List of people from South Dakota
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This is a list of prominent people who were born in or lived for a significant period of time in U.S. state of South Dakota.
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[edit] Actors
- Cheryl Ladd (born 1951), actress, singer; born in Huron
- Dorothy Provine (born 1937), actress, singer, dancer, comedienne; born in Deadwood
- Mamie Van Doren (born 1931), actress; born in Rowena
- January Jones (born 1978), actress; born in Brookings
[edit] Artists
- Roy Braxton Justus (1901–1983), editorial cartoonist; born in Avon [1]
- Terry Redlin (born 1937), wildlife artisit; born in Watertown
[edit] Authors/Poets
- David Allan Evans (born 1940), poet laureate of South Dakota
- Joseph Hansen (1923–2004), author, best known for mystery novels; born in Aberdeen
- Cameron Hawley (1905–1969), author, Executive Suite, Cash McCall; born in Howard
- Bill Johnson (born late 1950s), science fiction writer; born in South Dakota
- Rose Wilder Lane (1886–1968), journalist, travel writer, novelist; born in De Smet
- Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957), author, best known for Little House on the Prairie; lived in De Smet
[edit] Military
- David C. Jones (born 1921), retired U.S. Air Force general, former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff; born in Aberdeen
[edit] Music
- Shawn Colvin (born 1956), Grammy Award winning musician; born in Vermillion
- Myron Floren (1919–2005), accordionist, The Lawrence Welk Show; born in Roslyn
- Jess Thomas (1927–1993), opera singer; born in Hot Springs
[edit] Native Americans
- Crazy Horse (c. 1840 – 1877), Oglala Lakota chief
- Rain-in-the-Face (c. 1835 – 1905), Hunkpapa Lakota chief
- Red Cloud (1822–1909), Oglala Lakota chief
- Sitting Bull (c. 1831 – 1890), Hunkpapa Lakota chief
- Gertrude Bonnin (Zitkala-Sa) (1876–1938), Lakota writer and activist, born on Yankton Sioux Reservation
- Oscar Howe (1915–1983), Native American artist; born in South Dakota
- Russell Means (born 1939), Native American activist; born in Pine Ridge
- Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman (born 1936), musician, activist and actor; born on Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Sioux reservation
[edit] Politics/Government
- Tom Daschle (born 1947), U.S. Senator from South Dakota; born in Aberdeen
- J. James Exon (1921–2005), Nebraska governor and U.S. senator; born in Geddes
- Joe Foss (1915–2003), Medal of Honor recipient, 20th Governor of South Dakota, first Commissioner of the American Football League; born in Sioux Falls
- Hubert Humphrey (1911–1978), U.S. Senator, 38th Vice President of U.S.; born in Wallace
- Arthur Larson (1910–1993), United States Under Secretary of Labor, lawyer, law professor; born in Sioux Falls
- George McGovern (born 1922), U.S. Senator from South Dakota; born in Avon
[edit] Science
- Ernest O. Lawrence (1901–1958), physicist, Nobel Prize winner, built first cyclotron; born in Canton
[edit] Sports
- Sparky Anderson (born 1934), baseball player and manager; born in Bridgewater
- Terry Francona (born 1959) former baseball player and current manager of the Boston Red Sox, born in Aberdeen
- Ward Lambert (1888–1958), college basketball coach; born in Deadwood
- Norm Van Brocklin (1926–1983), football player; born in Eagle Butte
- Adam Vinatieri (born 1972), National Football League placekicker, born in Yankton
[edit] Television
- Tom Brokaw (born 1940), television journalist, former NBC Nightly News anchor; born in Webster
- Mary Hart (born 1951), television personality (Entertainment Tonight); born in Sioux Falls
- Pat O'Brien (born 1948), sports commentator, television personality (Access Hollywood); born in Sioux Falls
- Gary Owens (born 1936), announcer for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, radio disc jockey, voice actor; born in Mitchell
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