St. Louis
St. Louis ranks 51st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dublin, Melbourne, and Naples. The most famous people from St. Louis are T. S. Eliot, Josephine Baker, and Chuck Berry. The most famous people who died in St. Louis are Edward Adelbert Doisy, William Clark, and Étienne Cabet. St. Louis has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. St. Louis is located in United States.
People
Between 0 and 2003, St. Louis was the birth place of 191 globally memorable people, including T. S. Eliot, Josephine Baker, and Chuck Berry. Additionaly, 38 globally memorable people have passed away in St. Louis including Edward Adelbert Doisy, William Clark, and Étienne Cabet.
People Born in St. Louis
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T. S. Eliot
WRITER
1888 - 1965
HPI: 87.25
Rank: 1
Josephine Baker
DANCER
1906 - 1975
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 2
Chuck Berry
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 3
William S. Burroughs
WRITER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 4
Maya Angelou
WRITER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 5
Roger D. Kornberg
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 6
Kevin Kline
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 7
Marilyn vos Savant
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 8
James Gunn
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 9
Timothy Dolan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 10
Vincent Price
ACTOR
1911 - 1993
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 11
Shelley Winters
ACTOR
1920 - 2006
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in St. Louis
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Ellen Foley
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 102
Ola Ray
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 114
Brent Sexton
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 148
Cleo King
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 153
Mike Kehoe
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 157
Norbert Leo Butz
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 159
Jeff Hartwig
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 160
George Hickenlooper
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - 2010
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 164
Jasmine Crockett
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.95
Rank: 170
Paul Dana
RACING DRIVER
1975 - 2006
HPI: 34.39
Rank: 174
Rob Simonsen
COMPOSER
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.77
Rank: 178
Steve Ralston
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 33.57
Rank: 181
People Deceased in St. Louis
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Edward Adelbert Doisy
CHEMIST
1893 - 1986
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 1
William Clark
EXPLORER
1770 - 1838
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 2
Étienne Cabet
PHILOSOPHER
1788 - 1856
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 3
Dred Scott
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1858
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 4
Howard H. Aiken
ENGINEER
1900 - 1973
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 5
Kit Bond
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2025
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 6
Joseph Erlanger
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1965
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 7
Charles Eames
ARCHITECT
1907 - 1978
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 8
Kate Chopin
WRITER
1850 - 1904
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 9
Helen Stephens
ATHLETE
1918 - 1994
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 10
Oliver Kirk
BOXER
1884 - 1960
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 11
William R. Orthwein
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1955
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day St. Louiswere actors (58), politicians (16), athletes (15), writers (12), and musicians (12), while most who died were politicians (5), athletes (4), soccer players (4), explorers (2), and physicians (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in St. Louis, including Kevin Kline, Linda Blair, and Scott Bakula. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day St. Louis, including Kevin Kline, Vincent Price, and Shelley Winters.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in St. Louis since 1700.
