List of people from Missoula, Montana

This following people are natives of or lived in Missoula, Montana, but not exclusively as students at the University of Montana.

Name Notability Association CategoryHarry F. AdamsUniversity of Montana track and field head coach for over 35 yearsResidentAthleticsSteve AlbiniMusician (Big Black, Shellac), music producerRaisedPerforming artsAimee AllenSinger, songwriterBorn and raisedPerforming artsWilliam M. AllenPresident of Boeing, 1945–1985Born and raisedBusinessJeff AmentBass guitarist for Pearl JamResidentPerforming artsEden AtwoodJazz singerResidentPerforming artsCourtney BabcockChampion middle-distance runnerResidentAthleticsDorothy BakerAuthorBornLiteratureMax BaucusMontana's longest serving U.S. senatorResident, state representativePoliticsEric BergoustOlympic gold medalist in men's freestyle aerial skiingBorn and raisedAthleticsDavid BerkoffTwo-time Olympic gold medalist in men's swimmingResidentAthleticsJudith BlegenOpera sopranoRaisedPerforming artsJudy BluntAuthorResidentLiteratureBill BowersMime artistBorn and raisedPerforming artsMark BrittonInternet executive, venture capitalist and lawyerRaisedBusinessScott Michael CampbellActorBornEntertainmentDana CarveyActorBornEntertainmentJames CrumleyAuthorResidentLiteratureJerry DanielsCIA agent in Laos; humanitarianResidentGovernmentMorrison, Gayle L. (2013), Hog's Exit: Jerry Daniels, the Hmong, and the CIA, Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. Gene DavisNCAA wrestling champion and Olympic bronze medalist in freestyle wrestlingBorn and raisedAthleticsGene Davis. nwhof.org. Retrieved January 3, 2024.Joseph M. DixonU.S. senator, governor of MontanaResidentPoliticsJohn ElwayPro Football Hall of Fame quarterbackResidentAthleticsChristopher, Matt. In the Huddle with....John Elway. 2009Leif EricksonMontana Supreme Court justice, 1936–1946ResidentPoliticsTroy EvansActorBornEntertainmentJesse Tyler FergusonActorBornEntertainmentDan FloresHistorianResidentAcademicsMayhew FosterFrench Legion of Honor Chevalier recipientResidentMilitaryHank GreenYouTuber, science communicator, novelist, and entrepreneurResidentAcademics, entertainmentHarry HainesJudge on the U.S. Tax CourtResidentPoliticsLeroy HoodBiologistBorn and raisedScienceHood, Leroy E. "My Life and Adventures Integrating Biology and Technology." Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technologies. Kyoto. June–July 2002. Lecture.Dave JohnsonOlympic bronze medalist in decathlonRaisedAthletics"Wild Bill" KellyMember of College Football Hall of FameRaisedAthleticsLarry KrystkowiakBasketball coachBorn and raisedAthleticsJason Lamy-ChappuisOlympic gold medalist for FranceBornAthleticsJason LutesComic book writer and artistRaisedArtDavid LynchFilmmakerBornEntertainmentNorman MacleanAuthorResidentLiteratureMike MansfieldU.S. Senate majority leader, ambassador to JapanResidentPoliticsOberdorfer, Don. Senator Mansfield: the Extraordinary Life of a Great Statesman and Diplomat. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian, 2003. Print.Bob MarshallWilderness activistResidentActivismDavid MaslankaComposerResidentPerforming artsWashington J. McCormickU.S. representativeBorn and raisedPoliticsNeil McMahonAuthorResidentLiteratureJohn MelcherU.S. senatorResidentPoliticsFrank W. MilburnU.S. Army general during Korean WarResidentMilitaryJoshua Fields MillburnWriter, author, co-founder of The MinimalistsResidentBusinessTommy MoeOlympic gold medalist in skiingBornAthleticsSlim MoonFounder of record label Kill Rock StarsBorn and raisedEntertainmentWayne NanceSerial killerResidentRoger NicholsSongwriterBornEntertainmentTed NicholsComposer, music director at Hanna-BarberaBornRyan NicodemusWriter, author, mentor, co-founder of The MinimalistsResidentBusinessCarroll O'ConnorActorResidentEntertainmentMichael PunkeWriterResidentLiteratureJeannette RankinFirst woman elected to CongressBorn and raisedPolitics Fritzi Ridgeway Silent film actress Born EntertainmentSteve Running2007 Nobel Peace Prize recipientResidentScienceDiane SandsFirst openly gay member of the Montana LegislatureResidentPoliticsLloyd SchermerBusinessman and artistResidentArtHeather SharfeddinNovelistResidentLiteratureRichard G. ShoupU.S. representativeResidentPoliticsJenny SilerAuthorRaisedLiteratureJ.K. SimmonsActor, voice actorResidentPerforming arts: movies, television, theaterMichael SmuinBallet dancer, director, and choreographerBorn and raisedPerforming artsClarence StreitWriterResidentActivismKenneth Dupee SwanPhotographer and foresterResidentArtTaylor TankersleyPitcher for the Florida MarlinsBornAthleticsK. Ross TooleHistorianBorn and raisedAcademicsHarold C. UreyNobel Prize–winning scientistResidentScienceMandela van EedenRadio personalityResidentPerforming artsAllen VizzuttiMusician (trumpet), professorBorn and raisedPerforming artsJosh WagnerNovelist, comic book writer, and filmmakerResidentLiteratureDennis WashingtonIndustrialistResidentBusinessJames WelchNative American author and poetResidentLiterature, poetryPaul WheatonPermaculture author; software engineerResidentLiteratureBryan Thao WorraPoet, writer, and journalistResidentLiteratureHubert ZemkePilot and leader of Zemke's Wolf Pack in WWIIBorn and raisedMilitary

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