Choose a famous Missourian from the list below.

Thomas Hart Benton- painter
Susan Elizabeth Blow -educator
Walter Cronkite -TV newscaster
Omar N. Bradley five-star general
Martha Jane Canary (Calamity Jane) -frontierswoman
George Washington Carver- scientist
Walt Disney- artist
T. S. Eliot -poet
Eugene Field -poet
Redd Foxx -actor and comedian
Jesse James- outlaw
Scott Joplin -composer
John Joseph Pershing -general
Vincent Price -actor
Harry S. Truman -former president
Laura Ingalls Wilder -author
William Clark - explorer
Charlie Parker - musician
Samuel Clemens - author
James C. Penney- merchant
Sacajawea - interpreter
Dred Scott- author, former slave

You will be researching your famous Missourian using the Internet sites listed below, books, encyclopedias, magazines, etc.  After you finish your research, you will put together a PowerPoint presentation to share. Part of your job during your classmates' presentations will be to take notes about each famous Missourian.  You will need to know why he/she is famous.
 

Fill in the Four Square worksheet about your person.
Be sure to include 2 or 3 interesting facts about your person.

Slide 1

• Tell about your person growing up.

• Tell about your person's school days or early jobs.

• Tell how this person became famous.

• Tell how this person's work is important to Missouri.

• What is this person best known for?
• Include birthdate and birthplace.

• Your person's name and picture- if you have an interesting fact that you haven't already shared, you can put it on this page too.

Scoring Guide
 

Resources

Hall of Famous Missourians

Famous Missourians

Famous Missourian search

More sites

Short list of Missourians

Biography search

St. Louis Hall of Fame