List of people from St. Louis

This is a list of famous residents of St. Louis or St. Louis County, Missouri. The dates in parentheses signify lifespan, not necessarily dates of actual residence in the city.

## A
* Brooke Adams (born 1984), professional wrestler, best known as Brooke Tessmacher
* Akon (born 1973), real name Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam; musician
* Devon Alexander (born 1987), professional boxer, IBF welterweight world champion
* Raleigh DeGeer Amyx (born 1938), collector of Olympic and Presidential memorabilia
* Maya Angelou (1928–2014), poet, playwright, memoirist (*I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings*)
* Eberhard Anheuser (1805–1880), businessman, owner of company that would become Anheuser-Busch
* Noah Antwiler (born 1980), Internet comedian (*The Spoony Experiment*)
* Henry Armstrong (1912–1988), professional boxer, welterweight champion 1938–1940
* Dick Ault (1925-2007), track and field athlete

## B
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* Josephine Baker (1906–1975), dancer, singer, actress, Légion d'Honneur appointee, civil rights activist
* Scott Bakula (born 1954), actor (*Quantum Leap*, *Star Trek: Enterprise*)
* James F. Ballard (1851–1931), pharmaceutical entrepreneur, and art collector
* Thomas P. Barnett (1870–1929), architect and impressionist painter
* Fontella Bass (1940–2012), soul and R&B singer ("Rescue Me")
* Cool Papa Bell (1903–1991), Negro League baseball player, Hall of Fame member
* Robert Benecke (1835-1903), early photographer
* Graham Bensinger, sports journalist for ESPN Radio
* Sally Benson, author whose short stories became the book, then movie *Meet Me in St Louis*
* Yogi Berra (born 1925), Major League Baseball player (New York Yankees 1946–1963), manager, coach, Hall of Famer
* Chuck Berry (born 1926), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician and composer ("Johnny B. Goode")
* Fred Berry (1951–2003), actor (''What's Happening!!*)
* Joe Besser (1907–1988), actor, comedian, member of The Three Stooges
* Jud Birza (born 1989), model, winner of *Survivor: Nicaragua*
* Linda Blair (born 1959), actress (*The Exorcist'')
* Sean Blakemore, actor, Shawn Butler on ABC's *General Hospital*
* Susan Blow (1843–1916), educator, opened first successful public kindergarten in U.S.
* Kit Bond (born 1939), U.S Senator from Missouri
* Daniel Boone (1734–1820), explorer, hunter, soldier, businessman, politician
* Evan Bourne (born 1983), WWE professional wrestler
* Martin Stanislaus Brennan (1845–1927), Catholic priest and scientist
* Christine Brewer (born 1955), Grammy Award winner, soprano
* Lottie Briscoe (1883-1950), stage and silent film actress
* Lou Brock (born 1939), Major League Baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals 1964–1979), Hall of Famer
* Shirley Brown (born 1947), soul/R&B singer ("Woman to Woman")
* Evan Bourne, real name Matthew Korklan, WWE wrestler
* Butch Buchholz (born 1940), Hall of Fame tennis player
* Jack Buck (1924–2002), Hall of Fame sportscaster, St. Louis Cardinals' announcer 1969–2002
* Joe Buck (born 1969), sportscaster, football and baseball announcer for Fox, son of Jack Buck
* Mark Buehrle (born 1979), Major League Baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays)
* Grace Bumbry (born 1937), opera singer
* T-Bone Burnett (born 1948), rock and country performer, composer, and producer
* William S. Burroughs (1914–1997), novelist, social critic, spoken-word performer; grandson of inventor William Seward Burroughs I
* William Seward Burroughs I (1855–1898), inventor of adding machine, founder of Burroughs Corporation; grandfather of novelist William S. Burroughs
* Adolphus Busch (1839–1913), co-founder of Anheuser-Busch with 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 (born 1937), president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch, civic leader
* August Busch IV (born 1964), president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch, civic leader
* Norbert Leo Butz (born 1967), Tony Award-winning actor

