Editing Nodaway County, Missouri (section)

==Notable residents==
[[Image:Maryville-governor.jpg|thumb|Maryville Governor's Mansion where both Albert Morehouse and Forrest Donnell lived.]]

* [[Sarah Caldwell]] (1924-2006) - [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] was an American opera conductor, impresario, and stage director.
* [[Dale Carnegie]] (1888-1955) - author of ''[[How to Win Friends and Influence People]]''
* [[Charles J. Colden]] (1870-1938) - [[U.S. Representative]]
* [[Homer Croy]] (1883-1965) - author and screenwriter who wrote about life in Maryville
* [[Albert David]] (1902-1945) - Medal of Honor winner for capture of {{GS|U-505||2}} during [[World War II]]
* [[Forrest C. Donnell]] (1884–1980) - native of [[Quitman, Missouri|Quitman]]; Republican Governor from 1941 to 1945 and [[U.S. Senator]] from 1945 to 1951
* [[Herbert Hoover]] (1874–1964) - [[President of the United States]]; was never a true county resident, but he owned a farm south of Graham
* [[Ben A. Jones]] (1882-1961) and his son [[Horace A. "Jimmy" Jones]] (1906-2001) had a farm near [[Parnell, Missouri|Parnell]] and retired there. During their tenure at [[Calumet Farm]], they trained six [[Kentucky Derby]] and two [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Triple Crown]] winners. Extensive memorabilia from the racing days are in the Nodaway County Historical Society Museum.
* [[Henry L. Jost]] (1873–1950) - Mayor of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], who arrived in Hopkins aboard an [[orphan train]]
* [[Edward H. Moore]] (1871-1950) - [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Oklahoma]]
* [[Albert P. Morehouse]] (1835–1891) - [[Maryville, Missouri|Maryville]] resident who succeeded to Governor from 1887 to 1889
* [[Harley Race]] (1943-2019) - professional wrestler
* [[Marcus Morton Rhoades]] (1903-1991) - cytogeneticist
* [[Grant Wallace]] (1867-1954) - writer of the occult
* [[Jerry Wallace]] (1928-2008) -  pop-country singer and actor