List of people from St. Louis

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.

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

B

*Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975), dancer, singer, actress, Légion d'Honneur appointee, civil rights activist
*Scott Bakula (1954 - ), actor ("Quantum Leap", "")
*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

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 - 2008), sportscaster, announcer for the Atlanta Braves (1976 - 2008)
*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

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

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

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

G

*Bob Gale (1951-present), screenwriter, film producer
*Pud Galvin (1856-1902), Major League Baseball playercite book |editor=Reichler, Joseph L.| title=The Baseball Encyclopedia |origyear=1969 |edition= 4th edition |year= 1979|publisher= Macmillan Publishing |location= New York|language= |id= ISBN 0-02-578970-8 ]
*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)

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 Independence
*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

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

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

K

*Stan Kann: Musician, entertainer
*Dickie Kerr: Baseball pitcher
*Albert King: Musician
*Silver King: major league baseball player
*Kevin Kline: Academy Award-winning Actor
*Kellen Winslow (1957-present): NFL football player, hall of famer

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

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

N

*Nelly: rapper
*Howard Nemerov: Poet (Pulitzer Prize, Poet Laureate of the United States), author, critic

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.

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

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
*Charles M. Russell: Artist, storyteller

* 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
* Willie Sudhoff, Major League Baseball player
* James W. Symington, U.S. Representative, statesman, attorney

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

U

*David King Udall (1851-1938): Politician

V

*Mona Van Duyn, poet (Pulitzer Prize, Poet Laureate of the United States), editor
*George Van Haltren, Major League Baseball player
*Andrew Volpe, guitarist and lead singer of the St. Louis-based band Ludo

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

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References

External links

* [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/blkbio.htm St. Louis African-American Biography Master Index]
* [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/stlartistsa.htm St. Louis Artists]
* [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/authors.htm St. Louis and Missouri Authors]
* [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/stlmediaarchive.htm St. Louis Media Archives: Guide to Collections]
* [http://www.stlouiswalkoffame.org/ St. Louis Walk of Fame]
* [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/stl-wom.htm St. Louis Women's Biography Master Index]