List of people from Montana

The following are people notable "outside" Montana who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Montana

= Political, Military or Native American Leaders =

* Plenty Coups (1848–1932) "chief" (from the Crow Nation)
* Thomas Leforge (1850–1931) "author of historical account "Memoirs of a White Crow Indian" " (moved to Virginia City as a teen)
* Ella Haskell (1860–1911) "first woman to be run for state Attorney General in the United States,first woman lawyer in Montana" (practiced law in Helena & Butte)
* Jeannette Rankin (June 11, 1880–May 18, 1973) "first female elected to U.S. Congress" (from Missoula)
* Burton K. Wheeler (February 27, 1882–January 6, 1975) "U.S. Attorney and politician" (lived in Butte)
* Robert "Robbie" Yellowtail (c.1889–June 20, 1988) "Indian leader" (from Lodge Grass)
* Mike Mansfield (March 16, 1903–October 5, 2001) "politician and statesman" (fromButte)
* James R. Browning (born October 1, 1918) "judge on United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit" (from Belt)
* William V. Roth, Jr. (July 22, 1921–December 13, 2003) "attorney and U.S. Senator, namesake of Roth IRA" (born in Great Falls, raised in Helena)
* David Thatcher (born July 31, 1921) "highly decorated Air Force sergeant in WWII" (from Bridger)
* Loren Acton (born March 7, 1936) "astronaut" (from Lewistown)
* Marc Racicot (born July 24, 1948) "former governor (1993-2001) and chairman of the Republican National Committee (2002-2003)" (born in Thompson Falls, grew up in Miles City and Libby)
* Sidney Runyan Thomas (born August 14, 1953) "judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit" (from Bozeman)

Business Figures

* William A. Clark (January 8, 1839–1925) "entrepreneur and "Copper King" (lived in Butte)
* Marcus Daly (December 5, 1841–November 12, 1900) "entrepreneur and "Copper King" (lived in Butte)
* F. Augustus Heinze (1869–1914) "entrepreneur and "Copper King" (lived in Butte)
* Dennis Washington (born 1934) "entrepreneur" (from Missoula)

Athletics

Baseball

:* John Daniel "Johnny" Couch (March 31, 1891–December 8, 1975) "MLB pitcher (1917-1925)" (from Vaughn):* Rees Gephardt "Steamboat" Williams (January 31, 1892–June 29, 1979) "St. Louis Cardinals pitcher (1914-1916)" (from Cascade):* Cecil Elba "Larry" Duff (November 20, 1896–November 10, 1969) "Chicago White Sox pitcher (1922)" (from Radersburg):* Jim Tyack (January 9, 1911–January 3, 1995) "Philadelphia Athletics outfielder (1943)" (from Florence):* Avitus Bernard "Vedie" Himsl (April 2 1917–March 15, 2004) "Chicago Cubs manager (1961)" (from Plevna):* Herb Plews (born June 14, 1928) "MLB infielder (1956-1959), primarily with the Washington Senators" (from Helena):* Ed Bouchee (born March 7, 1933) "MLB first baseman (1956-1962)" (from Livingston):* Dave McNally (October 31, 1942–December 1, 2002) "MLB starting pitcher (1962-1975)" (from Billings):* Gary Neibauer (born October 29, 1944) "MLB pitcher (1969-1973), primarily with the Atlanta Braves" (from Billings):* Les Rohr (born March 5, 1946) "New York Mets pitcher (1967-1969)" (grew up in Billings):* John Lowenstein (born January 27, 1947) "MLB outfielder, DH and utilityman (1970-1985)" (from Wolf Point):* James Edward "Jim" Otten (born July 1, 1951) "MLB pitcher (1974-1981)" (from Lewistown):* Joe McIntosh (born August 4, 1951) "MLB starting pitcher (1974-1975)" (from Billings):* Jeff Doyle (born October 2, 1956) "St. Louis Cardinals second baseman (1983)" (from Havre):* Dave Meier (born August 8, 1959) "MLB outfielder (1984-1988)" (from Helena):* John Leister (born January 3, 1961) "Michigan State University and Boston Red Sox (1987-1990) pitcher, also briefly played quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the USFL's Michigan Panthers" (from Great Falls):* John Gibbons (born June 8, 1962) "New York Mets catcher (1982-1984), Toronto Blue Jays manager (2004-2008)" (grew up Great Falls, attended Charles M. Russell High School):* Jeff Ballard (born August 13, 1963) "MLB pitcher (1987-1994)" (from Billings):* William Carl "Bill" Wilkinson (born August 10, 1964) "Seattle Mariners pitcher (1985-1988)" (lived in Great Falls during his mid-teenage years):* Scott Brow (born March 17, 1969) "MLB relief pitcher (1993-1998)" (from Butte):* Curt Schmidt (born March 16, 1970) "Montreal Expos relief pitcher (1995)" (from Miles City):* Rob Ryan (born June 24, 1973) "MLB outfielder (1999-2001), primarily with the Arizona Diamondbacks" (from Havre):* Taylor Tankersley (born March 7, 1983) "MLB pitcher (2006-present), Florida Marlins" (from Missoula)

