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
- Matt Alber (born 1975), singer-songwriter, musician [1]
- Wilhelm Albers, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
- Devon Alexander (born 1987), professional boxer, IBF welterweight world champion
- Raleigh DeGeer Amyx (born 1938), collector of Olympic and Presidential memorabilia[2]
- 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), American track and field athlete
B
- 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")
- Bradley Beal (born 1993), guard for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association.
- 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 (1925–2015), 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
- Michael Brown (1996-2014), black man fatally shot by a police officer in nearby Ferguson, caused riots around Ferguson
- 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
- Jim Byrnes (born 1948), actor and musician (Wiseguy, Highlander: The Series)
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., hip-hop recording artist 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[3]
- 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 1938), 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
- 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
- Malcolm Frager (1935–1991), concert pianist
- 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[4]
- 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
- 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
- Martin Goldsmith (born 1952), music writer and radio personality
- John Goodman (born 1952), actor
- Harry Goz (1932–2003), actor, Sealab 2021
- Betty Grable (1916–1973), actress
- 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
- Emily Hahn (1905-1997), journalist, author
- Laurell K. Hamilton, author
- Jon Hamm (born 1971), Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award 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 (1925-2015), 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, (1929–1980), 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 (born 1988), 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 (born 1952), songwriter, guitarist of soul and R&B group The Isley Brothers
- Ronald Isley (born 1941), 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 (born 1984), ice hockey player
- Ella Jenkins (born 1924), musician
- Jibbs (born 1990), real name Jovan Campbell, rapper
- J-Kwon (born 1986), real name Jerrell Jones, rapper
- Jeremiah Johnson, blues musician[5]
- Johnnie Johnson (1924–2005), musician
- Justine Joli (born 1980), adult-film actress
- Scott Joplin (1867/1868–1917), songwriter (Pulitzer Prize), musician, "King of Ragtime"
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born 1962), Olympic gold-medalist track & field athlete; educator; sister of Olympic athlete Al Joyner; sister-in-law of Florence "Flo Jo" Griffith-Joyner
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 (Babylon 5)
- 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[4]
- Kingsley (born 1990)
- Kevin Kline (born 1947), Academy Award-winning actor
- Karlie Kloss (born 1992), model
L
- Pierre Laclede (1729–1778), urban planner; co-founder of St. Louis; government administrator; civic leader
- Pokey Lafarge (born 1983), musician and singer
- Pat LaFontaine (born 1965), NHL hockey player
- Elizabeth Laime, podcaster, writer
- Oliver Lake (born 1942), jazz saxophonist, composer
- Christopher Largen (born 1969), author, filmmaker, journalist, activist
- David Lee (born 1983), NBA basketball player
- Murphy Lee, rapper
- Tod Leiweke (born 1960), sports executive
- Maggie LePique (born 1964), jazz radio host
- Stacey Levine, fiction writer, journalist
- Jenifer Lewis (born 1957), actress
- Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974), adventurer, pilot, soldier, author
- Theodore Link (1850–1923), architect
- Sonny Liston (1932–1970), heavyweight champion boxer
M
- Vicki Mabrey (born 1956), broadcast journalist
- Ed Macauley (1928–2011), Hall of Fame basketball player
- Jeremy Maclin (born 1988), football wide receiver (Kansas City Chiefs)
- James S. Marshall, Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Peter Martin (born 1970), jazz pianist
- Marsha Mason, Golden Globe Award-winning and Oscar-nominated actress
- Masters and Johnson, medical researchers and therapists, authors
- Stan Masters (1922–2005), American realism artist
- Ron Mathis (born 1958), Major League baseball player
- Bill Mauldin (1921–2003), cartoonist, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Morton D. May, philanthropist, community leader, art collector, chairman of May Department Stores
- Virginia Mayo, actress
- Emmett McAuliffe, lawyer and talk show host
- Jimmy McCracklin (born 1921), pianist, vocalist and songwriter
- Michael McDonald, singer, Grammy Award winner
