This is a list of notable people from St. Louis or St. Louis County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The dates in parentheses represent lifespan, not necessarily dates of actual residence in the city.
A Janet Adair (c. 1892–1938), vaudeville and musical comedy performer Akon (born 1973), real name Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, musician Matt Alber (born 1975), singer-songwriter, musician Wilhelm Albers (1840–1904), Wisconsin state assemblyman Devon Alexander (born 1987), professional boxer, IBF welterweight world champion Mike Ambersley (born 1983), soccer player Gary Amlong (born 1962), indoor soccer player Raleigh DeGeer Amyx (1938–2019), 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 Robert Annis (1928–1995), soccer player, National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee, and 1948 Olympian Donald K. Anton (born 1960), chair of International Law at Griffith University Henry Armstrong (1912–1988), professional boxer, welterweight champion 1938–1940 Brandon Aubrey (born 1995), soccer and National Football League player Dick Ault (1925–2007), track and field athlete
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Charlie Babb (born 1950), former safety for the Miami Dolphins, 1972–1979 King Baggot (1879–1948), actor and film director Josephine Baker (1906–1975), dancer, singer, actress, Légion d'Honneur appointee, civil rights activist Pat Baker (born 1962), soccer player Scott Bakula (born 1954), actor (Quantum Leap, Star Trek: Enterprise) James F. Ballard (1851–1931), pharmaceutical entrepreneur, and art collector Charles Balmer (1817–1892), German-born American musician, conductor, composer, music publisher Brandon Barklage (born 1986), soccer player Thomas P. Barnett (1870–1929), architect and impressionist painter Tom Barlow (born 1995), soccer player Fontella Bass (1940–2012), soul and R&B singer ("Rescue Me") Bradley Beal (born 1993), guard for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association Donald Beardslee (1943–2005), serial killer executed in California Raymond Beckman (1925–2011), soccer player and 1948 Olympian Cool Papa Bell (1903–1991), Negro league baseball player, Hall of Fame member Katherine Bernhardt (born 1975), artist, painter Robert Benecke (1835–1903), early photographer Graham Bensinger (born 1986), sports journalist for ESPN Radio Sally Benson (1897–1972), author whose short stories became the book, then movie, Meet Me in St. Louis John Berner (born 1991), soccer player Yogi Berra (1925–2015), Major League Baseball player (New York Yankees 1946–1963), manager, coach, Hall of Famer Chuck Berry (1926–2017), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician and composer ("Johnny B. Goode") Fred Berry (1951–2003), actor (What's Happening!!) Bill Bertani (1919–1988), soccer player and 1948 Olympian Joe Besser (1907–1988), actor, comedian, member of The Three Stooges Alan Best (1906–1953), Illinois state representative Sam Bick (born 1955), soccer player Justin Bilyeu (born 1994), soccer player Jud Birza (born 1989), model, winner of Survivor: Nicaragua Linda Blair (born 1959), actress (The Exorcist) Fred Blassie (1918–2003), professional wrestler Sean Blakemore (born 1967), actor, Shawn Butler on ABC's General Hospital Henry Blossom (1866–1919), novelist and playwright, opera librettist, and lyricist for Broadway musicals Susan Blow (1843–1916), educator, opened first successful public kindergarten in the U.S. Jim Bokern (born 1952), soccer player, coach, and businessman Jason Bolden (born 1982), celebrity fashion stylist and television personality Michele Boldrin (born 1956), Italian-American politician, economist, academic Ryan Bollman (born 1972), actor Dave Boncek (born 1963), soccer player Kit Bond (born 1939), U.S. senator from Missouri Metro Boomin (born 1993), record producer Daniel Boone (1734–1820), explorer, hunter, soldier, businessman, politician Frank Borghi (1925–2015), soccer player Medric Boucher (1886–1974), MLB and soccer player Evan Bourne (born 1983), WWE professional wrestler Barney Boyce (born 1960), soccer player and coach Devin Boyce (born 1996), soccer player Bob Bozada (born 1959), soccer player and coach Cliff Brady (1897–1974), MLB and soccer player Joseph Brady, soccer player and 1904 Olympian Dylan Brady (born 1993), musician Kate J. Brainard (1835–1918), musical educator originally from New York City David Brcic, soccer player and 1984 Olympian 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 Warren Brittingham (1886–1962), soccer player and 1904 Olympian Lou Brock (1939–2020), Major League Baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals 1964–1979), Hall of Famer Shirley Brown (born 1947), soul/R&B singer ("Woman to Woman") Sterling K. Brown (born 1976), actor Steve Brown (born 1962), darts player Terry Brown (born 1964), soccer player Will Bruin (born 1989), soccer player Butch Buchholz (born 1940), Hall of Fame