Basketball

:* Ray Kuka (February 17, 1922–March 27, 1990) "University of Notre Dame and New York Knicks (1948-1949) forward" (from Havre):* Ed Kalafat (born October 13, 1932) "University of Minnesota and Minnesota Lakers center (1955-1957)" (from Anaconda):* Phil Jackson (born September 17, 1945) "former NBA forward (1968-1980) and current NBA coach (since 1990)" (from Deer Lodge):* Mike Lewis (born March 18, 1946) "Duke University and ABA center (1969-1974)" (from Missoula):* Jim Creighton (born April 18, 1950) "Atlanta Hawks forward (1976)" (from Billings):* Robin Selvig (born July 1953) "coach of University of Montana women's team (since 1978)" (from Outlook):* Brad Holland (born December 6, 1956) "UCLA and NBA guard (1980-1982)" (from Billings):* Denise Curry (born August 22, 1959) "former player, college and professional coach" (from Fort Benton):* Larry Krystkowiak (born September 23, 1964) "former NBA forward (1986-1996) [http://www.nba.com/coachfile/larry_krystkowiak/index.html NBA.com bio] ] and former head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks (2007-2008)" (born in Missoula, raised in Shelby):* Keith Tower (born May 15, 1970) "Notre Dame and NBA center (1994-1997)" (from Libby):* Shannon Cate-Shweyen (born August 1970) "All-American forward at U of M (1989-1992)" (from Billings, currently living in Missoula):* Cass Bauer-Bilodeau (born June 27, 1972) "WNBA forward ( [http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/cass_bauer-bilodeau/index.html?nav=page 1999-2002] )" (from Hysham):* Adam Morrison (born July 19, 1984) "forward for Gonzaga University and third overall pick by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2006 NBA draft" (born in Glendive):* Loree Payne (born July 30, 1981) "former University of Washington player and current assistant coach" (born in Bozeman, grew up in Havre):* Lacey Jae (born August 24, University of Montana(born in Bozeman

