Famous and Infamous Missouri Folks
Do you have a notorious or famous person in your Missouri family or from your MO county or just know of them??
Send their name, the county and any background info that you may have on them.
 

Name

Occupation/Vocation

County

Moses Austin

Industrialist & Lead Miner; father of Stephen F. Austin

Washington County

Thomas Wesley Benoist

Aeronautical Entrepreneur and Aviation Pioneer

Washington County & St. Louis

Daniel Boone

Frontiersman

St. Charles County

Walter Elias 'Walt' Disney

"the most significant figure in graphic arts since Leonardo DaVinci"

Linn County & St. Louis

Edward G.  Eggling

Personal Steward to Confederate President Jefferson Davis

St. Louis County

Jesse James
James-L@rootsweb.com

Bank Robber / Train Robber

Clay County

Don Johnson

Actor

Barry County

John Joseph 'Black Jack' Pershing

General of the Armies of the United States

Linn County

Harry S. Truman

US President

Jackson County

Porter Wagoner

Grand Ole Opry Star

Howell County

Cole Younger

Outlaw

Jackson County