## C
* Thomas Cahill (1864–1951), athlete, coach, businessman; a founding father of American soccer
* Kate Capshaw (born 1953), actress (*Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom*), wife of Steven Spielberg
* Chip Caray (born 1965), sportscaster for Chicago Cubs, 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''')
* Louis Cella (1866-1918), capitalist, real estate mogul, turfman, and political financier.
* Cedric the Entertainer (born 1964), comedian and actor
* Lori Chalupny (born 1984), U.S. women's national soccer team member
* C. J. Cherryh (born 1942), science-fiction novelist
* Chingy (born 1980), real name Howard Bailey, Jr., rapper and actor
* Kate Chopin (1851–1904), novelist (*The Awakening*)
* Auguste Chouteau (1740–1829), co-founder of St. Louis, urban planner, businessman, civic leader
* David Clarenbach (born 1953), member of Wisconsin State Assembly
* Patrick Clark, television reporter and host
* William Clark (1770–1838), explorer, government administrator
* Sarah Clarke (born 1972), actress (*24*)
* Mac Cody (born 1972), football player in NFL, CFL, AFL
* Andy Cohen (born 1968), television executive and personality at Bravo network, one of the first openly gay talk-show hosts
* Barry Commoner (born 1917), biologist, college professor, eco-socialist, and presidential candidate
* Arthur Compton (1892–1962), physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics 1927
* Jimmy Connors (born 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 (born 1952), sportscaster, talk-show host
* Bryan Cox (born 1968), NFL linebacker 1991–2002
* Jim Cox (born 1920), professional football player
* Lavell Crawford (born 1968), stand-up comedian, actor
* [Kalel Cullen (born 1989), YouTube personality, animal rights activist

## D
* John Danforth (born 1936), statesman, diplomat, attorney, civic leader, U.S. Senator 1977–1995
* William H. Danforth (1870–1956), founder of Ralston Purina Company; grandfather of John Danforth and William H. "Bill" Danforth
* William H. "Bill" Danforth (born 1926), physician, professor of medicine, and chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis 1971–1995
* Billy Davis, Jr. (born 1940), R&B and soul singer, member of The 5th Dimension
* Dwight F. Davis (1879–1945), athlete, government administrator
* Miles Davis (1926–1991), musician, winner of Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
* Dizzy Dean (1910–1974), baseball pitcher, broadcaster
* Dan Dierdorf (born 1949), football player, broadcaster
* Phyllis Diller (1917–2012), comedian
* L. John Doerr (born 1951), venture capitalist
* Domino (born 1972), real name Shawn Antoine Ivy, rapper, born in St. Louis
* Colin Donnell (born 1982), actor, *Arrow*
* Thom Donovan (born 1974), musician (Lapush)
* Jack Dorsey (born 1976), software architect and businessperson, creator of Twitter and Square
* Bob Dotson (born 1946), broadcast journalist, NBC correspondent
* Katherine Dunham (1909–2006), dancer
* Tim Dunigan (born 1955), actor

## E
* James Eads (1820–1887), engineer
* Thomas Eagleton (1929–2007), statesman, attorney, civic leader
* Charles Eames (1907–1978), designer, filmmaker
* William Edenborn (1848–1926), industrialist and inventor
* T. S. Eliot (1888–1965), poet (Nobel Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom), critic
* William Greenleaf Eliot (1811–1887), educator, medical reformer, civil rights activist; grandfather of T. S. Eliot
* Stanley Elkin (1930–1995), author
* Preston Elliot, radio personality, *Preston and Steve* on WMMR in Philadelphia
* Mary Engelbreit (born 1952), artist
* Walker Evans (1903–1975), photographer
* Steve Ewing, singer/actor, The Urge