= Football =

:* Steve Sullivan (July 1, 1898–???) "U of M and NFL RB/QB/E ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SULLISTE01 1922-1924] )" (from Butte):* Ted Illman (November 27, 1900–???) "AFLG and NFL quarterback/running back ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ILLMATED01 1926 & 1928] )" (from Glasgow):* Jack McAuliffe (May 21, 1901–???) "Green Bay Packers running back ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MCAULJAC01 1926] )" (from Butte):* Forrest Peters (born April 22, 1904) "NFL quarterback/running back ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PETERFOR01 1930-1932] )" (raised in Billings):* Russ Peterson (born August 25, 1905) "Boston Braves offensive tackle ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PETERRUS01 1932] )" (raised in Miles City) :* "Wild" Bill Kelly (1905–1931) "U of M and NFL running back, member of College Football Hall of Fame" (from Missoula):* Len Noyes (born July 12, 1914) "Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) offensive guard ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NOYESLEN01 1938] )" (from Butte):* Milt "Butte Bullet" Popovich (December 25, 1915–June 23, 2005) "Chicago Cardinals fullback ( [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/players.nsf/ID/01920080 1938-1942] )" (from Butte):* Bill Lazetich (born October 16, 1916) "NFL running back ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LAZETBIL01 1939, 1942 & 1947] )" (from Anaconda):* Don Cosner (born February 16, 1917) "Chicago Cardinals halfback ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=COSNEDON01 1939] )" (raised in Malta):* Mike Lazetich (born August 27, 1921) "NFL offensive guard, primarily with the Los Angeles Rams ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LAZETMIK01 1945-1950] )" (from Anaconda):* Ron Warzeka (born December 24, 1935) "Oakland Raiders defensive tackle ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WARZERON01 1960] )" (from Great Falls):* Jerry Kramer (born January 23, 1936) "Green Bay Packers offensive guard (1958-1968) and 3-time Pro Bowler" (from Jordan):* Bob O'Billovich (born June 30, 1940) "former U of M standout basketball and football player, former St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) player, CFL head coach and front-office official" (from Butte):* Mike Tilleman (born March 30, 1944) "former NFL defensive lineman (1966-1976)" (from Chinook):* Don Heater (born June 22, 1950) "St. Louis Cardinals running back ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HEATEDON01 1972] )" (born in Helena, Montana, raised in Thompson Falls):* Barry Darrow (born June 27, 1950) "Cleveland Browns offensive tackle ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DARROBAR01 1974-1978] )" (raised in Great Falls):* Ty Paine "quarterback at Washington State University (1969-1971) and NFL draftee" (from Billings):* Sam McCullum (born November 30, 1952) "NFL wide receiver ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MCCULSAM01 1974-1983] )" (raised in Kalispell):* Pat Donovan (born 1953) "4-time Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl offensive lineman ( [http://www.profootballreference.com/players/DonoPa00.htm 1975-1983] )" (from Helena) :* Terry Falcon (born August 30, 1955) "New England Patriots offensive lineman ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FALCOTER01 1978-1980] )" (from Culbertson):* Mike McLeod (American football) (born May 4, 1958) "Green Bay Packers safety ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MCLEOMIK01 1984-1985] )" (from Bozeman):* Bobby Petrino (born March 10, 1961) "head coach of Atlanta Falcons, formerly head coach at University of Louisville (2003-2007)" (born in Lewistown, raised in Helena):* Brian Salonen (born July 29, 1961) "Dallas Cowboys tight end / linebacker (1984-1985)" (born in Glasgow, raised in Great Falls):* Mark Fellows (born February 22, 1963) "San Diego Chargers linebacker ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FELLOMAR01 1985-1986] )" (born in Billings, raised in Choteau):* Steve Kragthorpe (born April 28, 1965) "head coach at the University of Louisville (2007- )" (born in Missoula):* Tim Hauck (born December 20, 1966) "NFL defensive back (1990-2002)" (born in Butte, raised in Big Timber, resides in Missoula):* Kirk Scrafford (born March 15, 1967) "NFL offensive tackle (1990-1998)" (from Billings):* John Friesz (born May 19, 1967) "NFL quarterback (1990-2000), member of College Football Hall of Fame" (from Missoula):* Mitch Donahue (born February 4, 1968) "NFL defensive end/linebacker (1991-1994)", (raised in Billings, Montana and graduated from Billings West High School):* Corey Widmer (born December 25, 1968) "New York Giants linebacker / defensive lineman ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WIDMECOR01 1992-1999] )" (raised in Bozeman):* Shane Collins (born April 11, 1969) "Arizona State University and Washington Redskins ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=COLLISHA02 1992-1994] ) defensive end and 1990 NCAA shot put champion" (born in Roundup, attended high school in Bozeman) :* Dave Dickenson (born January 11, 1973) "CFL quarterback (since 1997)" (from Great Falls):* Blaine McElmurry (born October 23, 1973) "NFL defensive back ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MCELMBLA01 1997-1999] )" (born in Helena, raised in Troy):* Scott Curry (born December 25, 1975) "U of M and Green Bay Packers offensive tackle ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CURRYSCO01 1999] )" (from Valier):* Ryan Leaf (born May 15, 1976) "NFL quarterback (1998-2001)" (from Great Falls):* Dallas Neil (born September 30, 1976) "U of M tight end and Atlanta Falcons punter (2000)" (from Great Falls):* Kris Heppner (born January 18, 1977) "NFL placekicker ( [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HEPPNKRI01 2000] )" (from Great Falls):* Spencer Frederick (born April 28, 1979) "New Orleans Saints tight end (2003-2004)" (from Scobey, Montana):* Travis Dorsch (born September 4, 1979) "NFL punter (since 2002)" (from Bozeman):* Dylan McFarland (born July 11, 1980) "Buffalo Bills and Hamburg Sea Devils offensive tackle (2004-2006)" (from Kalispell):* Casey FitzSimmons (born October 10, 1980) "Detroit Lions tight end (since 2003)" (born in Wolf Point, raised in Chester):* Dwan Edwards (born May 16, 1981) "Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle (since 2004)" (born in Billings, attended high school in Columbus):* Tyler Emmert (born September 1, 1982) "2-time NAIA National Player-of-the-Year winner as quarterback at Carroll College (2002-2005)" (from Helena)Kaitlin johnson born in West Yellowstone played for Duke.

