1 9 0 9 ▁ ▁Mus icians ▁ ▁Ne al ▁E . ▁Bo yd , ▁born ▁in ▁S ik eston , ▁Missouri , ▁was ▁a ▁pop - opera ▁singer ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁winner ▁of ▁America ' s ▁Got ▁Tal ent . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁throughout ▁the ▁world ▁as ▁" The ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁Missouri ." ▁ ▁Auth ors ▁ ▁Ron ald ▁Anderson , ▁soci ology ▁professor ▁and ▁author , ▁born ▁in ▁S ik eston ▁ ▁Richard ▁B . ▁Ho over , ▁author ▁of ▁ 3 3 ▁volumes ▁and ▁ 2 5 0 ▁scientific ▁papers , ▁born ▁in ▁S ik eston ▁ ▁R ex ▁Miller ▁( 1 9 3 9 - 2 0 0 4 ), ▁former ▁detect ive ▁novel ist ▁and ▁disc ▁j ockey ▁ ▁Jean ▁Marie ▁St ine , ▁a ▁writer ▁and ▁publish er ▁who ▁was ▁once ▁editor ▁of ▁Gal axy ▁Science ▁F iction ▁magazine ▁ ▁Terry ▁Te ach out , ▁critic , ▁bi ograph er , ▁play w right , ▁and ▁blog ger ▁ ▁Robert ▁V aug han , ▁author ▁of ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁books ▁has ▁lived ▁in ▁S ik eston ▁ ▁Art ists ▁ ▁Michael ▁Park es , ▁fant asy ▁artist ▁and ▁former ▁resident ▁of ▁Canal ou ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁S ik eston . ▁ ▁Notable ▁figures ▁gallery ▁ ▁In ▁fiction ▁ ▁S ik eston ▁is ▁the ▁setting ▁for ▁the ▁films ▁Love ▁T akes ▁Wing ▁and ▁Love ▁Find s ▁a ▁Home ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁film ▁The ▁In tr uder