## F
* Max Factor (1904–1996), cosmetics maker
* Lee Falk (1911–1999), comic strip creator
* Eugene Field (1850–1895), author
* Curtis Finch, Jr. (born 1988), *American Idol* Season 12 contestant
* Shandi Finnessey (born 1978), Miss USA 2004
* Jenna Fischer (born 1974), actress
* Jamar Fletcher (born 1979), professional football player
* Jason Fletcher (born 1975), sports agent
* Ellen Foley (born 1951), singer, actress
* Richard Fortus (born 1966), musician, Guns N' Roses
* Redd Foxx (1922–1991), comedian, actor
* James Franciscus (1934–1991), actor (*Mr. Novak*, *Longstreet*)
* Mary Frann (1943–1998), actress (*Newhart*)
* Jonathan Franzen (born 1959), author
* David Freese (born 1983), baseball player

## G
* Bob Gale (born 1951), screenwriter, film producer
* Alberta Gallatin (1861-1948), stage and screen actress, raised in St. Louis
* Pud Galvin (1856–1902), Major League Baseball player
* Joe Garagiola (born 1926), baseball player, sportscaster, television personality, author
* Jan Garavaglia (born 1956), Chief Medical Examiner of the District 9 Morgue in Orlando, Florida; television personality
* Dave Garroway (1913–1982), television personality, first host of NBC's *Today Show*
* William H. Gass (born 1924), author, critic
* Taylor Geisse, Octomom
* Martha Gellhorn, author and journalist; third wife of Ernest Hemingway
* Richard Gephardt (born 1941), politician
* Steve Gerber (1947–2008), comic-book writer, co-creator of *Howard the Duck*
* Frances Ginsberg (1955–2010), opera singer
* David Giuntoli (born 1981), actor
* John Goodman (born 1952), actor
* Harry Goz (1932-2003), actor, *Sealab 2021*
* Betty Grable (1916–1973), actress
* Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), Civil War general and 18th President of the United States
* Grant Green (1935–1979), jazz guitarist
* Trent Green, football player
* Dick Gregory (born 1932), comedian, civil rights activist
* Charles Guenther, poet, translator, newspaper critic
* Robert Guillaume (born 1927), Grammy and Emmy Award-winning actor
* James Gunn, screenwriter, director
* Sean Gunn, actor
* Moses Gunn, actor

## H
* Laurell K. Hamilton, author
* Jon Hamm (born 1971), Golden Globe award-winning actor, *Mad Men*
* Henry Hampton (1940–1998), film producer, ''Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years* (1954-1965) and *Eyes on the Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads'' (1965-1980s)
* Sally Hampton (born 1958), writer, producer
* Chuck T. Harmon aka Chuck Harmony, music producer for Mary J. Blige, Celine Dion, Fantasia, Rihanna
* Doris Hart (born 1925), Hall of Fame tennis player, two-time U.S. Open champion
* John Hartford (1937–2001), musician, Grammy Award winner
* Culver Hastedt (1883-1966), runner, gold medal winner at 1904 Summer Olympics
* Donny Hathaway (1945–1979), Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, producer, composer
* Pat Healy, mixed martial arts fighter
* 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 and cartoonist
* Bobby Hofman (1925-1994) Major League Baseball player
* Solly Hofman (1882-1956), Major League Baseball player
* Robert A. Holekamp (1848–1922), businessman and apiarist
* Ken Holtzman (born 1945), baseball pitcher
* A. E. Hotchner (born 1920), author, editor, philanthropist
* Elston Howard, baseball player, first black player for New York Yankees
* Ryan Howard (born 1979), baseball player, 2005 NL Rookie of the Year, 2006 National League MVP and All-Star first baseman, Philadelphia Phillies
* Huey (1987-2020), real name Lawrence Franks, Jr. , rapper
* Larry Hughes, basketball player, Chicago Bulls

