Missouri Attorney General from 1993 to 2009 and as a Missouri state senator from 1987 to 1993.

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29. Larry Drew

1958-. (aged 68)

basketball player basketball coach

Larry Donnell Drew is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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30. Billy Long

1955-. (aged 71)

business executive auctioneer pundit politician

William Hollis Long II is an American politician and auctioneer who served as the 51st commissioner of internal revenue from June to August 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2023.

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31. Tim Hawkins

1968-. (aged 58)

comedian baseball player singer-songwriter

Timothy Aaron Hawkins is an American comedian, songwriter, and musician. His parodies and other comedy clips have gained hundreds of millions of views on YouTube and he tours the United States performing over 100 live concerts per year.

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32. Linas Kleiza

1985-. (aged 41)

basketball player

Linas Kleiza is a Lithuanian professional basketball executive and former player. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he played at the small forward and power forward positions. In 2010, he was the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy winner and a member of the All-EuroLeague First Team.

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33. Skip Caray

1939-2008 (aged 69)

sports commentator

Harry Christopher "Skip" Caray Jr. was an American sportscaster, best known for his long career as a radio and television play-by-play announcer for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. He was the son of baseball announcer Harry Caray, and the father of St. Louis Cardinals play-by-play announcer and former fellow Braves broadcaster Chip Caray; another son, Josh Caray, is...

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34. Nischelle Turner

news presenter

Nischelle Turner is the co-host of Entertainment Tonight (2014–present) alongside Kevin Frazier. Previously, she was former entertainment correspondent for HLN's Showbiz Tonight and CNN and an entertainment correspondent for KNBC in Los Angeles. She is a native of Columbia, Missouri.

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35. Major Garrett

1962-. (aged 64)

journalist correspondent

Major Elliott Garrett is an American journalist who is chief Washington correspondent for CBS News and the host of The Takeout on CBS News 24/7. He was previously a correspondent for National Journal. Prior to joining National Journal, he was the senior White House correspondent for Fox News. He covered the 2004 presidential election, the war on terror, and the...

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36. Margaret Weis

1948-. (aged 78)

writer science fiction writer novelist role-playing game designer

Margaret Edith Weis is an American fantasy and science fiction author of dozens of novels and short stories. At TSR, Inc., she teamed with Tracy Hickman to create the Dragonlance role-playing game (RPG) world. She is founding CEO and owner of Sovereign Press, Inc and Margaret Weis Productions, licensing several popular television and movie franchises to make RPG series in...

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37. Andrew Cherng

1947-. (aged 79)

businessperson

Andrew Cherng is a Chinese-born Taiwanese-American billionaire restaurateur. He is the founder and chairman of Panda Restaurant Group, based in Rosemead, California. He is the co-founder and co-chief executive officer (co-CEO) of Panda Express. The Cherngs invest out of their family office, the Cherng Family Trust. As of February 2025, Forbes estimates his net worth to be US$4 billion, making...

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38. Jim Lehrer

1934-2020 (aged 86)

journalist

James Charles Lehrer was an American journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. He was the executive editor and a news anchor for the PBS News Hour on PBS and was known for his role as a debate moderator during U.S. presidential election campaigns, moderating 12 presidential debates between 1988 and 2012. Lehrer also wrote numerous fiction and non-fiction books that drew...

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39. J'den Cox

1995-. (aged 31)

amateur wrestler

J'den Michael Tbory Cox is an American retired freestyle wrestler and folkstyle wrestler who competed at 92 kilograms. In freestyle, Cox was a two-time World Champion (bronze medalist in 2021) at 92 kilos, and while competing at 86 kilos, he claimed a bronze medal from the 2016 Summer Olympics and a 2017 World Championship bronze medal. During college, Cox wrestled...

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40. Edgar Snow

1905-1972 (aged 67)

journalist writer

Edgar Parks Snow was an American journalist known for his books and articles on communism in China and the Chinese Communist Revolution. He was the first Western journalist to give an account of the history of the Chinese Communist Party following the Long March, and he was also the first Western journalist to interview many of its leaders, including Mao...

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41. Melanie Paxson

1972-. (aged 54)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Melanie Paxson is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jaclyn in Cupid, Sara Brennan in Happy Family, and Julie in Notes from the Underbelly. She also played Fairy Godmother in the Descendants film series, being the only cast member present in all five installments. Paxson also appeared in a number of Gladware television commercials in the...

