Editing Carthage, Missouri (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Gideon Winans Allen]], (1835–1912), member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]].
* [[Raymond P. Ayres]], (b. 1944), American military officer who held the rank of Lieutenant general in the [[United States Marine Corps]]
* [[Annie White Baxter]] (1894–1944), first female elected official in Missouri, first woman elected county clerk in the United States
* [[Marcus B. Bell]] (1893–1981), U.S. Army brigadier general<ref name="ParsonsSun">{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=October 11, 1951 |title=10th Infantry Chief to Quit |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102511916/10th-infantry/ |work=The Parsons Sun |location=Parsons, KS |page=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=December 14, 1942 |title=Col. Bell Named 81st Assistant Commander |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102512030/col-bell/ |work=[[Dothan Eagle]] |location=Dothan, AL |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=August 23, 1936 |title=To Observe Golden Wedding |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102523260/golden-wedding/ |work=[[Corpus Christi Caller-Times]] |location=Corpus Christi Caller, TX |page=7 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Emily Newell Blair]] (1877&ndash;1951), American writer, suffragist, national Democratic Party political leader, a founder of the League of Women Voters, and feminist
* [[Jann Carl]] (b. 1960), television personality, ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]''
* [[Frances Crowe]] (1919–2019), peace activist
*[[Tom Flanigan (politician)|Tom Flanigan]] (b. 1953), former member of the [[Missouri House of Representatives]]
* [[Carl Hubbell]] (1903–1988), [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] pitcher for the [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]].
* [[Janet L. Kavandi]] (b. 1959), astronaut ([[STS-91]], [[STS-99]], [[STS-104]])
* [[Celia Kaye]], (b. 1942), actress
* [[Preston Lacy]], (b. 1969), stunt performer, actor, comedian and one of the stars of the reality stunt show ''[[Jackass (franchise)|Jackass]]''
* [[David Newell (actor, born 1905)|David Newell]], (1905–1980) was primarily known as an American character actor,
* [[Marlin Perkins]] (1905–1986), zoologist, naturalist and host of ''Mutual of Omaha's [[Wild Kingdom]]''
* [[Haven Shepherd]] (b. 2003), Paralympic swimmer
* [[Belle Starr]] (Myra MayBelle Shirley) (1848–1889), famous Wild West outlaw
* [[Bertha Teague]] (1906–1991), basketball coach, member of [[Basketball Hall of Fame]]
* [[Richard M. Webster]] (1922–1990), former Speaker of the [[Missouri House of Representatives]] and member of the [[Missouri Senate]]
* [[William L. Webster]], (b. 1953), former [[Missouri Attorney General]] 
* [[Charles Wright (gridiron football)|Charles Wright]], (b. 1964), former football player.
* [[Felix Wright]], (b. 1959), NFL football player.