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One of the most famous frontiersmen in U.S. history. He spent the last 20 years of his life in Missouri.
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Daniel Boone
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Born near Diamond, Missouri, around 1865, this world-famous chemist made important agricultural discoveries and inventions.
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George Washington Carver
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This American artist was born near Neosho, Missouri, in 1889. His paintings are famous for showing ordinary people doing common things. His most famous mural can be viewed at the state capitol in Jefferson City.
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Thomas Hart Benton
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A musician and composer, this famous Missourian was the King of Ragtime Writers. Although he was born in Texas, he attended high school in Missouri and moved to St Louis in 1901 where he helped to make the city a focal point of ragtime music.
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Scott Joplin
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The first and only Missourian to become President of the United States, he led the country through the end of WW2, the Korean War, and helped transform the nation into a superpower.
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Harry S Truman
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