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The following is a list of people who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with
Rapid City, South Dakota , and its surrounding metropolitan area, including
Meade County, South Dakota , and
Pennington County, South Dakota .
James Abourezk , born in Wood, South Dakota; US Representative and Senator
Maxine Asher , born in Chicago, Illinois; head of the controversial
American World University , formerly based in Rapid City
Ellis Yarnal Berry , born in Larchwood, Iowa; newspaper publisher; US Representative
Joseph H. Bottum , born in Faulkton, South Dakota; former US Senator
Moses Brings Plenty , born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation; Lakota Sioux actor
Mark Cady , born in Rapid City; Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
Raymond W. Carpenter ,
United States Army
Major General ; acting Director of the
Army National Guard
Francis H. Case , born in Everly, Iowa; former columnist for the Rapid City Journal ; US Representative
Charles J. Chaput , born in Concordia, Kansas; fourth
Roman Catholic bishop of Rapid City
Brandon Claussen , born in Rapid City,
Major League Baseball
pitcher with the
Washington Nationals
Dave Collins , former Major League Baseball player and coach
Levi L. Conant , born in Littleton, Massachusetts; former professor at the South Dakota School of Mines
Helen Duhamel , resident of Rapid City, businesswoman
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Crazy Horse , leader of the
Oglala Sioux tribe
Blase Joseph Cupich , born in Omaha, Nebraska; fifth Catholic bishop of Rapid City
Ella Cara Deloria , born in North Dakota; anthropologist
Harold Joseph Dimmerling , born in Braddock, Pennsylvania; third Catholic bishop of Rapid City
John Dutton , football player
David Dyson , born in Rapid City; bassist and record producer
Mark Ellis , Major League Baseball player; attended Stevens High School
Richard E. Ellsworth ,
United States Air Force , born in Erie, Pennsylvania; commander stationed near Rapid City for whom
Ellsworth Air Force Base is named
Layne Flack , born in Rapid City; professional poker player
Keith Foulke , born in Rapid City; former Major League Baseball pitcher
Harry Gandy , born in Churubusco, Indiana; former member of the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota
Paul Goble , born in Heslemere, England; author and illustrator of children's books residing in Rapid City
Dick Green , born in Sioux City, Iowa; resides in Rapid City; second baseman for the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics for 11 years in the 60s and 70s
Becky Hammon , former resident of Rapid City; player for the
Women's National Basketball Association 's
New York Liberty ; played for Russian women's Olympic basketball team in 2008
Carroll Hardy , from
Sturgis, South Dakota ; former
major league baseball player
Carole Hillard , resident of Rapid City;
lieutenant governor of South Dakota
Jeremy Hinzman , born in Rapid City;
Iraq War soldier turned war resister, seeking
refugee status in Canada
Michael Owen Jackels , Roman Catholic bishop
John K. Konenkamp , born in Brooklyn, New York; member of the
South Dakota Supreme Court ; former deputy
state's attorney in Rapid City
Tomi Lahren , born in Rapid City; conservative political commentator
Randy Lewis , two-time NCAA wrestling champion; 1984 Olympic gold medalist
Kerry Ligtenberg , born in Rapid City;
major league baseball
pitcher
William Tibertus McCarty , born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania; second Catholic bishop of Rapid City
Alice McCoy , member of the
South Dakota State Legislature from Pennington County
Valentine McGillycuddy , former mayor of Rapid City; dean of the South Dakota School of Mines
Walter Dale Miller , born in Viewfield, South Dakota; former governor of South Dakota; retired near
New Underwood
Shams-ul-Huda Shams , born in Afghanistan; South Dakota School of Mines alumnus; former president of the Afghan Social Democratic Party
Thomas Patten Stafford , born in Weatherford, Oklahoma;
astronaut ;
United States Air Force general, formerly assigned to
Ellsworth Air Force Base
John Stariha , born in Austria; first Roman Catholic bishop of Rapid City
Jim Sykes , born in Rapid City; radio journalist, producer, and Alaskan politician
Karen Thurman , born in Rapid City; Democratic political activist; former U.S. House Representative (Florida)
Alice Ivers Tubbs , frontier gambler known as "Poker Alice" who died in Rapid City in 1930
Shane Van Boening , world champion pool player, 9-ball world champion 2022
Adam Vinatieri , born in Yankton, South Dakota; placekicker for the
Indianapolis Colts and the
New England Patriots
Korczak Ziolkowski , from Keystone; sculptor of
Crazy Horse Memorial in Pennington County
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