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42. David McClelland

1917-1998 (aged 81)

university teacher psychologist sociologist

David Clarence McClelland was an American psychologist, noted for his work on motivation need theory. He published a number of works between the 1950s and the 1990s and developed new scoring systems for the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) and its descendants. McClelland is credited with developing Achievement Motivation Theory, commonly referred to as "need for achievement" or n-achievement theory. A...

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43. Barry Odom

1976-. (aged 50)

defensive coordinator American football player American football coach

Barry Stephen Odom is an American college football coach and former linebacker who is the head football coach at Purdue University. He previously served as the head coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2023 to 2024, and the University of Missouri from 2016 to 2019. Odom played college football at Missouri from 1996 to 1999 and became...

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44. Gene Snitsky

1970-. (aged 56)

professional wrestler American football player

Eugene Alan Snisky is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name Gene Snitsky, who is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment. He played college football at the University of Missouri.

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45. Dorial Green-Beckham

1993-. (aged 33)

American football player

Dorial Isaiah Green-Beckham is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2015 NFL draft and played college football for the Missouri Tigers until he was dismissed from the team in 2014.

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46. Cleo King

1962-. (aged 64)

film actor actor television actor

Cleo King is an American actress. She is best known for her roles on television, particularly Mike & Molly (2010–2016).

47. Thomas Eagleton

1929-2007 (aged 78)

military officer lawyer politician

Thomas Francis Eagleton was an American lawyer who served as a United States senator from Missouri from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He suffered from bouts of depression throughout his life, resulting in several hospitalizations, which were kept secret from the public. When they were revealed, the McGovern campaign...

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48. Jeremy Maclin

1988-. (aged 38)

American football player

Jeremy Maclin is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the Missouri Tigers, twice earning consensus All-American honors. Maclin was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft and earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2014....

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49. David Freese

1983-. (aged 43)

baseball player

David Richard Freese is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He began his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2009, where, two seasons later, he was a key player during the 2011 postseason, batting.545 with 12 hits in the 2011 National League Championship Series (NLCS). At the time, he also set an MLB postseason...

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50. Duke Cunningham

1941-2025 (aged 84)

teacher military officer university teacher politician

Randall Harold "Duke" Cunningham was an American politician, Vietnam War veteran and fighter ace. A member of the Republican Party, Cunningham represented three California districts in the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2005, and later served prison time for accepting bribes from defense contractors.

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51. James Lee Burke

1936-. (aged 90)

novelist writer journalist

James Lee Burke is an American author, best known for his Dave Robicheaux series. He has won Edgar Awards for his novels Black Cherry Blues (1990), Cimarron Rose (1998), and Flags on the Bayou (2024). He has also been presented with the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. The Robicheaux character has been portrayed twice on screen,...

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52. Evan Bourne

1983-. (aged 43)

professional wrestler

Matthew Joseph Korklan, better known by the ring name Matt Sydal, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is also known for his tenure with WWE from 2008 to 2014 under the ring name Evan Bourne.

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53. Carl Edwards

1979-. (aged 47)

racing automobile driver

Carl Michael Edwards Jr. is an American former professional stock car racing driver and a current analyst for NASCAR on Prime Video.

54. Ian Kinsler

1982-. (aged 44)

baseball manager baseball player

Ian Michael Kinsler is an American-Israeli former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 14 seasons for the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, and San Diego Padres. Kinsler was a four-time All Star, two-time Gold Glove winner, and a member of the 2018 World Series champion Boston Red Sox.

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55. James Rollins

1961-. (aged 65)

novelist veterinarian children's writer science fiction writer journalist

James Paul Czajkowski, better known by his pen name of James Rollins, is an American veterinarian and writer of action-adventure/thriller, mystery, and techno-thriller novels who gave up his veterinary practice in Sacramento, California to be a full-time author. Rollins' experiences and expertise as an amateur spelunker and a certified scuba diver have provided content for some of his novels, which...

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56. Lee Strobel

1952-. (aged 74)

writer journalist television presenter apologist

Lee Patrick Strobel is an American Christian author and a former investigative journalist. He has written several books, including four that received ECPA Christian Book Awards (1994, 1999, 2001, 2005) and a series which addresses challenges to the veracity of Christianity. He also hosted a television program called Faith Under Fire on PAX TV and runs a video apologetics web...