- Robert McFerrin, Sr., classical singer, father of Bobby McFerrin
- Robert McHenry, encyclopedist and author
- Jim McKelvey (born 1965), computer science engineer, co-founder of Square, a mobile payments company
- Chuck McKinley, Hall of Fame tennis player, 1963 Wimbledon champion
- Ben McLemore (born 1993), basketball player
- George McManus, creator of comic strip Bringing Up Father
- Larissa Meek (born 1978), Miss Missouri Teen USA 1997, Miss Missouri 2001, creative director at BGT Partners
- Javier Mendoza, singer-songwriter and composer
- David Merrick, theatrical producer (Tony Awards)
- Joyce Meyer (born 1943), religious preacher and speaker
- Jay Miller, basketball player
- Russ Mitchell (born 1960), journalist and television news anchor
- Taylor Momsen, singer-songwriter, model, actress
- Archie Moore, boxer, world light-heavyweight champion
- Marianne Moore, poet (Pulitzer Prize), essayist, translator
- Agnes Moorehead, Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated actress
- Bill Mueller, baseball player
- Nick Murphy, NFL punter 2002–2005
- Stan Musial (1920–2013), Hall of Fame baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals
N
- Nelly (born 1974), real name Cornell Haynes, Jr., rapper, singer and actor
- Howard Nemerov (1920–1991), poet (Pulitzer Prize, Poet Laureate of the United States), author, critic
- Eric P. Newman (born 1911), American numismatist
- Dustin Nguyen, Vietnamese American actor
- Rich Niemann (born 1946), athlete
- Frank Nuderscher (1880–1959), American Impressionist painter
O
- Dan O'Bannon, screenwriter, director
- Gyo Obata, architect
- Anne-Marie O'Connor, journalist, author
- St. Louis Jimmy Oden (1903–1977), real name James Burke Oden, blues musician
- Franklin W. Olin (1860–1951), industrialist, philanthropist
- Angel Olsen (born 1987), folk and indie rock musician
- Walter J. Ong, scholar
- Barry Orton, former professional wrestler
- "Cowboy" Bob Orton, former professional wrestler
- Randy Orton, professional wrestler
- Josh Outman, Major League Baseball player, Oakland Athletics
P
- David Packouz (born 1982), international arms dealer and subject of 2016 film Arms and the Dudes
- Evan Peters (born 1987), actor
- Ken Page (born 1954), actor, voice actor, cabaret singer
- Lucia Pamela (1904–2002), musician, mother of Georgia Frontiere
- John Pankow (born 1954), actor (Beverly Hills Cop, Mad About You)
- King Parsons (born 1949), professional wrestler
- Ann Peebles (born 1947), soul singer, songwriter
- D.H. Peligro, real name born Darren Henley, drummer for Dead Kennedys and Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Frank P. Pellegrino (1901–1975), businessman, philanthropist, chief executive officer of International Hat Company
- Marlin Perkins (1905–1986), zoologist, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster
- Evan Peters (born 1987), actor (American Horror Story)
- Mike Peters, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and comic strip artist, creator of Mother Goose and Grimm
- Stone Phillips (born 1954), television journalist
- Julie Piekarski (born 1963), Mouseketeer, actress
- Bill Porter (1931-2010), audio engineer
- Louise Post (born 1966), musician (Veruca Salt)
- Emil Preetorius (1827–1905), journalist
- Vincent Price (1911–1993), actor (House of Wax, The Ten Commandments, The Fly, Edward Scissorhands)
- Victor Proetz (1897–1966), architect, designer, author of poetry and verse
- Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911), publisher, philanthropist, creator of the Pulitzer Prize
R
- Neil Rackers (born 1976), athlete, placekicker for Arizona Cardinals
- Harold Ramis (1944–2014), author, director, actor; graduated from Washington University (1966)
- Judy Rankin (born 1945), professional golfer and TV commentator, World Golf Hall of Famer
- David Rasche (born 1944), actor
- Peter H. Raven (born 1936), botanist, academic administrator, civic leader
- Hank Raymonds (1924–2010), coached Marquette University men's basketball 1977-83; athletic director 1977-87
- Tim Ream, professional soccer player, defender for Bolton Wanderers of Football League Championship and United States men's national soccer team
- Wallace Reid (1891–1923), actor, early cinema sex symbol
- Steven Reigns (born 1975), poet, activist, educator
- Hadley Richardson (1891–1979), first wife of Ernest Hemingway
- Branch Rickey (1881–1965), baseball executive
- Rob Riti (born 1976), football player
- Doris Roberts (1925–2016), actress (Everybody Loves Raymond)
- Leonard Roberts (born 1972), actor
- Lance Robertson (born 1965), musician and host of children's television show Yo Gabba Gabba! (as DJ Lance Rock)
- Harry Rogers (born 1950), professional basketball player
- Mike Rodgers (Born 1985), (Born 1985), American Track and Field Sprinter
- Irma S. Rombauer (1877–1962), author
- Jean Rouverol (born 1916), author, actress and screenwriter; blacklisted in the 1950s