Rodeo

:* Alice Greenough (1902–1955) "member of Cowgirl Hall of Fame and National Cowboy Hall of Fame" (from Red Lodge):* Bill Linderman (c.1920–1965) "1950 & 1953 PRCA World champion All-Around Cowboy" (from Red Lodge):* Benny Reynolds (born 1936) "1961 PRCA World champion All-Around Cowboy" (from Twin Bridges and Melrose):* Deb Greenough (born 1963) "1993 PRCA World champion bareback bronc rider" (from Red Lodge, nephew of Alice Greenough):* Dan Mortensen (born December 16, 1968) "1997 PRCA World champion All-Around Cowboy" (born in Billings, lives in Manhattan)

Boxing

:* Marvin Camel (born December 24, 1951) "former WBC and IBF cruiserweight champion" (from Missoula):* Joe "The Boss" Hipp (born December 7, 1962) "boxer" (from Browning):* Todd "Kid" Foster (born August 27, 1967) "Olympic (1988) and professional boxer" (from Great Falls)

Amateur Wrestling

:* Gene Davis, 1976 Olympic bronze medalist at 136.5 pounds, (from Missoula):* Brandon Eggum, (born April 8, 1976), 2001 World Freestyle Championships silver medalist at 85 kg/187.25 pounds, (from Sidney, Montana):* Emmett Willson, 2004 Dan Hodge Trophy winner, (from Shepherd) [http://www.win-magazine.com/College%20News%20Sub%20Pages/hodgetrophypage.html] :* Bill Zadick, 2006 World Freestyle Championships gold medalist at 66 kg/145.5 pounds, (from Great Falls):* Mike Zadick, 2006 World Freestyle Championships silver medalist at 60 kg/132 pounds, (from Great Falls)