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57. Hayley McFarland

1991-. (aged 35)

singer dancer television actor actor film actor

Hayley McFarland is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Emily Lightman in the Fox crime drama series Lie to Me. In the supernatural horror film The Conjuring, McFarland portrayed Nancy Perron.

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58. Richard Matheson

1926-2013 (aged 87)

writer science fiction writer novelist screenwriter

Richard Burton Matheson was an American author and screenwriter, who worked primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres.

59. Claire McCaskill

1953-. (aged 73)

prosecutor lawyer politician

Claire Conner McCaskill is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Missouri from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as state auditor of Missouri from 1999 to 2007. As of 2025, McCaskill is the last Democrat to have represented Missouri in the U.S. Senate.

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60. Elizabeth Vargas

1962-. (aged 64)

journalist

Elizabeth Anne Vargas is an American television journalist who is the lead investigative reporter/documentary anchor for A&E Networks, and was the host for Fox's revival of America's Most Wanted (2021). She began her new position on May 28, 2018, after being an anchor of ABC's television newsmagazine 20/20 and ABC News specials for the previous 14 years. She is also...

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61. David Koechner

1962-. (aged 64)

comedian television actor screenwriter film actor voice actor

David Michael Koechner is an American actor and comedian. His prominent roles include Champ Kind in the Anchorman film series (2004–2013) and Todd Packer in The Office (2005–2013).

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62. Michael Sam

1990-. (aged 36)

American football player

Michael Alan Sam Jr. is an American former professional football defensive lineman who is a coach for the Panthers Wrocław in the European League of Football (ELF). Sam played college football for the Missouri Tigers and was selected by the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played...

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63. Sam Walton

1918-1992 (aged 74)

economist businessperson entrepreneur

Samuel Moore Walton was an American business magnate best known for co-founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club, which he started in Rogers, Arkansas, and Midwest City, Oklahoma, in 1962 and 1983 respectively. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. grew to be the world's largest corporation by revenue as well as the biggest private employer in the world. For a period of time,...

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64. Michael Porter Jr

1998-. (aged 28)

basketball player

Michael Lamar Porter Jr., also known as "MPJ", is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers. Porter was ranked as one of the top prospects in the class of 2017. He was selected 14th overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 2018 NBA draft,...

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65. Stan Kroenke

1947-. (aged 79)

entrepreneur director

Enos Stanley Kroenke is an American billionaire real estate magnate and sports team owner. He is the owner of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, which is the holding company of Arsenal of the Premier League and Arsenal Women of the Women's Super League, the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, Denver Nuggets of the NBA, Colorado Avalanche of the NHL, Colorado...

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66. Michael Chandler

1986-. (aged 40)

mixed martial arts fighter amateur wrestler

Michael Chandler Jr. is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Chandler previously competed for Bellator MMA from 2010 through 2020 where he became a three-time Bellator Lightweight Champion and won the Bellator Season Four Lightweight Tournament. As of February 3, 2026, he is #13 in the UFC...

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67. George C. Scott

1927-1999 (aged 72)

actor director film actor stage actor film director

George Campbell Scott was an American actor. He had a celebrated career on both stage and screen. With a gruff demeanor and commanding presence, Scott became known for his portrayal of stern but complex authority figures.

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68. Max Scherzer

1984-. (aged 42)

professional baseball player

Maxwell Martin Scherzer, nicknamed "Mad Max", is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays. A right-handed starting pitcher, Scherzer is an eight-time MLB All-Star, has won three Cy...

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69. Ben Askren

1984-. (aged 42)

author sports commentator amateur wrestler mixed martial arts fighter

Benjamin Michael Askren is an American former professional mixed martial artist, professional boxer and Olympic wrestler. He formerly competed in the Welterweight divisions of Bellator Fighting Championships and ONE FC, where he was the longest reigning Bellator Welterweight Champion and longest reigning ONE Welterweight World Champion. He also competed in the welterweight division of the UFC.

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70. Tim Kaine

1958-. (aged 68)

politician university teacher lawyer writer missionary

Timothy Michael Kaine is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Virginia since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 70th governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010, and as the 38th lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006. Kaine was the Democratic nominee for Vice President of the...

