Washington University In St. Louis

Discover the notable alumni of Washington University In St. Louis. The list includes people like Tennessee Williams, Mary Wickes, Richard Ford, Phyllis Schlafly & Adolph Dubs. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as activists, lawyers & judges, leaders, media personalities and writers etc.
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Tennessee Williams
(One of the Finest American Playwrights of the 20th-Century Best Known for His Work ‘The Glass Menagerie’ )
Tennessee Williams
8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 26, 1911
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Columbus, Mississippi, United States
Died: February 25, 1983
 2 
Peter Sarsgaard
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Birthdate: March 7, 1971
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Illinois, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 3 
Robert Culp
(Known for His Role as 'Kelly Robinson' in TV series 'I Spy')
Robert Culp
6
Birthdate: August 16, 1930
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
Died: March 24, 2010
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 4 
Mary Wickes
(Actress)
Mary Wickes
4
Birthdate: June 13, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: October 22, 1995
 5 
Marilyn vos Savant
(Columnist)
Marilyn vos Savant
10
Birthdate: August 11, 1946
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
 6 
Eric Greitens
(Politician, Author)
Eric Greitens
8
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 10, 1974
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
 7 
AnnMaria De Mars
(The First American to Win a Gold Medal at the World Judo Championships)
AnnMaria De Mars
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 15, 1958
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, United States
 8 
Steve Fossett
(The First Person to Fly Solo Nonstop Around the World in a Balloon and in a Fixed-Wing Aircraft)
Steve Fossett
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 22, 1944
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Died: September 3, 2007
 9 
Avram Glazer
(Businessperson)
Avram Glazer
2
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: October 19, 1960
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rochester, New York, United States
 10 
Pooja Kumar
(Actress)
Pooja Kumar
4
Birthdate: February 4, 1977
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 11 
Adolph Dubs
(Diplomat, Politician)
Adolph Dubs
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 4, 1920
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chicago
Died: February 14, 1979
 12 
Robert Quine
(Guitarist)
Robert Quine
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 30, 1942
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States
Died: May 31, 2004
 13 
Bob Behnken
(Astronaut)
Bob Behnken
1
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: July 28, 1970
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saint Ann, Missouri, United States
 14 
J. C. R. Licklider
(Psychologist)
J. C. R. Licklider
1
Birthdate: March 11, 1915
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: June 26, 1990
 15 
Shulamith Firestone
(Writer, Feminist)
Shulamith Firestone
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 7, 1945
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ottawa
Died: August 28, 2012
 16 
Richard Ford
(Novelist & Short Story Writer)
Richard Ford
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 16, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi
 17 
J. Michael Bailey
(Psychologist)
J. Michael Bailey
1
Birthdate: July 2, 1957
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lubbock
 18 
H. Richard Niebuhr
(Theologian)
H. Richard Niebuhr
0
Birthdate: September 3, 1894
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wright City, Missouri, United States
Died: July 5, 1962
 19 
Richard Eastham
(Actor, Singer)
Richard Eastham
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 22, 1916
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Opelousas, Louisiana, United States
Died: July 10, 2005
 20 
David Merrick
(Theatrical Producer)
David Merrick
1
Birthdate: November 27, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: April 25, 2000
 21 
Homer Drew
(Basketball Coach)
Homer Drew
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 29, 1944
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
 22 
Richa Gangopadhyay
(Actress)
Richa Gangopadhyay
1
Birthdate: March 20, 1986
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New Delhi, India
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 23 
Edwin G. Krebs
(American Biochemist Who Received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1992)
Edwin G. Krebs
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 6, 1918
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lansing, Iowa, United States
Died: December 21, 2009
 24 
W.E. Moerner
(Nobel Prize-Winning American Chemist)
W.E. Moerner
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 24, 1953
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pleasanton, California, United States
 25 
William B. Helmreich
(Swiss-born American Professor of Sociology Best Known for Walking Every Block of New York City)
William B. Helmreich
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Birthdate: August 25, 1945
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Zurich, Switzerland
Died: March 28, 2020
 26 
Morris Carnovsky
(Film Actor)
Morris Carnovsky
3
Birthdate: September 5, 1897
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: September 1, 1992
 27 
Earl W. Sutherland Jr.
(American Pharmacologist, Biochemist and Winner of the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physiology / Medicine)
Earl W. Sutherland Jr.
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 19, 1915
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Burlingame, Kansas, United States
Died: March 9, 1974
 28 
William E. Vaughan
(Writer)
William E. Vaughan
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Listed In:
Birthdate: October 8, 1915
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: St. Louis
Died: February 25, 1977
 29 
Jessie Bernard
(Sociologist)
Jessie Bernard
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Birthdate: June 8, 1903
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Died: October 6, 1996
 30 
Paul Elmer More
(Journalist)
Paul Elmer More
1
Birthdate: December 12, 1864
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: March 9, 1937
 31 
Léonce Ndikumana
(Burundian Professor and Economist)
Léonce Ndikumana
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthplace: Burundi