Missouri Wall of Fame
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The Missouri Wall of Fame is a 500-foot span of flood wall in downtown Cape Girardeau, Missouri, covered with a mural depicting 45 famous people who were born in the state or achieved fame while living there.
Those depicted on the wall include:
| Person | Missouri Connection | Origin of Fame |
|---|---|---|
| Burt Bacharach | Kansas City | pianist and composer |
| Josephine Baker | St. Louis | singer and dancer |
| Thomas Hart Benton (painter) | Neosho | painter, painted mural at Missouri State Capitol |
| Thomas Hart Benton (senator) | St. Louis | five term (1821-1851) United States Senator |
| Yogi Berra | St. Louis | Hall of Fame catcher with the New York Yankees |
| George Caleb Bingham | St. Louis | artist |
| Susan Elizabeth Blow | St. Louis | founder of the first public kindergarten |
| Omar Bradley | Clark | United States Army general in World War II, last person to hold the rank of 5-star general |
| George Brett | Kansas City | Hall of Fame third baseman with the Kansas City Royals |
| Lou Brock | St. Louis | Hall of Fame outfielder with the St. Louis Cardinals, former all-time leader in stolen bases |
| Jack Buck | St. Louis | long-time St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster |
| August Busch, Jr. | St. Louis | developed Anheuser-Busch into the world's largest brewery, also owned the St. Louis Cardinals |
| Calamity Jane | Princeton | frontierswoman and scout, friend of Wild Bill Hickok |
| Dale Carnegie | Maryville | writer and researcher, best known for the book How to Win Friends and Influence People |
| George Washington Carver | Diamond | inventor and researcher |
| Kate Chopin | St. Louis | author |
| Walter Cronkite | St. Joseph | long-time CBS evening news anchor |
| T. S. Eliot | St. Louis | poet, dramatist, and literary critic |
| Don Faurot | Columbia | former University of Missouri head football coach |
| Eugene Field | St. Louis | author |
| Redd Foxx | St. Louis | comedian, star of NBC hit show Sanford and Son |
| Joe Garagiola | St. Louis | Hall of Fame baseball player and baseball sportscaster |
| Linda M. Godwin | Jackson | scientist and NASA astronaut |
| Betty Grable | St. Louis | actress, singer, dancer |
| Jean Harlow | Kansas City | actress |
| Langston Hughes | Joplin | poet, novelist, and social activist |
| John Huston | Nevada | actor and film director |
| Jesse James and Frank James | Kearney | outlaws |
| Scott Joplin | Sedalia | composer and musician |
| Rush Limbaugh | Cape Girardeau | radio personality, acknowledged creator of the political radio talk-show format |
| Stan Musial | St. Louis | Hall of Fame outfielder with the St. Louis Cardinals |
| Marie Elizabeth Oliver | Cape Girardeau | creator of the Missouri state flag |
| Rose O'Neill | Taney County | illustrator and creator of the Kewpie character |
| James Cash Penney | Hamilton | retailer and founder of J.C. Penney |
| Marlin Perkins | Carthage | host of Wild Kingdom |
| John J. Pershing | Laclede | United States Army general during World War I |
| Vincent Price | St. Louis | actor known for his work in horror films |
| Joseph Pulitzer | St. Louis | newspaper publisher and creator of the Pulitzer Prize |
| Ginger Rogers | Independence | dancer |
| Tom Sawyer | Mississippi River | fictional character portrayed in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
| Dred Scott | St. Louis | slave, plaintiff in the infamous Dred Scott v. Sandford case |
| Jess Stacy | Bird's Point | swing pianist |
| Harry S. Truman | Independence | 33rd President of the United States and the only Missourian to hold the office |
| Porter Wagoner | West Plains | country musician |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder | Mansfield | author of the Little House on the Prairie series |
| Tennessee Williams | Columbus | playwright |
