Famous People from Montana

Stanley Anderson (1939 - ) Is an American actor. Born in Billings, MT (1151)

Jeffrey Scott Ballard (1963 - ) Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, playing from 1987 to 1994. Born in Billings, MT (1140)

Dirk Benedict (1945 - ) Born Dirk Niewoehner, is an American movie, television and stage actor, perhaps best known for playing the characters Lieutenant Templeton "Faceman" Peck in The A-Team television series and Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica film and television series. Born in Helena, MT (1152)

Brad Bird (1957 - ) Is an American director, animator and screenwriter. His best known works are Disney/Pixar's The Incredibles (2004), for which he directed and wrote the script, and Ratatouille. Born in Kalispell, MT (1162)

Edward Francis Bouchee (1933 - ) Is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played from 1956 to 1962. Born in Livingston, MT (1141)

Brannon Braga (1965 - ) Is an American television producer. Braga is probably best known for his work with the Star Trek franchise, having worked on all the modern Star Trek television series since 1990 and two of the Star Trek feature films, as well as being co-creator and an executive producer of Star Trek: Enterprise. Born in Bozeman, MT (1163)

Robert E. Bray (1917 - 1983) Was a film and television actor probably best remembered for his role as the forest ranger Corey Stuart in the long-running CBS series Lassie. Born in Kalispell, MT (1147)

Dana Thomas Carvey (1955 - ) Is an American actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and for playing the role of Garth in the Wayne's World movies. Born in Missoula, MT (1156)

Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) Was an American film actor. Born in Helena, MT (1142)

Margaret Craven (1901 - 1980) Was an American author. After graduating from Stanford University, she worked for a time as a journalist. By 1930, she was writing short stories that she sold to a number of national magazines. Born in Helena, MT (1166)

Dennis Cross (1924 - 1991) Was an American actor who was the lead star of the syndicated television series The Blue Angels, fictional stories of daredevil United States Navy pilots which aired from 1960-1961. In addition, he appeared in many television westerns. Born in Whitefish, MT (1149)

Patrick G. Duffy (1949 - ) Is an American character actor of stage and film. Born in Townsend, MT (1154)

Stacy Edwards (1965 - ) Is an American actress. Born in Glasgow, MT (1158)

Troy Evans (1948 - ) Is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Desk Clerk Francis "Frank" Martin in the television drama series ER. Born in Missoula, MT (1153)

Jesse Tyler Ferguson (1975 - ) Is an American actor known for his role as Richie Velch in the CBS sitcom The Class and currently seen as Mitchell Pritchett on the ABC sitcom Modern Family. Born in Missoula, MT (1159)

Wylie Gustafson (1961 - ) Is a singer and songwriter who has toured nationally and internationally with his band, Wylie & The Wild West (formerly Wylie & The Wild West Show). The band is known for its blend of Western swing, classic country, cowboy, rockabilly, folk-and yodeling-served up with infectious energy. Born in Conrad, MT (1165)

Chet Huntley (1911 - 1974) TV newscaster Born in Cardwell, MT (339)

Phil Jackson (1945 - ) Basketball player and coach; grew up in Williston and played college basketball for the University of North Dakota and the New York Knicks; He currently coaches the Los Angeles Lakers. Born in Deer Lodge, MT (437)

Pert Kelton (1907 - 1968) Was an American vaudeville, movie, radio and television actress who first played Alice Kramden in The Honeymooners with Jackie Gleason. Born in Great Falls, MT (1143)

Evel Knievel (1938 - 2007) Daredevil motorcyclist. Born in Butte, MT (332)

Jeff Kober (1953 - ) Is an American actor, known for his performances on television and film. Born in Billings, MT (1155)

Jerry Kramer (1936 - ) Football player Born in Jordan, MT (336)

Wally Kurth (1958 - ) Is an American singer and television performer. Born in Billings, MT (1157)

Andrea Leeds (1914 - 1984) Born Antoinette Lees, was an American film actress. Born in Butte, MT (1144)

Myrna Loy (1905 - 1993) Legendary actress Born in Radersburg, MT (335)

David Lynch (1946 - ) Filmmaker Born in Missoula, MT (334)

Dave McNally (1942 - 2002) The only baseball pitcher to hit a grand slam home run in a World Series. Born in Billings, MT (337)

Tommy Moe (1970 - ) Moe won the Gold medal in downhill skiing and the silver medal for Super-G in the 1994 Winter Olympics, becoming the first male American skier to win two medals in a single Olympics. Born in Missoula, MT (742)

Gerald Robert Molen (1935 - ) Is a high profile American film producer. He works very closely with Steven Spielberg, having produced five of his films, and won an Academy Award for producing Schindler's List. Born in GreatFalls, MT (1161)

George Montgomery (1916 - 2000) Actor Born in Brady, MT (333)

Jean Parker (1915 - 2005) Born Lois Mae Green, Was an American movie actress. Born in Deer Lodge, MT (1145)

Jeannette Rankin (1880 - 1973) A Montana Republican, became the first woman to serve in Congress in 1917. Born in Missoula, MT (331)

Martha Raye (1916 - 1994) Was an American comic actress and standards singer who performed in movies, and later on television. Born in Butte, MT (1146)

Steamboat Williams (1892 - 1979) Was a baseball player for the 1914-1916 St. Louis Cardinals. Born in Cascade, MT (1139)

Michelle Ingrid Williams (1980 - ) Is an American actress. Born in Kalispell, MT (1160)