List of people from St. Louis
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This is a list of famous residents of St. Louis or St. Louis County, Missouri. The dates in parenthesis signify lifespan, not necessarily dates of actual residence in the city.
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
[edit] A
- Maya Angelou (1928 - ), poet, playwright, memoirist (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings), actress
- Eberhard Anheuser (1805 - 1880), businessman, owner of the company that would later become the Anheuser-Busch Company
- Henry Armstrong (1912 - 1988), professional boxer, world Welterweight champion 1938 - 1940
[edit] B
- Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975), dancer, singer, actress, Légion d'Honneur appointee, civil rights activist
- Scott Bakula (1954 - ), actor (Quantum Leap, Star Trek: Enterprise)
- James F. Ballard (1851-1931), pharmaceutical entrepreneur, and art collector
- Fontella Bass (1940 - ), soul and R&B singer ("Rescue Me")
- Cool Papa Bell (1903 - 1991), Negro League baseball player, Hall of Fame member
- Graham Bensinger, sports journalist for ESPN Radio
- Sally Benson, Author
- Yogi Berra (1925- ), Major League Baseball player (New York Yankees 1946 - 1963), manager, and coach, Hall of Fame member
- Chuck Berry (1926 - ), rock musician and composer (Johnny B. Goode)
- Fred Berry (1951 - 2003), actor (What's Happening!!)
- Linda Blair (1959 - ), actress (The Exorcist)
- Susan Blow (1843 - 1916), educator, opened the first successful public kindergarten in the United States
- Kit Bond (1939- ) U.S Senator from Missouri
- Daniel Boone (1734 - 1820), explorer, hunter, soldier, businessman, politician
- Lou Brock (1939 - ), Major League Baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals 1964 - 1979), Hall of Fame member
- Jack Buck (1924 - 2002), sportscaster, St. Louis Cardinals' lead announcer 1969 - 2002
- Joe Buck (1969 - ), sportscaster, football and baseball announcer for Fox, son of Jack Buck
- Mark Buehrle (1979 - ), Major League Baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox 2000 - present)
- Grace Bumbry (1937 - ), opera singer
- T-Bone Burnett (1948 - ), rock and country performer, composer, and producer
- William S. Burroughs (1914 - 1997), novelist, social critic, and spoken-word performer, grandson of the inventor
- William Seward Burroughs I (1855 - 1898), inventor of an adding machine, founder of the Burroughs Corporation, grandfather of the novelist
- Adolphus Busch (1839 - 1913), cofounder of Anheuser-Busch with his father-in-law, Eberhard Anheuser
- Adolphus Busch III (1891 - 1946), president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch, son of August Anheuser Busch, Sr.
- August Anheuser Busch, Sr. (1865 - 1934), president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch, son of Adolphus Busch
- Gussie Busch (August Anheuser Busch, Jr.) (1899 - 1989), president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch, civic leader, philanthropist
- August Busch III (1937 - ), president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch, civic leader
- August Busch IV (1964 - ), president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch, civic leader
- Norbert Leo Butz (1967 - ), Tony Award-winning actor
[edit] C
- Kate Capshaw (1953 - ), actress (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom), wife of Steven Spielberg
- Chip Caray (1965 - ), sportscaster for the Chicago Cubs (1998 - 2004), the Atlanta Braves and Fox