Other

:* Lones Wigger (born August 25, 1935) "3-time Olympic medalist shooter (1964, 1972)" (from Carter):* Bill Jones (born c.1942) "professional poker player, took 17th place in the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event" (from Billings):* John Misha Petkevich (born c.1950) "Olympic figure skater (1968, 1972)" (from Great Falls):* Alice Ritzman (born March 1, 1952) "LPGA golfer ( [http://www.lpga.com/content/oldplayerbios/RitzmanAliceFinal.pdf 1978-1998] )" (from Kalispell):* Doug Swingley (born May 14, 1953) "dog sled racer" (from Lincoln):* Alex Lowe, (1958–October 5, 1999) "Mountain climber" (lived in Bozeman):* Scot Schmidt (born July 21, 1961) "extreme skier" (from Helena):* Mike Ramos (born c.1962) "decathlete, 1986 NCAA decathlon champion" (from Missoula):* Dave Johnson (born April 7, 1963) "1998 and 1992 Olympic decathlete" (from Missoula):* Conrad Anker (born 1963) "Mountain climber" (lives in Bozeman):* Bob Woolf (born c.1964) "Phoenix Suns mascot (since 1988)" (from Great Falls):* Huck Seed (born November 30, 1968) "professional poker player , winner of 1996 World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event" (born in Corvallis):* Leslie Spalding (born February 22, 1969) "LPGA golfer ( [http://www.lpga.com/content/2006PlayerBiosPDF/Spalding-06.pdf since 1996] )" (from Billings):* Eric Bergoust (born August 27, 1969) "Olympic freestyle skier (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006), 1998 gold medalist" (from Missoula):* Nikki Kimball (born 1971) "elite ultra-distance runner" (lives in Bozeman):* Scott Davis (born January 29, 1972) "2-time U.S. Champion figure skater" (from Great Falls):* Levi Leipheimer (born October 24, 1973) "cyclist" (from Butte):* Ben Selzinck (born April 29, 1977) "professional kayaker" (lives in Bozeman):* Tanner Hall (born October 26, 1983) "freestyle skier" (from Kalispell):* Sierra Fellers (born December 30, 1986) "skateboarder" (born in Whitefish, lives in Kalispell, Montana):* Terry Casey (born ?, ?) "All-America center at North Dakota in 1965-66; member of U.S. team in 1967 world championships. Great Falls/Helena tournament named in his honor; hockey player" (from Great Falls):* Keith Jardine (born October 31, 1975) "MMA Fighter" (born in Butte, lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Entertainment / Performing Arts

Film / TV

Actors

::* Kathlyn Williams (May 31, 1888–September 23, 1960) "silent film actress" (from Butte)::* Gary Cooper (May 7, 1901–May 13, 1961) "actor" (from Helena)::* Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905–December 14, 1993) "actor" (from Radersburg)::* Pert Kelton (c.1907–October 30, 1968) "vaudeville, television and film actress" (born near Great Falls) ::* Andrea Leeds (August 14, 1914–May 21, 1984) "actor" (from Butte)::* Jean Parker (August 11, 1915–November 30, 2005) "actor" (from Deer Lodge)::* Martha Raye (August 27, 1916–October 19, 1994) "actor" (from Butte)::* George Montgomery (August 29, 1916–December 12, 2000) "actor" (from Brady)::* Robert Bray (October 23, 1917–March 7, 1983) "actor" (born in Kalispell)::* Carroll O'Connor (August 2, 1924 – June 21, 2001) "actor" (attended the University of Montana, and later taught there)::* Peter Fonda (born February 23, 1939) "actor" (has had a primary home in the Paradise Valley since the early 1970's)::* Dirk Benedict (born March 1, 1945) "actor" (from White Sulphur Springs)::* Troy Evans (born February 16, 1948) "actor" (born in Missoula, moved to and was raised in Kalispell)::* Patrick Duffy (born March 17, 1949) "actor" (from Townsend)::* Jeff Kober (born December 18, 1953) "actor" (from Billings)::* Dana Carvey (born June 2, 1955) "actor and comedian" (born in Missoula)::* Wally Kurth (born July 31, 1958) "actor" (born in Billings)::* Jesse Tyler Ferguson (born October 22, 1975) "actor" (from Missoula)::* Michelle Williams (born September 9, 1980) "actor" (from Kalispell)