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71. Tom Berenger

1949-. (aged 77)

actor television actor screenwriter film actor flight attendant

Thomas Michael Moore, known professionally as Tom Berenger, is an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and won a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of the Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes in Platoon (1986). He is also known for playing Jake Taylor in the Major League films and Thomas Beckett in the Sniper...

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72. Tyron Woodley

1982-. (aged 44)

collegiate wrestler actor mixed martial arts fighter

Tyron Lakent Woodley is an American professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion who defended his title four times. A professional since 2009, Woodley also competed at Strikeforce and was an NCAA Division I collegiate wrestler for the Missouri Tigers, becoming a two-time All-American and Big 12 Conference champion.

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73. Kate Capshaw

1953-. (aged 73)

actor television actor model film actor teacher

Kathleen Sue Spielberg, known professionally as Kate Capshaw, is an American retired actress, producer and painter. She is best known for her portrayal of Willie Scott in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), directed by her eventual husband, Steven Spielberg. Since then, she had starred in Dreamscape (1984), Power (1986), SpaceCamp (1986), Black Rain (1989), Love Affair (1994),...

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74. Brad Pitt

1963-. (aged 63)

voice actor model television actor director film actor

William Bradley Pitt is an American actor and film producer. In a film career spanning more than thirty years, Pitt has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and one Volpi Cup. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $7.5 billion worldwide.

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75. Sheryl Crow

1962-. (aged 64)

composer singer-songwriter pianist actor television actor

Sheryl Suzanne Crow is an American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and guitarist. She is noted for her idealistic and optimistic subject matter, and incorporation of various genres into her rock-oriented sound, including blues, country, folk, and pop.

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76. Lindsey Vonn

1984-. (aged 42)

film director television presenter writer skier alpine skier

Lindsey Caroline Vonn is an American alpine ski racer. She won four World Cup overall championships with titles in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012. Vonn won the gold medal in downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics, the first one for an American woman. She also won a record eight World Cup season titles in the downhill discipline (2008–2013, 2015, 2016),...

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77. Nicole Galloway

1982-. (aged 44)

politician

Nicole Marie Galloway is an American politician and accountant who served as the state auditor of Missouri from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the party's nominee for Governor of Missouri in the 2020 election, losing to incumbent Republican Mike Parson. As of 2025, Galloway is the most recent Democrat to have won or held...

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78. Phyllis Smith

1949-. (aged 77)

casting director television actor voice actor actor film actor

Phyllis Smith is an American actress and casting director. She is best known for playing Phyllis Vance in the television series The Office and her voice role as Sadness in Pixar's animated franchise Inside Out.

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79. David Limbaugh

1952-. (aged 74)

journalist lawyer

David Scott Limbaugh is a conservative American political commentator and author who has also worked as a professor and as a lawyer. He is the younger brother of talk radio host Rush Limbaugh.

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80. Neal E. Boyd

1975-2018 (aged 43)

opera singer

Neal Evans Boyd was an American singer who developed an interest in opera after listening to the performances of the Three Tenors. Despite being raised in conditions of poverty within the U.S. state of Missouri, he achieved a degree in music and eventually entered the third season of America's Got Talent, winning that year's competition. In addition to music, he...

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81. Vicky Hartzler

1960-. (aged 66)

business executive teacher farmer politician

Vicky Jo Hartzler is an American politician and businesswoman who served as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she served as the Missouri state representative for the 124th district from 1995 to 2001.

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82. Bill Snyder

1939-. (aged 87)

head coach American football player

William D. Snyder is an American retired college football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Kansas State University from 1989 to 2005 and again from 2009 to 2018. Snyder initially retired from the position from 2006 to 2008 before being rehired. Snyder retired for the second time on December 2, 2018, and is serving...

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83. Martin Heinrich

1971-. (aged 55)

business executive engineer politician

Martin Trevor Heinrich is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Mexico, a seat he has held since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Heinrich served as the U.S. representative from New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 2009 to 2013. He and fellow senator Ben Ray Luján are the co-deans of New Mexico's congressional...

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84. Jeffery Deaver

1950-. (aged 76)

screenwriter novelist lawyer writer journalist

Jeffery Deaver is an American mystery and crime writer. He has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a J.D. degree from Fordham University and originally started working as a journalist. He later practiced law before embarking on a career as a novelist. He has been awarded the Steel Dagger and Short Story Dagger from the...

