This is a list of notable people born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Springfield, Missouri and its surrounding metropolitan area.
Politics
John Ashcroft, former United States attorney general
Matt Blunt, former governor of Missouri
Melanie Blunt, former first lady of Missouri
Roy Blunt, former U.S. senator
Dennis Bonner, Missouri state legislator
Sempronius H. Boyd, former U.S. representative and minister of the United States to Siam Miller Dunckel, former Michigan State Treasurer James McBride, former minister of the United States to Hawaii Karen L. Williams, current United States Ambassador to Suriname Charlie Brown, former U.S. representative Mark A. Ediger, former Surgeon General of the United States Air Force Johnny Ellis, Alaska state legislator Scott Fitzpatrick, State Auditor of Missouri and former State Treasurer of Missouri M. Douglas Harpool, United States District Judge Gilbert H. Jertberg, United States Circuit Judge Jim Keet (born 1949), former member of both houses of the Arkansas legislature; the 2010 Republican gubernatorial nominee in Arkansas Margaret Kelly, former Missouri state auditor, Missouri republican gubernatorial nominee Billy Long, former U.S. representative Dale Long, MLB baseball player, hit a home run in eight consecutive games Duard Marshall, painter, lithographer, and student of Thomas Hart Benton Roscoe C. Patterson, former U.S. senator and representative William C. Price, former Treasurer of the United States Crystal Quade, minority leader, Missouri House of Representatives Betsy Fogle, member of the Missouri House of Representatives Alex Riley, member of the Missouri House of Representatives
Arts, literature, humanities and entertainment
Lennie Aleshire, vaudeville and country music performer
Jerry L. Atwood, chemist
Bob Barker, game show host (The Price is Right) Julie Blackmon, photographer Aaron Buerge, star of ABC's The Bachelor, season 2 Kristi Capel Miss Missouri 2006, anchor for WJW in Cleveland Kim Crosby, Broadway performer Ian Eskelin, lead singer of All Star United Ralph D. Foster, broadcasting pioneer William Garwood, actor John Goodman, actor (born in Affton and attended Missouri State University) Lucas Grabeel, actor, singer (High School Musical, High School Musical 2, and High School Musical 3: Senior Year) Sara Groves, Christian contemporary recording artist Tess Harper, actress (graduated from Missouri State University) David L. Harrison, children's author and poet Speedy Haworth, guitarist and singer Grace Hayes, actress Joe Haymes, swing era bandleader-arranger (born in Marshfield; grew up and began his band in Springfield) Josh Heinrichs, reggae singer Juto, singer Melissa Hutchison, two time BAFTA nominee Virginia Hunter, actress Jay Kenneth Johnson, actor (Days of Our Lives) The Jordanaires, singing group David Kershenbaum, record producer King's X, musical group Chandler Lawson, beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Tennessee 2012 Brenda Lee, singer (moved to Springfield in 1956 at age 11) Jim Lowe, country music singer Robin Luke, musician The Marksmen, singing quartet (originally The Foggy River Boys) Mariann Mayberry, actress Crystal Methyd, drag queen, runner-up on season twelve of RuPaul's Drag Race Daya Betty, drag queen, contestant on season fourteen of RuPaul's Drag Race Chappell Roan, singer-songwriter The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, musical group The Philharmonics, singing quintet Brad Pitt, actor, Mary Ellen Ray, actress Jake Wesley Rogers, singer Artie Romero, cartoonist, animator Jah Roots, reggae band Ronnie Self, singer/songwriter Scott Siman, music producer and executive Si Siman, music producer and broadcast executive Cailee Spaeny, actress (Vice, On the Basis of Sex) Speakeasy, rock and roll band Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, musical group Heidi Strobel, Survivor contestant Terre Thaemlitz, musician, cultural producer Marissa Whitley, Miss Teen USA 2001 Tony Tost, poet Kathleen Turner, actress, two time Golden Globe Award winner Speedy West, steel guitarist and record producer Robert Westenberg, Broadway performer Tom Whitlock, Academy Award winner for Best Original Song, Take My Breath Away Adrienne Wilkinson, actress (graduated from Kickapoo High School) Slim Wilson, musician, radio and TV personality Daniel Woodrell, author Percy Grainger, music composer, (lived in Springfield from 1940 to 1943)