What is List of people from Springfield, Missouri?
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 U.S. attorney general * [[Matt Blunt]], former governor of Missouri * [[Melanie Blunt]], former first lady of Missouri * [[Roy Blunt]], U.S. Senator * [[Sempronius H. Boyd]], former U.S. representative and ambassador to Siam * [[Charles Harrison Brown|Charlie Brown]], former U.S. representative * [[Jim Keet]] (born 1949), former member of both houses of the [[Arkansas]] legislature; the 2010 [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[gubernatorial]] [[nominee]] in [[Arkansas]] *[[Billy Long]], U.S. Representative * [[Roscoe Conkling Patterson|Roscoe Patterson]], former U.S. senator and representative ==Arts, literature, humanities and entertainment== * [[Lennie Aleshire]], vaudeville and country music performer * [[Bob Barker]], former host of ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]'' * [[Julie Blackmon]], photographer * [[Aaron Buerge]], star of ABC's ''The Bachelor'', season 2 * [[Kim Crosby (singer)|Kim Crosby]], [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] performer * [[Ian Eskelin]], lead singer of [[All Star United]] * [[Ralph D. Foster]], broadcasting pioneer * [[William Garwood]], actor * [[John Goodman]], actor (born in [[Affton, Missouri|Affton]] and attended [[Missouri State University]]) * [[Lucas Grabeel]], actor, singer (''[[High School Musical]]'', ''HSM2'', and ''HSM 3: Senior Year'') * [[Sara Groves]], Christian contemporary recording artist * [[Speedy Haworth]], guitarist and singer * [[Joe Haymes]], swing era bandleader-arranger (born in Marshfield; grew up and began his band in Springfield) * [[Tess Harper]], actress (graduated from [[Missouri State University]]) * [[Josh Heinrichs]], reggae singer * [[Jah Roots]], reggae band * [[Jay Kenneth Johnson]], actor * [[The Jordanaires]], singing group * [[King's X]], musical group * [[Chandler Lawson]], beauty pageant title