- Harry Caray (1914 - 1998), sportscaster, lead announcer for the St. Louis Cardinals (1945 - 1969) and Chicago Cubs (1981 - 1997)
- Skip Caray (1939 - ), sportscaster, announcer for the Atlanta Braves (1976 - present)
- Nell Carter (1948 - 2003), Tony Award-winning singer and actress (Ain't Misbehavin')
- Lori Chalupny(1984 - ), US Women's National Soccer Team Member
- C. J. Cherryh (1942 - ), science-fiction novelist
- Chingy (1980 - ), rapper
- Kate Chopin (1851 - 1904), novelist (The Awakening)
- Auguste Chouteau (1740 - 1829), co-founder of St. Louis, urban planner, businessman, civic leader
- William Clark (1770 - 1838), explorer, government administrator
- Sarah Clarke (1972 - ), actress (24)
- Barry Commoner (1917 - ), biologist, college professor, eco-socialist, and presidential candidate
- Arthur Compton (1892 - 1962), physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics 1927
- Jimmy Connors (1952 - ), professional tennis player, 5-time U.S. Open winner in men's singles
- Bert Convy (1933 - 1991), actor and game-show host
- Carl Ferdinand Cori (1896 - 1984); Gerty Cori (1896 - 1957), biochemists, joint Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1947
- Bob Costas (1952 - ), sportscaster, talk-show host
- Bryan Cox (1968 - ), National Football League linebacker 1991 - 2002
- Sheryl Crow (1962 - ): Singer, songwriter, musician
[edit] D
- John Danforth (1936–present), statesman, diplomat, attorney, civic leader
- Billy Davis, Jr. (1940–present), R&B/soul singer, member of The Fifth Dimension
- Dwight F. Davis (1879–1945), athlete, government administrator
- Miles Davis (1926–1991), musician
- Dizzy Dean (1910–1974), athlete, broadcaster
- Dan Dierdorf (1949–present), athlete, broadcaster
- Phyllis Diller (1917–present), comedian
- Katherine Dunham (1909–2006), dancer
- Tim Dunigan (1955–present), actor
[edit] E
- James Eads (1820-1887): Engineer
- Thomas Eagleton (1929-2007): Statesman, attorney, civic leader
- Charles Eames (1907-1978): Designer, filmmaker
- Buddy Ebsen (1908-2003): Actor
- T. S. Eliot (1888-1965): Poet (Nobel Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom), critic
- Rev. William Greenleaf Eliot (1811-1887): Educator, medical reformer, civil rights activist, grandfather of T. S. Eliot
- Stanley Elkin (1930-1995): Author
- Mary Engelbreit (1952-present): Artist
- Walker Evans (1903-1975): Photographer
[edit] F
- Max Factor (1904-1996): cosmetics maker
- Lee Falk (1911-1999): comic strip creator
- Eugene Field (1850-1895): Author
- Shandi Finnessey (1978-present): Host, former Miss USA 2004
- Jenna Fischer (1974-present): Actress
- Ellen Foley (1951-present): Singer, actress
- Redd Foxx (1922-1991): Comedian, actor
- Jonathan Franzen (1959-present): Author
[edit] G
- Bob Gale (1951-present), screenwriter, film producer
- Pud Galvin (1856-1902), Major League Baseball player[1]
- Joe Garagiola (1926-present), athlete, broadcaster
- Dave Garroway (1913-1982), broadcaster
- William H. Gass (1924-present), author, critic
- Martha Gellhorn, author and journalist; third wife of Ernest Hemingway
- Richard Gephardt (1941-present), politician
- Steve Gerber (1947-2008), comic-book writer, co-creator of Howard the Duck
- John Goodman (1952-present), actor
- Betty Grable (1916-1973), actress
- Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), soldier (commander, U.S. Army), politician (President of the United States)
- Grant Green (1935-1979), jazz guitarist
- Trent Green, athlete
- Dick Gregory (1932-present), comedian, civil rights activist
- Robert Guillaume (1927-present), Grammy and Emmy Award-winning actor
- James Gunn, screenwriter, director
