This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Kansas City, Missouri. People from the Kansas side should not be included and should be instead listed at List of people from Kansas City, Kansas unless they have lived on both sides of the state line. A Bud Abell – linebacker in the American Football League; born in Kansas City Oleta Adams – singer Amy Alcott (born 1956) – Hall of Fame professional golfer; born in Kansas City M.A. Alford – multimedia artist Henry Wilson Allen – Western author and screenwriter Robert Altman – film director Raleigh DeGeer Amyx – collector of Olympic and Presidential memorabilia Stewart Ashby Jr. – rapper Edward Asner – actor, born in Kansas City Ashley Aull – 2006 Miss Kansas USA AY Young – Musical Artist, born in Kansas City B Burt Bacharach – pianist and composer Parrish Baker – cartoonist Joy Bang – actress born in Kansas City Kay Barnes – mayor of Kansas City 1999–2007 H. Roe Bartle – mayor of Kansas City and namesake of Kansas City Chiefs Count Basie – jazz musician and bandleader Noah Beery – actor Wallace Beery – Oscar-winning actor Thomas Hart Benton – artist Richard L. Berkley – politician, former mayor Ken Berry – baseball player Danni Boatwright – Survivor: Guatemala winner; Miss Kansas Johnny Yong Bosch – actor, martial artist, voice actor, and musician Connee Boswell – singer Diane Brewster – actress Beau Brinkley – long snapper for the Atlanta Falcons Bob Brookmeyer – jazz musician, composer, and bandleader Elizabeth Broun – art historian and director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum Walter Brown – blues musician Sylvia Browne – psychic and medium C Melvin Calhoun – rapper Danny Carey – drummer for rock band Tool John D. Carmack – game programmer Joe Carter – baseball player with Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays, lives in the city known for winning the 1993 World Series on a walk-off 3 run home run. Vincent O. Carter – writer Don Cheadle – actor, Hotel Rwanda, Ocean's Eleven, Crash Anthony Civella – mobster Emanuel Cleaver – politician, U.S. Representative for Fifth District in Missouri Gene Clark – singer-songwriter with The Byrds Jonathan Coachman – ESPN sportscaster, wrestling commentator, college basketball player Jennifer Jo Cobb – NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Robert Coldsnow – Kansas legislator and lawyer Vinson Cole – operatic tenor