tennis player Jack Buck (1924–2002), Hall of Fame sportscaster, St. Louis Cardinals' announcer 1954–2002 Joe Buck (born 1969), sportscaster, football and baseball announcer for Fox, son of Jack Buck Joaquin Buckley (born 1994), mixed martial arts fighter Mark Buehrle (born 1979), Major League Baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays) William M. Bugg (1931–2026), physicist Grace Bumbry (born 1937), opera singer Nelle G. Burger (1869–1957), president, Missouri State Woman's Christian Temperance Union Bob Burkard (1922–1992), soccer player and 1952 Olympian 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 the 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 Cori Bush (born 1976), U.S. representative from Missouri Champ Butler (1926–1992), singer Norbert Leo Butz (born 1967), Tony Award-winning actor Bobby Byrne (1884–1964), MLB and soccer player Jim Byrnes (born 1948), actor and musician (Wiseguy, Highlander: The Series)
C Jeff Cacciatore (born 1958), soccer player Steve Cacciatore (born 1954), soccer player Thomas Cahill (1864–1951), athlete, coach, businessman; a founding father of American soccer Haydee Campbell (d. 1921), kindergarten pioneer in St. Louis 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) Chris Carenza (born 1952), soccer player John Carenza (1950–2023), soccer player and 1972 Olympian Joe Carenza Sr. (1924–1981), soccer player, coach, and National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee Nathaniel L. Carpenter (1805-1892), businessman Nell Carter (1948–2003), Tony Award-winning singer and actress (Ain't Misbehavin') Matt Caution (born 1974), soccer player Lucille Cavanagh (1895–1983), vaudeville dancer, later columnist for the Los Angeles Times Cedric the Entertainer (born 1964), actor and comedian Louis Cella (1866–1918), capitalist, real estate mogul, turfman, and political financier Lori Chalupny (born 1984), soccer player who represented the United States women's national team Jean Baptiste Charbonneau (1805–1866), explorer, guide, fur trader, military scout, mayor, and gold prospector, born to Sacagawea during the Lewis and Clark Expedition and raised in St. Louis by William Clark John Cheatham (1855–1918), firefighter 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 Tim Clark (born 1959), soccer player William Clark (1770–1838), explorer, government administrator Joe Clarke (born 1953), soccer player and coach Sarah Clarke (born 1972), actress (24) Dianne White Clatto (1938-2015), first Black weathercaster in the United States Eddie Clear (1944–2022), soccer player who represented the United States national team A. J. Cochran (born 1993), soccer player Mac Cody (born 1972), football player in NFL, CFL, AFL Cynthia Coffman (born 1962), murderer Andy Cohen (born 1968), television executive and personality at Bravo network, one of the first openly gay talk-show hosts Yuri Collins (born 2001), basketball player Charlie Colombo (1920–1986), soccer player who represented the United States national team Barry Commoner (1917–2012), biologist, college professor, eco-socialist, and presidential candidate Arthur Compton (1892–1962), physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics 1927 Ralph Compton (born 1935), electrical engineer 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 Elwood Cook (1929–1994), soccer player who represented the United States national team George E. Cooke (1883–1969), soccer player and 1904 Olympian Thomas Cooke (1885–1964), soccer player and 1904 Olympian Sam Coonrod (born 1992), major league pitcher Carl Ferdinand Cori (1896–1984); Gerty Cori (1896–1957), biochemists, joint Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1947 Zlatko Ćosić (born 1972), artist and filmmaker Bob Costas (born 1952), sportscaster, talk-show host Bryan Cox (born 1968), NFL linebacker 1991–2002 Jim Cox (1920–2014), professional football player Lavell Crawford (born 1968), stand-up comedian, actor Anton Crihan (1893–1993), Romanian politician, professor at University of Paris (Sorbonne) Jasmine Crockett (born 1981), U.S. representative for Texas James Cuno (born 1951), art historian and museum director
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Paul Dana (1975–2006), IndyCar Series driver 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 (1926–2020), 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 Brad Davis (born 1981), professional soccer player Dwight F. Davis (1879–1945), athlete, government administrator Martin Jay Davis (1937–2022), astrologer, author, and Olympic fencer Miles Davis (1926–1991), jazz composer and musician, winner of Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award April Daye (born 1937), burlesque dancer, fine arts painter, recording artist and jazz singer Dizzy Dean (1910–1974), baseball pitcher, broadcaster Dan Dierdorf (born 1949), football player, broadcaster Phyllis Diller (1917–2012), comedian John Doerr (born 1951), venture capitalist