- Sean Gunn, actor
- Moses Gunn, actor
- Walter F. Gunn, (1951-present), artist, writer, producer, founder and first director of the Sheldon Arts Foundation (Sheldon Concert Hall)
[edit] H
- Laurell K. Hamilton: Author
- Sally Hampton (1958-present) Writer Producer
- John Hartford (1937-2001): Musician (Grammys)
- Julius Hemphill (1938-1995): Jazz saxophonist, composer
- George E. Hibbard (1924-1991), art collector, advocate for Tibetan Independance
- George Hickenlooper: Filmmaker
- Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003): Artist
- A.E. Hotchner (1920-present): Author, editor, philanthropist
- Ryan Howard Athlete, Philadelphia Phillies
- Huey - rapper
- Larry Hughes Athlete, Cleveland Cavaliers
[edit] I
- William Inge (1913-1973): Author (Pulitzer Prize)
- Halsey Ives (1847-1911), Museum and school founder and director, director of two world fairs' art exhibitions (Louisiana Purchase Exposition and World's Columbian Exposition
[edit] J
- Glen Jacobs (born 1967), professional wrestler, ring name Kane
- Cam Janssen: Professional ice hockey player
- Ella Jenkins: Musician
- Jibbs: Rapper
- J-Kwon: Rapper
- Jo-Jo White (1946-): Basketball Player
- Johnnie Johnson: Musician (1924-2005)
- Justine Joli: Adult Actress
- Scott Joplin: Songwriter (Pulitzer Prize), musician
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee: Athlete, educator
[edit] K
- Stan Kann: Musician, entertainer
- Dickie Kerr: Baseball pitcher
- Albert King: Musician
- Silver King: major league baseball player[1]
- Kevin Kline: Academy Award-winning Actor
- Kellen Winslow (1957-present): NFL football player, hall of famer
[edit] L
- Oliver Lake (1942-) : Jazz saxophonist, composer
- Pierre Laclede (1758-1849): Urban planner (co-founder of St. Louis), businessman, government administrator, civic leader
- Pat LaFontaine (1965-) NHL hockey player
- David Lee (1983-present): NBA basketball player
- Maggie LePique (1964-) Jazz radio host; Los Angeles, California.
- Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974): Adventurer, pilot, soldier, author
- Theodore Link (1850-1923): Architect
- Sonny Liston (1932-1970): Heavyweight Champion Boxer
[edit] M
- Vicki Mabrey (1956-present): Broadcast Journalist
- Ed Macauley: Athlete
- Marsha Mason: Actress
- Masters and Johnson: Medical researchers and therapists, authors
- Bill Mauldin: Artist (Pulitzer Prizes)
- Morton D. May: Philanthropist, community leader, art collector, chairman of May Department Stores
- Virginia Mayo: Actress
- Larissa Meek:(1978-present) Former Miss Missouri 2001
- Joyce Meyer: (1943-present) Religious Preacher and Speaker
- Emmett McAuliffe: Lawyer and talk show host.
- Michael McDonald: Singer (Grammys)
- Robert McFerrin, Sr.: Classical singer, father of Bobby McFerrin
- Robert McHenry: Encyclopedist and author
- George McManus, creator of the comic strip Bringing Up Father
- David Merrick: Theatrical producer (Tony Awards)
- Taylor Momsen: Actress
- Sloane Momsen: Actress
- Archie Moore: Athlete
- Marianne Moore: Poet (Pulitzer Prize), essayist, translator
- Agnes Moorehead: Actor
- Murphy Lee: Rapper
- Bill Mueller: Baseball Player
- Stan Musial: Baseball Hall of Fame player for the St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] N
- Nelly: rapper
- Howard Nemerov: Poet (Pulitzer Prize, Poet Laureate of the United States), author, critic
[edit] O
- Gyo Obata: Architect
- Franklin W. Olin (1860-1951): Industrialist, philanthropist
- Walter J. Ong: scholar
- "Cowboy" Bob Orton: Professional Wrestler
- Randy Orton: Professional Wrestler, Son of Bob Orton Jr.
