Kirksville, Missouri Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Notable people== {{See also|List of Truman State University alumni}} <!-- Please put college students in this list instead of the city article --> * [[Doris Akers]], gospel singer and composer. * [[Samuel W. Arnold]], three-term [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Missouri]] 1st District (1943β49) * [[Joseph Baldwin]], founder and first president of First District Normal School, now [[Truman State University]] * [[William E. Beckner|William Beckner]], mathematician * [[Gordon Bell]], early computer engineer * [[Robert J. Behnen]], [[genealogist]] and former member of the [[Missouri House of Representatives]] * [[Lewis Binford]], prominent 20th century archaeologist and anthropologist * [[Anthony Cistaro]], actor, born in Kirksville, but grew up in California. * [[Charles F. Cochran]], [[U.S. Representative]] (1897β1905), born in Kirksville. * [[Debra Di Blasi]], prize-winning writer * [[Rusty Draper]], singer * [[Leo Goeke]], opera singer * [[Alex Linder]], [[White Supremacy]] leader and owner/operator of the Vanguard News Network * [[Lucy Foster Madison]] (1865β1932), American novelist and teacher * [[Rebecca Mark-Jusbasche]], former head of [[Enron International]] * [[Joe Maxwell]], [[Lieutenant Governor of Missouri]] * [[Rebecca McClanahan]], Professor of Nursing and member of the [[Missouri House of Representatives]] * [[Archie Musick]] painter 1902β1978 * [[Jim Musick]], American professional football player. * [[John R. Musick]], late 19th-century historian and author * [[Ruth Ann Musick]], folklorist and author * [[Geraldine Page]], [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning actress * [[James E. Rieger]], US Army colonel, winner of the [[Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Distinguished Service Cross]]. * [[Carolyne Roehm]], author, businesswoman, socialite, fashion designer * [[Andrew Taylor Still]], M.D., D.O., founder of [[Osteopathic Medicine]] * [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]] Actor who lived in Kirksville as a child. * [[William Traylor]], character actor and founder of the Loft Studio in Hollywood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0871501/|title=William Traylor|website=IMDb|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref> * [[John Textor]], businessman * [[Rhonda Vincent]], Award-winning [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]] singer. * [[James F. Walker]], artist * [[Arthur L. Willard]], U.S. Navy Rear Admiral & winner of the [[Navy Cross]]. * [[John Wimber]], [[Charismatic Movement]] leader and keyboardist for [[The Righteous Brothers]] <!-- *** INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOTABLE PEOPLE SECTIONS *** If you add/edit this section, it is YOUR responsibility to ensure ALL of the following is met: 1) You MUST insert each person into the list, sorted/ordered by last name (surname). 2) Each person MUST meet the [[Wikipedia:Notability (people)]] guideline. 3) If a person has a Wikipedia article, then you MUST wikilink the persons name to the correct wikipedia article. Their wikipedia article MUST state the person has resided in this city. 4) If a person doesn't have a Wikipedia article, then you MUST add a citation reference ([[Wikipedia:Citing sources]]) to prove notability ([[Wikipedia:Notability (people)]]) and the reference MUST state the person has resided in this city ([[Wikipedia:Verifiability]]). *** END OF INSTRUCTIONS *** --> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page