Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes

male, deceased (1967)
Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 - May 22, 1967) was an American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist. Hughes is best...
Jamie McMurray

Jamie McMurray

male, 33 years old
James Christopher "Jamie" McMurray (born June 3, 1976 in Joplin, Missouri) is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #26 Crown Royal Irwin...
Hale Irwin

Hale Irwin

male, 64 years old
Hale S. Irwin (born June 3, 1945) is an American golfer. He is the uncle of Heath Irwin. Irwin was born in Joplin, Missouri. He graduated from the...
Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton

male, deceased (1975)
Thomas Hart Benton, or Tom Benton (April 15, 1889 - January 19, 1975) was an American muralist of the Regionalist school. His fluid, almost...
George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver

male, deceased (1943) (Alabama)
George Washington Carver saved the South from an economic crisis and possible famine by inventing more than three hundred uses for the peanut, over...
Dennis Weaver

Dennis Weaver

male, deceased (2006)
William Dennis Weaver (June 4 1924 - February 24 2006) was an Emmy Award-winning actor and was an American television actor, best known for his...
Shayna Richardson

Shayna Richardson

female, 25 years old
Shayna Richardson (born 1984) is a student skydiver from Joplin, Missouri who made headlines in 2005 after she survived a skydiving accident and...
Mrs. Elva Miller

Mrs. Elva Miller

female, deceased (1997)
Elva Ruby Connes (October 5, 1907 - July 5, 1997), who recorded under the name Mrs. Elva Miller (and usually simply called "Mrs. Miller"), was an...
Carl Hubbell

Carl Hubbell

male, deceased (1988)
Carl Owen Hubbell (June 22, 1903 - November 21, 1988) was a left-handed screwball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the New York...
Tony Alamo

Tony Alamo

male, 75 years old
Tony Alamo (born Bernie LaZar Hoffman, September 20, 1934 in Joplin, Missouri), is a controversial American preacher, singer, entrepreneur, and...