St. Louis
St. Louis ranks 51st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dublin, Melbourne, and Naples. Memorable people born in St. Louis include Josephine Baker, Chuck Berry, and T. S. Eliot. Memorable people who died in St. Louis include Edward Adelbert Doisy, Howard H. Aiken, and Dred Scott. 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.
St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while its metropolitan area, which extends into Illinois, had an estimated population of over 2.8 million. It is the largest metropolitan area in Missouri and the second-largest in Illinois. The city's combined statistical area is the 20th-largest in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2003, St. Louis was the birth place of 175 globally memorable people, including Josephine Baker, Chuck Berry, and T. S. Eliot. Additionaly, 37 globally memorable people have passed away in St. Louis including Edward Adelbert Doisy, Howard H. Aiken, and Dred Scott.
People Born in St. Louis
Go to all RankingsJosephine Baker
DANCER
1906 - 1975
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 1
Chuck Berry
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 2
T. S. Eliot
WRITER
1888 - 1965
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 3
William S. Burroughs
WRITER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 4
Maya Angelou
WRITER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 5
Marilyn vos Savant
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 6
Kevin Kline
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 7
Shelley Winters
ACTOR
1920 - 2006
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 8
Vincent Price
ACTOR
1911 - 1993
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 9
Steven Chu
PHYSICIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 10
Martha Gellhorn
WRITER
1908 - 1998
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 11
Roger D. Kornberg
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in St. Louis
Go to all RankingsAmedee Reyburn
SWIMMER
1889 - 1920
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 19
Grace Bumbry
SINGER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 55
Albert Nasse
ATHLETE
1878 - 1910
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 68
D. H. Peligro
MUSICIAN
1959 - 2022
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 77
Gino Pariani
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 97
Al Hirschfeld
ARTIST
1903 - 2003
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 102
Cori Bush
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 103
August Rodenberg
ATHLETE
1873 - 1933
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 104
Marshall Wayne
ATHLETE
1912 - 1999
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 107
Frank Borghi
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 110
John Pankow
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.39
Rank: 114
Greg Burke
JOURNALIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 38.62
Rank: 116
People Deceased in St. Louis
Go to all RankingsEdward Adelbert Doisy
CHEMIST
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 1
Howard H. Aiken
ENGINEER
1900 - 1973
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 2
Dred Scott
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1858
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 3
Joseph Erlanger
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1965
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 4
Étienne Cabet
PHILOSOPHER
1788 - 1856
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 5
Charles Eames
ARCHITECT
1907 - 1978
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 6
Amedee Reyburn
SWIMMER
1889 - 1920
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 7
Kate Chopin
WRITER
1850 - 1904
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 8
William Clark
EXPLORER
1770 - 1838
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 9
Helen Stephens
ATHLETE
1918 - 1994
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 10
Oliver Kirk
BOXER
1884 - 1960
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 11
Virginia E. Johnson
SINGER
1925 - 2013
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in St. Louis
Go to all RankingsAmedee Reyburn
SWIMMER
1889 - 1920
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 7
George Sheldon
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1907
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 14
James Smith McDonnell
BUSINESSPERSON
1899 - 1980
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 17
Albert Nasse
ATHLETE
1878 - 1910
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 22
Gino Pariani
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 29
August Rodenberg
ATHLETE
1873 - 1933
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 32
Frank Borghi
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 33
Edward Bates
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1869
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 35
William R. Orthwein
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1955
HPI: 34.32
Rank: 37
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day St. Louis were actors (53), politicians (14), athletes (14), musicians (12), and basketball players (12), while most who died were politicians (4), athletes (4), soccer players (4), physicians (2), and swimmers (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, Shelley Winters, and Vincent Price.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in St. Louis since 1700.