- Jack Rowe (1856–1911), major league baseball player[4]
- Charles M. Russell (1864–1926), artist, storyteller
S
- John S. Samuel, U.S. Air Force Major General
- David Sanborn, musician, Grammy Award winner
- Edward Saxon, film producer (The Silence of the Lambs)
- Max Scherzer, MLB pitcher
- Phyllis Schlafly, socially conservative Republican author, broadcaster, and political organizer
- Zander Schloss, bassist for the Circle Jerks and The Weirdos; actor
- Red Schoendienst, Hall of Fame second baseman, coach, manager for St. Louis Cardinals
- Chris Schuler, professional soccer player for Real Salt Lake
- Dred Scott (1799–1858) and Harriet Scott (1815–1860), civil rights activists
- Art Shamsky, Major League Baseball outfielder and Israel Baseball League manager
- Mike Shannon (born 1939), affiliated with St. Louis Cardinals for over 50 years, as a player (1962–1970), in front office, and, since 1972, radio and TV announcer
- Augustus Shapleigh (1810–1902) president of Shapleigh Hardware Company and early pioneer of St. Louis
- Henry Shaw (1800–1889), botanist, philanthropist, businessman, author
- William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891), soldier; commander of United States Army
- Roberta Sherwood, singer and actress
- Sherman Silber, physician and infertility specialist
- Frank Simek, soccer player with Sheffield Wednesday, also USA International
- Kimora Lee Simmons (born 1975), model and mogul
- Leonard Slatkin, conductor, Grammy Award winner
- Jane Smiley (born 1949), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
- Nikko Smith, singer, American Idol contestant; son of Ozzie Smith
- Ozzie Smith, Hall of Fame shortstop for St. Louis Cardinals
- Phyllis Smith, actress on NBC's The Office and Disney's movie Inside Out
- Willie Mae Ford Smith, singer
- Philip Sneed, singer, musician (Story Of The Year, Greek Fire), writer, radio personality
- Corey Spinks, world champion boxer
- Leon Spinks, world champion boxer
- Michael Spinks, world champion boxer
- Paul Stastny, hockey player for St. Louis Blues
- Yan Stastny, hockey player for St. Louis Blues
- Harry Steinfeldt, Major League Baseball player[4]
- Edward Steinhardt (born 1961), poet and author
- Chuck Stone (born 1924) journalist, educator and civil rights activist
- Stevie Stone, rapper, born in Columbia, raised in St. Louis, signed to Kansas City-based Strange Music
- Willie Sudhoff, Major League Baseball player[4]
- Roosevelt Sykes (1906–1983), blues musician
- James W. Symington, U.S. Representative, statesman, attorney
- SZA (born 1990), real name Solana Rowe, singer-songwriter, TDE (Top Dawg Entertainment) record label
T
- Jim Talent (born 1956), politician
- Sara Teasdale (1884–1933), poet (Pulitzer Prize)
- Clark Terry, musician
- George Thampy (born 1987), 2000 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion
- Lou Thesz, professional wrestler
- Kay Thompson (1909–1998), singer, songwriter, author of Eloise books
- Cap Tilles (1865–1951), race track magnate, philanthropist, founder of Tilles Park
- Gina Tognoni (born 1973), actress
- Guy Torry (born 1969), actor and comedian
- Joe Torry (born 1965), actor and comedian
- Henry Townsend, musician
- Toya (born 1983), real name LaToya Rodriguez, R&B singer
- Helen Traubel, classical and popular singer
- Quincy Troupe, poet, editor, journalist
- Ernest Trova, artist
- Ross H. Trower, Chief of Chaplains of U.S. Navy
- Truth Hurts (born 1971), real name Shari Watson, R&B singer
- Orrin Tucker (born 1911), bandleader
- Debbye Turner, Miss America 1990, TV journalist
- Ike Turner (1931–2007), singer, musician, agent and production administrator
- Jessie Franklin Turner (1881–1956), fashion designer
- Tina Turner, real name Anna Mae Bullock, Grammy Award-winning singer, actress, pop-culture icon
- Taylor Twellman (born 1980), professional soccer player
- Alex Tyus (born 1988), American-Israeli professional basketball player, also plays for Israeli national basketball team[6][7]
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[4]
- 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
- Chris Wideman (born 1990) NHL player
- 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
- Devon Windsor (born 1994), Model
- 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
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- ↑ Shields, Todd (January 25, 1997). "Super Bowl Rings Now in Hands Of Collector". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Mac Cody". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
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- ↑ Livnat, Arie (July 24, 2012). "Playing with the converted". Haaretz. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Gator Men's Basketball Roster/Bios". GatorZone.com. June 6, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
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