Famous People Born In St. Louis

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 1 
Maya Angelou
(American Poet and Civil Rights Activist Known for Her Autobiography ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’)
Maya Angelou
54
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 4, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: May 28, 2014
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 2 
Chuck Berry
(One of the Most Influential “Rock 'n' Roll” Performers in Music History)
Chuck Berry
34
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 18, 1926
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: March 18, 2017
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 3 
Josephine Baker
(First Black Woman to Star in a Major Motion Picture, the 1927 Silent Film 'Siren of the Tropics')
Josephine Baker
34
Birthdate: June 3, 1906
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: April 12, 1975
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 4 
Evan Peters
101
Birthdate: January 20, 1987
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 5 
T. S. Eliot
(Best Known as a Leader of the Modernist Movement in Poetry)
T. S. Eliot
74
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 26, 1888
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: January 4, 1965
 6 
Jon Hamm
(Best Known for His Role of 'Don Draper' in TV Series 'Mad Men')
Jon Hamm
27
Birthdate: March 10, 1971
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 7 
Yogi Berra
(One of the Greatest Catchers in Baseball History)
Yogi Berra
12
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 12, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: September 22, 2015
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 8 
Redd Foxx
(Comedian)
Redd Foxx
14
Birthdate: December 9, 1922
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: October 11, 1991
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 9 
Akon
(Solo R&B and Hip-Hop Artist to Hold Both No.1 & No.2 Position at Billboard Hot 100 Simultaneously Twice)
Akon
45
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 16, 1973
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 10 
Candace Parker
(Basketball Player)
Candace Parker
16
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 19, 1986
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 11 
Shelley Winters
(American Actress Best Known for Her Films: 'The Diary of Anne Frank' and 'A Patch of Blue')
Shelley Winters
5
Birthdate: August 18, 1920
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: January 14, 2006
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 12 
Jayson Tatum
(American Professional Basketball Player)
Jayson Tatum
39
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 3, 1998
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
 13 
Taylor Momsen
(Actress & Frontwoman Of The Rock Band The Pretty Reckless)
Taylor Momsen
49
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 26, 1993
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 14 
Michael McDonald
(Singer-Songwriter)
Michael McDonald
15
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 12, 1952
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 15 
James Gunn
(Director Known for His Films: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘Scooby-Doo’ and ‘The Suicide Squad’)
James Gunn
26
Birthdate: August 5, 1966
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 16 
Jack Dorsey
(The Co-Founder & Former CEO of 'Twitter')
Jack Dorsey
58
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: November 19, 1976
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 17 
Vincent Price
7
Birthdate: May 27, 1911
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: October 25, 1993
 18 
Sterling K. Brown
(Known for His Role in the TV Series ‘The People V. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story’)
Sterling K. Brown
12
Birthdate: April 5, 1976
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 19 
Kevin Kline
(Academy Award-Winning Actor, Who Has Also Appeared in Several Productions of Shakespeare's Plays)
Kevin Kline
20
Birthdate: October 24, 1947
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 20 
Max Scherzer
(Baseball player)
Max Scherzer
13
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 27, 1984
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 21 
Scott Bakula
(Actor best known for his roles in two science-fiction television series: as Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap and as Captain Jonathan Archer on Star Trek: Enterprise.)
Scott Bakula
12
Birthdate: October 9, 1954
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 22 
Doris Roberts
(American Actress Who Had a Long Career Spanning Seven Decades)
Doris Roberts
10
Birthdate: November 4, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: April 17, 2016
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 23 
Martha Gellhorn
(Novelist & Travel writer)
Martha Gellhorn
13
Birthdate: November 8, 1908
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: February 15, 1998
 24 
Sean Gunn
(Actor)
Sean Gunn
14
Birthdate: May 22, 1974
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 25 
Linda Blair
(Actress)
Linda Blair
14
Birthdate: January 22, 1959
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 26 
William S. Burroughs
(Best Known for His Third Novel 'Naked Lunch')
William S. Burroughs
10
Birthdate: February 5, 1914
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: August 2, 1997
 27 
Joyce Meyer
(Author)
Joyce Meyer
47
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 4, 1943
Sun Sign: Gemini
 28 
Betty Grable
(Actress and Dancer Best Known for Her Films: ‘Mother Wore Tights’ and ‘How to Marry a Millionaire’)
Betty Grable
4
Birthdate: December 18, 1916
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: July 2, 1973
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 29 
Phyllis Smith
(Actress and Casting Associate Best Known for Her Role as ‘Phyllis Vance’ in the TV Series ‘The Office’)
Phyllis Smith
6
Birthdate: July 10, 1951
Sun Sign: Cancer
 30 
Michael Spinks
( The First Reigning Light Heavyweight World Champion to Win the Heavyweight Title)
Michael Spinks
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 13, 1956
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 31 
Andy Cohen
(Television Show Host)
Andy Cohen
8
Birthdate: June 2, 1968
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 32 
Robert Guillaume
(Actor)
Robert Guillaume
5
Birthdate: November 30, 1927
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: October 24, 2017
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 33 
SZA
(American Singer-Songwriter)
SZA
12
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: November 8, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 34 
Mary Wickes
(Actress)
Mary Wickes
4
Birthdate: June 13, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: October 22, 1995
 35 
Bradley Beal
(Basketball player)
Bradley Beal
14
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 28, 1993
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 36 
Kevin Nealon
(Actor, Comedian and Former Cast Member on ‘Saturday Night Live’)
Kevin Nealon
10
Birthdate: November 18, 1953
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 37 
Bert Convy
(Actor and Host of Game Shows: ‘Tattletales’, ‘Super Password’ and ‘Win, Lose or Draw’)
Bert Convy
11
Birthdate: July 23, 1933
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: July 15, 1991
 38 
Jo Jo White
(Basketball Player)
Jo Jo White
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 16, 1946
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: January 16, 2018
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 39 
Harry Caray
(Sports commentator)
Harry Caray
9
Birthdate: March 1, 1914
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: February 18, 1998
 40 
Douglas Pitt
(Businessman, Brother of Brad Pitt)
Douglas Pitt
9
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 2, 1966
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 41 
Nick Bockwinkel
(Professional Wrestler Remembred as One of the All-Time Great Heel Champions)
Nick Bockwinkel
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 6, 1934
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: November 14, 2015
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 42 
Colin Donnell
(Actor)
Colin Donnell
7
Birthdate: October 9, 1982
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 43 
Davis Guggenheim
(Film and television director)
Davis Guggenheim
2
Birthdate: November 3, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 44 
Virginia Mayo
(Actress Best Known for Her Movies: 'The Best Years of Our Lives' and 'White Heat')
Virginia Mayo
2
Birthdate: November 30, 1920
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: January 17, 2005
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 45 
Nathaniel Rateliff
(Singer-songwriter)
Nathaniel Rateliff
7
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 7, 1978
Sun Sign: Libra
 46 
Marsha Mason
(Actress)
Marsha Mason
2
Birthdate: April 3, 1942
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 47 
Ryan Michelle Bathe
9
Birthdate: July 27, 1976
Sun Sign: Leo
 48 
Mircea Monroe
(Actress)
Mircea Monroe
6
Birthdate: March 11, 1982
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 49 
Lavell Crawford
(Comedian)
Lavell Crawford
3
Birthdate: November 11, 1968
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 50 
Kelly Stables
(Actress)
Kelly Stables
9
Birthdate: January 26, 1978
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 4'11" (150 cm)