List of people from Rapid City

The following is a list of people who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Rapid City, South Dakota, and its surrounding metropolitan area, including Meade County, South Dakota, and Pennington County, South Dakota.

*James Abourezk, former Rapid City resident and South Dakota School of Mines alumnus, former United States Representative and first Arab-American United States Senator
*Maxine Asher, head of the controversial American World University, formerly based in Rapid City
*Catherine Bach, "Daisy Duke" on "Dukes of Hazard" TV show
*Ellis Yarnal Berry, newspaper publisher and member of the United States House of Representatives, retired to Rapid City
*Joseph H. Bottum, former member of the United States Senate, retired to Rapid City
*Moses Brings Plenty, a Lakota Sioux actor resident in Rapid City
*Francis H. Case, former columnist for the Rapid City Journal and member of the United States House of Representatives for 25 years
*Charles J. Chaput, fourth Roman Catholic bishop of Rapid City
*Brandon Claussen, born in Rapid City, later a starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
*Levi L. Conant, former professor at the South Dakota School of Mines
*Crazy Horse, respected leader of the Oglala Sioux tribe and leader of the group that defeated George A. Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
*Blase Cupich, fifth Catholic bishop of Rapid City
*Ella Cara Deloria, anthropologist and recorder of Sioux oral history, formerly with the Sioux Indian Museum in Rapid City
*Harold Joseph Dimmerling, third Catholic bishop of Rapid City
*John Dutton All-American defensive end for the University of Nebraka, 14-year NFL career with Baltimore Colts and Dallas Cowboys
*Mark Ellis, born in Rapid City, second baseman for the Oakland Athletics
*Richard E. Ellsworth, United States Air Force commander stationed near Rapid City for whom Ellsworth Air Force Base is named
*Layne Flack, born in Rapid City, a professional poker player
*Harry Gandy, former member of the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota
*Paul Goble, award winning author and illustrator of children's books residing in Rapid City
*Dick Green, raised and resides in Rapid City, Second Baseman for the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics for 11 years in the 60's and 70's.
*Becky Hammon, resident of Rapid City, player for the Women's National Basketball Association's New York Liberty
*Carroll Hardy, from Sturgis, South Dakota, former major league baseball player
*Carole Hillard, resident of Rapid City, later lieutenant governor of South Dakota
*Jeremy Hinzman, born in Rapid City, Iraq War soldier turned war resister, seeking refugee status in Canada
*John K. Konenkamp, member of the South Dakota Supreme Court, former deputy state's attorney in Rapid City
*Randy Lewis, 2-time NCAA wrestling champion, 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist
*Kerry Ligtenberg, born in Rapid City, later became a major league baseball pitcher
*William Tibertus McCarty, second Catholic bishop of Rapid City
*Alice McCoy, member of the South Dakota State Legislature from Pennington County
*Valentine McGillycuddy, former mayor of Rapid City and dean of the South Dakota School of Mines
*Walter Dale Miller, former governor of South Dakota, retired to a rand near New Underwood, South Dakota
*Flip Saunders, former basketball coach for the Rapid City Thrillers, later an NBA head coach
*Shams Ul Huda Shams, South Dakota School of Mines alumnus, former president of the Afghan Social Democratic Party
*Thomas Patten Stafford, astronaut and United States Air Force general, formerly assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base
*Randy Schleusner, All-American football player at University of Nebraska
*John Stariha, first Roman Catholic bishop of Rapid City
*Jim Sykes, born in Rapid City, radio journalist, producer, and Alaskan politician
*Karen Thurman, born in Rapid City, Democratic political activist and former U.S. House Representative (D-FL)
*Adam Vinatieri, former resident of Rapid City, placekicker for the Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots
*Korczak Ziolkowski, from Keystone, sculptor of Crazy Horse Memorial in Pennington County