Famous People from South Dakota

South Dakota Biographies, Famous People from South Dakota

Alexander McGillivray

Gertrude Bonnin (Zitkala-Sa) (1876 - 1938) Sioux writer and pan-Indian activist.

Norm Van Brocklin (1926 - 1983) Football player; born in Eagle Butte.

Tom Brokaw (1940 - ) News anchor that hosts NBC Nightly News; born in Webster.

Tom Daschle (1947 - ) Senator; born in Aberdeen.

Mary Hart (1951 - ) Co-host of Entertainment Tonight; born in Madison.

Crazy Horse (1849 - 1877) Oglala Indian chief that fought for Sioux land from the U.S. government; born east of the Black Hills.

Hubert Humphrey (1911 - 1978) Served as vice-president of the United States from 1965-1969; born in Wallace.

Cheryl Ladd (1951 - ) Actress. She was famous for her role in the TV series Charlie's Angels; born in Huron.

Ernest O. Lawrence (1901 - 1958) Nobel prize winning scientist that built the first cyclotron, a machine that smashes atoms; born in Canton.

Sitting Bull (1831 - 1890) Chief of Hunkpappa Sioux. He defended Black HIlls, led the Teton Sioux to Canada, and was killed during arrest; born on the Grand River.

More Famous People of South Dakota

Sparky Anderson baseball manager, Bridgewater

John James Exon senator, Geddes

Myron Floren accordionist, Roslyn

Joe Foss governor, 1st Commissioner of the American Football League, Sioux Falls

Joseph Hansen author, Aberdeen

Oscar Howe Sioux artist, Joe Creek

David C. Jones U.S. Air Force general, Aberdeen

Roy Braxton Justus cartoonist, Avon

Ward L. Lambert basketball, Deadwood

Russell Means American Indian activist, Pine Ridge

George McGovern politician, Avon

Dorothy Provine actress, Deadwood

Rain-in-the-Face Hunkpapa Sioux chief

Red Cloud Oglala Sioux chief

Jess Thomas opera singer, Hot Springs

Norm Van Brocklin football player, Parade

Mamie Van Doren actress, Rowena

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