St. Louis
St. Louis ranks 51st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dublin, Melbourne, and Naples. Memorable people born in St. Louis include T. S. Eliot, Josephine Baker, and Chuck Berry. Memorable people who died in St. Louis include Charles Eames, August Rodenberg, and Edward Adelbert Doisy. 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 lies 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 T. S. Eliot, Josephine Baker, and Chuck Berry. Additionaly, 38 globally memorable people have passed away in St. Louis including Charles Eames, August Rodenberg, and Edward Adelbert Doisy.
People Born in St. Louis
Go to all RankingsT. S. Eliot
WRITER
1888 - 1965
HPI: 87.25
Rank: 34
Josephine Baker
DANCER
1906 - 1975
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 14
Chuck Berry
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 53
William S. Burroughs
WRITER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 16
Maya Angelou
WRITER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 17
Roger D. Kornberg
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 173
Kevin Kline
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 93
Marilyn vos Savant
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 174
James Gunn
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 137
Timothy M. Dolan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 102
Vincent Price
ACTOR
1911 - 1993
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 18
Shelley Winters
ACTOR
1920 - 2006
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 170
People Deceased in St. Louis
Go to all RankingsCharles Eames
ARCHITECT
1907 - 1978
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 2
August Rodenberg
ATHLETE
1873 - 1933
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 1
Edward Adelbert Doisy
CHEMIST
1893 - 1986
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Rank: 3
Helen Stephens
ATHLETE
1918 - 1994
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Rank: 4
Joseph Erlanger
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1965
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Rank: 5
Martha Norelius
SWIMMER
1909 - 1955
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Rank: 6
William R. Orthwein
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1955
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 17
Amedee Reyburn
SWIMMER
1889 - 1920
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 20
Gino Pariani
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 21
Frank Vaughn
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1959
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 7
Howard H. Aiken
ENGINEER
1900 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Fontella Bass
SINGER
1940 - 2012
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in St. Louis
Go to all RankingsEdward Adelbert Doisy
CHEMIST
1893 - 1986
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Rank: 3
Helen Stephens
ATHLETE
1918 - 1994
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Rank: 4
Joseph Erlanger
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1965
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Martha Norelius
SWIMMER
1909 - 1955
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Howard H. Aiken
ENGINEER
1900 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Virginia E. Johnson
SINGER
1925 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
William Clark
EXPLORER
1770 - 1838
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Dred Scott
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1858
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Edward Bates
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1869
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Sterling Price
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1809 - 1867
HPI: NaN
Rank: 16
Elliot See
ASTRONAUT
1927 - 1966
HPI: NaN
Rank: 18
Edwin Thompson Jaynes
PHYSICIST
1922 - 1998
HPI: NaN
Rank: 19
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 (5), 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, Vincent Price, and Shelley Winters.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in St. Louis since 1700.