Directors

::* Sam Peckinpah (February 21, 1925–December 28, 1984) "film director" (lived in Livingston from 1979 until his death)::* David Lynch (born January 20, 1946) "film and television director" (from Missoula)::* John Dahl (born 1956) "film director" (from Billings)

Other

::* Irene Lentz (December 8, 1900–November 15, 1962) "costume designer" (from Baker)::* Chet Huntley (December 10, 1911–March 20, 1974) "radio and television anchorman" (from Billings and/or Cardwell)::* William "Bud" Luckey (born 1934) "animator" (from Billings)::* Gerald R. Molen (born January 6, 1935) "film producer" (from Great Falls)::* Brent Musburger (born May 26, 1939) "sportscaster" (raised in Billings)::* Rick Rydell (born September 29, 1963) "Radio Talk Show Host" (raised in Billings)::* Brad Bird (born September 11, 1957) "animator" (from Kalispell)::* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0823534/bio Jim Starr] (born February 21, 1962) {né [http://www.tv.com/jim-starr/person/201268/summary.html Jim Kalafat] } "starred as Laser on American Gladiators" (from Great Falls)::* Brannon Braga (born April 14, 1965) "screenwriter and television producer" (born in Bozeman)::* Joshua Mark Thomas (born August 21, 1973) "interior designer, actor and photographer" (from Proctor)::* Ted Geoghegan (born August 10, 1979) "screenwriter, film producer and film director" (raised in Great Falls)::* Traver Rains (born March 4, 1977) "fashion designer, Heatherette,(from Simms)

Music

:* Taylor Gordon (1893–1971) "singer and vaudeville performer" (raised in White Sulphur Springs):* Ted Nichols (born October 2 1928) "composer and music producer" (from Missoula):* Donald O. Johnston (born 1929) "composer, music publisher and educator" (has lived in Missoula since 1960):* Pablo Elvira (September 24, 1937–February 5, 2000) "opera baritone" (lived in Bozeman):* Charley Pride (born March 18, 1938) "country singer" (lived in Helena and Great Falls in his early adulthood):* Judith Blegen (born April 27, 1940) "opera soprano" (from Missoula):* George Winston (born 1949) "new age pianist" (grew up in Miles City):* Allen Vizzutti (born 1952) "trumpet player composer" (born and raised in Missoula):* Nicolette Larson (July 17, 1952–December 16, 1997) "singer" (from Helena):* Philip Aaberg (born 1953) "pianist" (from Chester):* Wylie Gustafson (born July 7,1961) Country Western singer (born in Conrad):* Steve Albini (born July 22, 1962) "music producer" (raised in Missoula):* Jeff Ament (born March 10, 1963) "bassist of Pearl Jam" (from Big Sandy, resides in Missoula):* Eden Atwood (born January 1969) "jazz singer" (from Missoula, granddaughter of A. B. Guthrie, Jr.):* Colin Meloy (born October 1974) "singer of The Decemberists, brother of Maile Meloy" (from Helena):* Lamb and Lynx Gaede (born 1992) "members of white nationalist folk group Prussian Blue" (moved from California to Kalispell in mid-teens)

Adult Entertainment

:* Reagan Wilson (born March 6, 1947) "b-movie actress and Playboy Playmate" (raised in Missoula):* Rebecca Ferratti (born November 27, 1964) "b-movie actress and Playboy Playmate" (from Helena):* Victoria Paris (born November 25, 1965) "adult film entertainer" (from Great Falls):* Tera Patrick (born July 25, 1976) "adult film entertainer" (from Great Falls)