## I
* Vedad Ibišević (born 1984), Bosnian soccer player
* William Inge (1913–1973), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
* Ernie Isley, songwriter, guitarist of soul and R&B group The Isley Brothers
* Ronald Isley, lead singer of The Isley Brothers; co-owns St. Louis-based Notifi Records
* Halsey Ives (1847–1911), museum and school founder, director of two world-fair art exhibitions (Louisiana Purchase Exposition and World's Columbian Exposition)

## J
* Sean James (born 1978), athlete
* Cam Janssen, ice hockey player
* Ella Jenkins, musician
* J-Kwon (born 1986), real name Jerrell Jones, rapper
* Johnnie Johnson (1924–2005), musician
* Justine Joli, adult-film actress
* Scott Joplin, songwriter (Pulitzer Prize), musician, "King of Ragtime"
* Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Olympic gold-medalist track & field athlete; educator; sister of Olympic athlete Al Joyner; sister-in-law of * 

## K
* Kane (born 1967), real name Glenn Jacobs, professional wrestler
* Stan Kann (1924–2008), musician, entertainer
* Bruce Karsh (born 1955), lawyer and investor
* Ben Kasica (born 1984), musician
* Andreas Katsulas (1946–2006), actor
* David Kaufman (born 1969), character actor and voice actor (*Danny Phantom*)
* Jim Kekeris (born 1923), NFL player
* Ellie Kemper (born 1980), actress, *The Office*
* Dorothea Kent (1916–1990), film actress
* Dickie Kerr (1893–1963), baseball pitcher
* Imrat Khan (born 1935), Indian classical musician
* Albert King (1923–1992), musician
* Silver King (1868–1938), Major League Baseball player

## U
* David King Udall (1851–1938), politician

## V
* Mark Valenti, screenwriter and novelist
* 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
* Marilyn vos Savant, columnist, known for having the world's highest IQ

## W
* Jack Wagner, actor
* Kenny Wallace (born 1963), NASCAR driver
* Mike Wallace (born 1959), NASCAR driver
* Rusty Wallace (born 1956), NASCAR champion driver
* Steve Wallace (born 1987), NASCAR driver
* Trey Waltke (born 1955), tennis player, won ATP title in 1980
* Maxine Waters (born 1938), politician
* Earl Weaver (1930–2013), Hall of Fame baseball manager
* Dick Weber (1929–2005), professional bowler
* Harry Weber (born 1942), sculptor
* Dave Weckl (born 1960), musician, drummer
* Annie Wersching (born 1977), actress, played Renee Walker on TV series *24*
* Jo Jo White (born 1946), basketball player
* Verner Moore White (1863–1923), artist
* Marissa Whitley, Miss Teen USA 2001
* Mary Wickes (1910–1995), actress
* Violet Wilkey (1903–1976), actress
* Melvin Williams (born 1979), NFL player
* Tennessee Williams (1911–1983), real name Thomas Lanier, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
* Mykelti Williamson (born 1957), actor, played Bubba Blue in 1994 film *Forrest Gump*
* Ike Willis (born c. 1957), musician
* Angela Winbush (born 1955), R&B/soul singer, songwriter
* Matt Winer, sports journalist (KSDK-TV, ESPN)
* Trey Wingo (born 1955), sports journalist (KSDK-TV, ESPN)
* Kellen Winslow (born 1957), NFL football player, Hall of Famer
* Shelley Winters (1920–2006), Academy Award-winning actress
* Edwin E. Woodman, Wisconsin State Senator
* Harriett Woods (1927–2007), politician; two-time Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate from Missouri; former Lieutenant Governor
* Dan Wool, musician, composer with group Pray for Rain
* Robert M. Wright, farmer near St. Louis, state representative from Dodge City

## X-Y-Z
* Clyde X (1931-2009), leader in the Nation of Islam

## References
## Other websites
* St. Louis African-American Biography Master Index
* St. Louis artists
* St. Louis and Missouri authors
* St. Louis Media Archives: Guide to Collections
* St. Louis Walk of Fame
* St. Louis Women's Biography Master Index