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85. Tennessee Williams

1911-1983 (aged 72)

screenwriter novelist writer playwright poet

Thomas Lanier Williams III, known by his pen name Tennessee Williams, was an American playwright and screenwriter. Along with contemporaries Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, he is considered among the three foremost playwrights of 20th-century American drama.

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86. Jonathan Murray

1955-. (aged 71)

television producer

Jonathan Murray is an American television producer and co-creator of MTV's The Real World, Road Rules and The Challenge, and the Oxygen Network's Bad Girls Club.

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87. Robert Loggia

1930-2015 (aged 85)

program host television director director actor

Salvatore "Robert" Loggia was an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Jagged Edge (1985) and won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for Big (1988).

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88. Barbara McClintock

1902-1992 (aged 90)

cytogeneticist

Barbara McClintock is an American illustrator and author of children's books.

89. Jordan Clarkson

1992-. (aged 34)

basketball player

Jordan Taylor Clarkson is an American and Filipino professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for two seasons with the Tulsa Golden Hurricane before transferring to Missouri, where he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). After forgoing his senior year in college to enter the 2014...

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90. Kelly Bryant

1996-. (aged 30)

American football player

Kelly Bryant is an American former professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Missouri Tigers after previously playing for the Clemson Tigers.

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91. DeMarre Carroll

1986-. (aged 40)

basketball player basketball coach

DeMarre LaEdrick Carroll is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected as the 27th overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2009 NBA draft. Carroll played in the NBA for 11 seasons with the Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, Utah...

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92. Jon Hamm

1971-. (aged 55)

voice actor actor television actor director waiter

Jonathan Daniel Hamm is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Don Draper in the period drama series Mad Men (2007–2015), for which he won numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.

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93. Kenneth Lay

1942-2006 (aged 64)

businessperson

Kenneth Lee Lay was an American businessman and political donor who was the founder, chief executive officer and chairman of Enron. He was heavily involved in Enron's accounting scandal that unraveled in 2001 into the largest bankruptcy ever to that date. Lay was indicted by a grand jury and was found guilty of 10 counts of securities fraud at trial....

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94. Reginald Ballard

1965-. (aged 61)

actor television actor

Reginald Ballard is an American character actor and comedian from Galveston, Texas, who is best known for his recurring roles as Brother Man in the sitcom Martin and W.B. on The Bernie Mac Show, which both aired on Fox. After graduation from Ball High School, where he was an all district linebacker, Ballard earned a full football scholarship to Southern...

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95. Jim Johnson

1941-2009 (aged 68)

American football player

James R. Johnson is an American university sports administrator and a former NCAA Division II conference commissioner. Johnson is currently the athletic director for Pittsburg State University, an NCAA Division II sports program in Pittsburg, Kansas. Previously, Johnson was the Commissioner of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.

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96. Chris Cooper

1951-. (aged 75)

film actor actor television actor

Chris Cooper is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Old Dominion University.

97. Johnathan Williams

1995-. (aged 31)

basketball player

Johnathan Lee Williams III is an American professional basketball player for the London Lions of the Super League Basketball (SLB). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. He spent two seasons with the University of Missouri Tigers men's basketball team before deciding to transfer before the 2015–16 season.

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98. Kathleen Zellner

1949-. (aged 77)

lawyer

Kathleen Zellner is an American attorney who has worked extensively in wrongful conviction advocacy. Notable clients Zellner has represented include Steven Avery, Kevin Fox (who was falsely accused of murdering his daughter), Ryan W. Ferguson, Larry Eyler, and 19 exonerees who are listed in the National Registry of Exonerations.

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99. Loïk Le Floch-Prigent

1943-2025 (aged 82)

essayist engineer businessperson

Loïk Gérard Henri Marie Joseph Le Floch-Prigent was a French engineer and businessman. He was CEO of Elf Aquitaine between July 1989 and 1993, then president of SNCF from December 1995 to July 1996, when he was indicted in connection with the Elf affair. He is particularly known in the "Françafrique" circles.

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100. John Anderson

1922-1992 (aged 70)

television actor stage actor film director film actor

John Duncan Anderson is an Australian politician and commentator who served as the 11th deputy prime minister of Australia and leader of the National Party from 1999 to 2005. He also served as Minister for Primary Industries and Energy Minister for Transport and Regional Development in the Howard government.

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