Other

:* Michael Smuin (born October 13, 1938) "dancer / choreographer" (from Missoula):* Evel Knievel (October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007) "motorcycle daredevil" (from Butte):* John Nord (born October 18, 1959) "professional wrestler" (from Bozeman):* Robbie Knievel (born May 7, 1962) "motorcycle daredevil" (born in Butte):* Katie Blair (born April 2, 1988) "Miss Teen USA 2006" (from Billings)

Visual Arts

* [http://www.bbhc.org/wgwa/paxson.cfm Edgar S. Paxson] (1852–1919) "19th century realist painter" (lived in Butte and Missoula)
* Charles Marion "C.M." Russell (1864–1926) "western painter" (from Great Falls)
* [http://www.gngoat.org/linderman_biography.htm Frank Bird Linderman] (September 25, 1869–1938) "western sculptor and writer" (lived in Demersville and Helena before settling on Flathead Lake)
* Will James (June 6, 1892–1942) "artist / author" (lived in Pryor Creek and Billings)
* Peter Voulkos (1924–2002) "ceramicist" (from Bozeman)
* Rudy Autio (1926–2007) "sculptor and ceramicist" (born in Butte, lived in Missoula)
* Stan Lynde (born 1931) "cartoonist" (from Billings)
* Malcolm "Mal" Hancock (May 20, 1936–February 16, 1993) "cartoonist" (from Great Falls)
* Russell Chatham (born October 27, 1939) "painter, writer and restaurateur" (lives in Livingston)
* Allen Russell born1947 photographer lives in Livingston, Montana
* Kevin Red Star (born 1943) "Native American artist" (from Lodge Grass)
* Deborah Kay Butterfield (born May 7, 1949) "artist" (lives in Bozeman)
* [http://www.dolack.com/AboutTheArtists/MonteDolack/tabid/175/Default.aspx Monte Dolack] (born 1950) "artist" (raised in Great Falls, living in Missoula)
* [http://www.natureartists.com/artists/artist_biography.asp?ArtistID=1252 Parks Reece] (born January 1954) "artist" (lives in Livingston)
* Jason Beam (born March 18, 1973) "dark art/fantasy art illustrator" (from Great Falls)
* Brad Adkins (born 1973) "artist" (born in Kalispell)
* Anne Appleby (born 1954), abstract landscape painter (works in Jefferson City)

Literature

* [http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv25654#bioghistID Grace Stone Coates] (1881–1976) "author and poet" (lived in Butte and Martinsdale)
* Andrew Nelson (December 23, 1893–May 17, 1975) "linguist and lexicographer" (born in Great Falls)
* A. B. Guthrie, Jr. (January 13 1901–1991) "author" (from Choteau)
* Margaret Craven (March 13, 1901–July 19, 1980) "writer" (born in Helena)
* Norman Maclean {23 December, 1902–2 August, 1990} "author and scholar" (lived in Missoula)
* (William) D'Arcy McNickle (January 18, 1904–October 1977) "novelist and activist" (from St. Ignatius)
* Dorothy M. Johnson (December 19, 1905–November 11, 1984) "author" (raised in Whitefish, lived in Missoula)
* Joseph Kinsey Howard (February 28, 1906–August 25, 1951) "newspaperman and author" (lived in Great Falls)
* Dorothy Baker (April 21, 1907–June 17, 1968) "writer" (born in Missoula)
* K. Ross Toole (August 8, 1920–August 13, 1981) "historian and writer" (from Missoula and Red Lodge)
* William Kittredge (born August 14, 1932) "author and professor" (has lived in Missoula since 1969)
* Richard Brautigan (January 30,1935–1984) "writer" (lived in Paradise Valley during the 1970s)
* Cyra McFadden (born c.1939) "writer" (born in Great Falls)
* Ivan Doig (born 1939) "author" (born White Sulphur Springs, lives near Choteau)
* [http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Hist%20n%20Lit/Part%20Five/Commentary/Blew%20Comm.html Mary Clearman Blew] (born December 10, 1939) "author" (from Lewistown)
* Thomas McGuane (born December 11, 1939) "author" (lives in McLeod)
* James Welch (1940–August 4, 2003) "author" (from Browning)
* Tim Cahill (born 1943) "travel writer" (lives in Livingston)
* Gary Svee (born 1943) "author" (from Billings)
* Daniel Kemmis (born c.1946) "(former?) politician and author" (from Missoula)
* David Quammen (born February 1948) "author" (lives in Bozeman since c. 1973)
* [http://us.macmillan.com/author/earlmurray Earl Murray] (August 25, 1950–May 10, 2003) "writer" (born in Great Falls)
* [http://www.distinctlymontana.com/index.aspx/issues/Summer2007/inspire/Deirdre_McNamer Deirdre McNamer] (born 1951) "novelist and professor" (lives in Missoula)
* Judy Blunt (born 1955) "memoirist" (raised near Malta, currently lives in Missoula)
* Rick Bass (born March 17, 1958) "writer" (has lived in the Yaak Valley, near Troy since 1987)
* Maile Meloy (born 1972) "writer" (from Helena, sister of Colin Meloy)
* Christopher Paolini (born November 17, 1983) "fantasy writer" (raised and lives in Paradise Valley)

