List of people from Missoula, Montana

This following people are natives of or lived in Missoula, Montana, but not exclusively as students at the University of Montana.

Name	Notability	Association	Category
Steve Albini	Musician (Big Black, Shellac), music producer	Raised	Performing arts
Aimee Allen	Singer, songwriter	Born and raised[1]	Performing arts
William M. Allen	President of Boeing, 1945–1985	Born and raised	Business[2]
Jeff Ament	Bass guitarist for Pearl Jam	Resident	Performing arts[3]
Michael Aranda	Professional vlogger, online video producer	Resident	Entertainment
Eden Atwood	Jazz singer	Resident	Performing arts[4]
Courtney Babcock	Champion middle-distance runner	Resident	Athletics[5]
Dorothy Baker	Author	Born	Literature[6]
Max Baucus	Montana's longest serving U.S. Senator	Resident, State Representative	Politics[7]
Eric Bergoust	Olympic gold medalist in men's freestyle aerial skiing	Born and raised	Athletics[8]
David Berkoff	Two-time Olympic gold medalist in men's swimming	Resident	Athletics[9]
Judith Blegen	Opera soprano	Raised	Performing arts[10]
Judy Blunt	Author	Resident	Literature[11]
Bill Bowers	Mime artist	Born and raised	Performing arts[12]
Scott Michael Campbell	Actor	Born	Entertainment[13]
Dana Carvey	Actor	Born	Entertainment[14]
James Crumley	Author	Resident	Literature[15]
Jerry Daniels	CIA agent in Laos; humanitarian	Resident	Government[16]
Joseph M. Dixon	United States Senator, Governor of Montana	Resident	Politics[17]
John Elway	Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback	Resident	Athletics[18]
Leif Erickson	Montana Supreme Court Justice, 1936–1946	Resident	Politics[19]
Troy Evans	Actor	Born	Entertainment[20]
Jesse Tyler Ferguson	Actor	Born	Entertainment[21]
Dan Flores	Historian	Resident	Academics[22]
Mayhew Foster	French Legion of Honor Chevalier recipient	Resident	Military[23]
Hank Green	Vlogger, creator of VidCon	Resident	Academics, entertainment
Harry Haines	Judge on the United States Tax Court	Resident	Politics[24]
Leroy Hood	Biologist	Born and raised	Science[25]
Dave Johnson	Olympic medalist in decathlon	Raised	Athletics[26]
"Wild Bill" Kelly	Member of College Football Hall of Fame	Raised	Athletics[27]
Larry Krystowiak	Basketball coach	Born and raised	Athletics[28]
Jason Lamy-Chappuis	Olympic mold medalist for France	Born	Athletics[29]
Jason Lutes	Comic book writer and artist	Raised	Art[30]
David Lynch	Filmmaker	Born	Entertainment[31]
Norman Maclean	Author	Resident	Literature[32]
Mike Mansfield	U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Ambassador to Japan	Resident	Politics[33]
Bob Marshall	Wilderness activist	Resident	Activism[34]
David Maslanka	Composer	Resident	Performing arts
Washington J. McCormick	U.S. Representative	Born and raised	Politics[35]
Neil McMahon	Author	Resident	Literature[36]
John Melcher	US Senator	Resident	Politics[37]
Frank W. Milburn	US Army general during Korean War	Resident	Military[38]
Tommy Moe	Olympic gold medalist in skiing	Born	Athletics[39]
Slim Moon	Founder of record label Kill Rock Stars	Born and raised	Entertainment[40]
Roger Nichols	Songwriter	Born	Entertainment[41]
Ted Nichols	Composer, music director at Hanna-Barbera	Born
Carroll O'Connor	Actor	Resident	Entertainment[42]
Jeannette Rankin	First woman elected to Congress	Born and raised	Politics[43]
Steve Running	2007 Nobel Peace Prize recipient	Resident	Science[44]
Diane Sands	First openly gay member of the Montana Legislature	Resident	Politics[45]
Lloyd Schermer	Businessman and artist	Resident	Art[46]
Heather Sharfeddin	Novelist	Resident	Literature[47]
Richard G. Shoup	US Representative	Resident	Politics[48]
Michael Smuin	Ballet dancer, director, and choreographer	Born and raised	Performing arts[49]
Clarence Streit	Writer	Resident	Activism[50]
Kenneth Dupee Swan	Photographer and forester	Resident	Art[51]
Taylor Tankersley	Pitcher for the Florida Marlins	Born	Athletics[52]
K. Ross Toole	Historian	Born and raised	Academics[53]
Harold C. Urey	Nobel Prize–winning scientist	Resident	Science[53]
Allen Vizzutti	Musician (trumpet), professor	Born and raised	Performing Arts
Josh Wagner	Novelist, comic book writer, and filmmaker	Resident	Literature[54]
Dennis Washington	Industrialist	Resident	Business[55]
James Welch	Native American author and poet	Resident	Literature, poetry[56]
Paul Wheaton	Writer; Duke of Permaculture; software engineer	Resident	Literature[57]
Bryan Thao Worra	Poet, writer, and journalist	Resident	Literature
Hubert Zemke	Pilot and leader of Zemke's Wolf Pack in WWII	Born and raised	Military[58]

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