[edit] P
- Marlin Perkins (1905-1986): Broadcaster (Emmys), Zoologist
- Mike Peters: Artist (Pulitzer Prize)
- Julie Piekarski (1963-Present): Former Mouseketeer, Actress
- Vincent Price (1911-1993): Actor
- Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911): Publisher, philanthropist, creator of Pulitzer Prize
[edit] R
- Neil Rackers (1976-present): Athlete, placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals
- Harold Ramis: Author, director, actor
- Peter Raven: Botanist, academic administrator, civic leader
- Hadley Richardson (1891-1979): first wife of Ernest Hemingway
- Branch Rickey: Business executive
- Irma Rombauer: Author
- Jack Rowe: major league baseball player[1]
- Charles M. Russell: Artist, storyteller
[edit] S
- David Sanborn, musician (Grammys)
- Edward Saxon, film producer (The Silence of the Lambs)
- Phyllis Schlafly, socially conservative Republican author, broadcaster, and political organizer
- Zander Schloss, musician (bassist for the Circle Jerks and The Weirdos), actor
- Red Schoendienst, Hall of Fame second baseman, coach, and manager for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Dred Scott (1799-1858) & Harriet Scott (1815-1860): Civil rights activists
- Henry Shaw (1800-1889), Botanist, philanthropist, businessman, author
- William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), Soldier (Commander, United States Army)
- Frank Simek, soccer player with Sheffield Wednesday. Also a USA International.
- Kimora Lee Simmons (1975-present), former model and mogul
- Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Grammys)
- Nikko Smith, singer, former American Idol contestant, son of Ozzie Smith
- Ozzie Smith, Hall of Fame shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Willie Mae Ford Smith, singer
- Paul Stastny, professional hockey player for the Colorado Avalanche
- Yan Stastny, professional hockey player for the St. Louis Blues
- Harry Steinfeldt, Major League Baseball player[1]
- Willie Sudhoff, Major League Baseball player[1]
- James W. Symington, U.S. Representative, statesman, attorney
[edit] T
- Jim Talent (1956–present), politician
- Sara Teasdale (1884–1933), poet (Pulitzer Prize)
- Clark Terry, musician
- Kay Thompson, singer, songwriter, author
- Gina Tognoni (1973–present), actress
- Henry Townsend, musician
- Helen Traubel, classical and popular singer
- Quincy Troupe, poet, editor, journalist
- Ernest Trova, artist
- Orrin Tucker (1911–present), bandleader
- Debbye Turner, Miss America 1990, TV journalist
- Ike Turner (1931–2007), singer, musician, music industry administrator (influential talent scout)
- Tina Turner, singer (Grammys), actor
- Mark Twain, aka Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835–1910), author
- Taylor Twellman (1980–present), professional soccer player
[edit] U
- David King Udall (1851-1938): Politician
[edit] V
- Mona Van Duyn, poet (Pulitzer Prize, Poet Laureate of the United States), editor
- George Van Haltren, Major League Baseball player[1]
- Andrew Volpe, guitarist and lead singer of the St. Louis-based band Ludo
[edit] W
- Kenny Wallace (1963–present), NASCAR driver
- Mike Wallace (1959–present), NASCAR driver
- Rusty Wallace (1956–present), former NASCAR champion driver
- Steve Wallace (1987–present), NASCAR driver
- Trey Waltke (1955–present), former tennis player, won 1 ATP title in 1980 and reached 2 other finals
- Maxine Waters (1938–present), politician
- Earl Weaver (1930–present), baseball player and manager
- Dick Weber (1929–2005), professional bowler
- Marissa Whitley (–), Miss Teen USA 2001
- Mary Wickes (1910–1995), actress
- Violet Wilkey (1903–1976), actress
- Tennessee Williams, aka Thomas Lanier (1911–1983), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
- Ike Willis (1957?–present), musician
- Angela Winbush (1955–present), R&B/soul singer and songwriter
- Shelley Winters (1920–2006), Academy Award-winning actress
- Harriett Woods (1927–2007), politician, two-time Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate from Missouri, and a former Lieutenant Governor
- Dan Wool, musician, film soundtrack composer with the group Pray for Rain