Science

* Howard Taylor Ricketts (1871–1910) "disease researcher" (performed research in Bitterroot Valley)
* Harold C. Urey (April 29, 1893–January 5, 1981) "Nobel Prize-winning chemist" (studied zoology in Missoula)
* Norman "Jeff" Holter (February 1, 1914–1983) "biophysicist" (from Helena)
* Maurice Hilleman (August 30 1919–April 11 2005) "microbiologist" (from Miles City)
* Lester Hogan "microwave and semiconductor pioneer" (from Great Falls)
* Lester Thurow (born May 7, 1938) "economist" (from Livingston)
* Leroy Hood (born October 10, 1938) "biologist" (born in Missoula)
* Jack Horner (born June 15, 1946) "paleontologist" (from Shelby, living in Bozeman)
* Torey Hayden (born May 21, 1951) "child psychologist and author" (from Livingston)

Other

* Greg Mortenson (born December 1957) "mountain climber and philanthropist" (lives in Bozeman)
* Elizabeth Clare Prophet (born birth date and age|1939|4|8) "new age religious leader" (lives in Bozeman)

Infamous Montanans

* Henry Plummer (1832–1864) "sheriff/outlaw" (from Bannack)
* W. A. Boyle (1904–1985) "disgraced labor leader" (from Butte)
* Theodore "Ted" Kaczynski (born May 22, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois) "domestic American terrorist known as the Unabomber" (lived near Lincoln at the time of his capture)
* Russell Eugene Weston Jr. (born December 28, 1956) "resided near Helena, Montana at the time of his involvement in the U.S. Capitol shooting incident of 1998 that killed two Capitol police officers"
* Kyle Aaron Huff (September 22, 1977–March 25, 2006) "mass murderer" (from Whitefish)

References

See also

* Famous Montanans listed on Montana page

External Links and References

* [http://www.montanahereicome.com/famous.htm The Missoulian's list of the 100 most influential Montanans of the century]
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/montana/greatest/ The 50 Greatest Montana Sports Figures of the 20th century] as named by Sports Illustrated in 1999
* [http://www2.umt.edu/comm/w05/fifty.shtml 50 Griz Greats] - list of the greatest faculty and of the University of Montana
* [http://www.montanahistoricalsociety.org/education/studentguide/FamousPeople.asp Some Famous Montanans] Montana Historical Society list of famous Montanans
* [http://www.e-referencedesk.com/resources/state-famous-people/montana.html e-Referencedesk list of famous Montanans]
* [http://www.thingstodo.com/states/MT/famous_people.htm ThingsToDo list of famous Montanans]