- Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, writer, and lecturer. Twain is most noted for his novels "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", which has since been called the Great American Novel, and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". He is also known for his quotations. During his lifetime, Clemens became a friend to presidents, artists, leading industrialists, and European royalty. - Muddy Waters
McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1915 - April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered "the Father of Chicago blues". He is also the actual father of blues musician Big Bill Morganfield. Muddy Waters is generally considered one of the greatest bluesmen of all time, and in 2004 he was ranked #17 in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". - Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill (born July 24, 1953) is an American Democratic politician, currently the junior United States Senator from the state of Missouri and former State Auditor of Missouri. She defeated Republican Senator Jim Talent in 2006 by a margin of 50% to 47%. Along with Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, she is one of two female senators in the 110th United States Congress freshman class. She is the first woman elected to the Senate from Missouri in her own right. - Dred Scott
Dred Scott was a slave who sued unsuccessfully for his freedom in the famous "Dred Scott v. Sandford" case of 1856. His case was based on the fact that he and his wife Harriet were slaves, but had lived in states and territories where slavery was illegal, including Illinois and parts of the Louisiana Purchase. The court ruled 7 to 2 against Scott, finding that he held no property and therefore was not entitled to file suit in a federal court. - Yogi Berra
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born May 12, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former catcher and manager in Major League baseball. He played almost his entire career for the New York Yankees and was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. He was one of only four players to be named the Most Valuable Player of the American League three times, and one of only six managers to lead both American and National League teams to the World Series. - Ryan Howard
Ryan James Howard (born November 19, 1979 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a baseball player who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. Howard is the reigning National League MVP and the fastest player to reach 100 homeruns in Major League Baseball history. He graduated from Lafayette High School in 1998 and attended Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University). He bats and throws left handed; he has a twin brother, an older brother, and a sister, … - T. S. Eliot
Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26 1888 – January 4 1965), was a poet, dramatist and literary critic. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948. He wrote the poems "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", "The Waste Land", "The Hollow Men", "Ash Wednesday", and "Four Quartets"; the plays "Murder in the Cathedral" and "The Cocktail Party"; and the essay "Tradition and the Individual Talent". - David Lee
David Lee (born April 29, 1983 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's New York Knicks. A 6'9", 249 lb. power forward, Lee played collegiately for the Florida Gators of the University of Florida. - Tennessee Williams
Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911 - February 25, 1983), better known by the pseudonym Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright and one of the prominent playwrights of the twentieth century. The name "Tennessee" was a name given to him by college friends because of his southern accent and his father's background in Tennessee. - St. Louis Walk Of Fame
The St. Louis Walk of Fame honors people from the St. Louis area who made contributions to United States culture. It is set into the sidewalks of Delmar Boulevard in the Delmar Loop area of University City, Missouri, and consists of 113 sets of brass stars and bronze plaques, each containing the inductee's name and a summary of his or her accomplishments. The Walk was founded by Joe Edwards, proprietor of the landmark Blueberry Hill restaurant in the area, … - Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin was an American musician and composer of ragtime music. He remains the best-known ragtime figure and is regarded as one of the three most important composers of classic ragtime, along with James Scott and Joseph Lamb. - Jack Buck
John Francis "Jack" Buck (August 21, 1924 - June 18, 2002), born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, was an American sportscaster, best known for his work announcing Major League Baseball games of the St. Louis Cardinals. Buck received the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987, and is honored with a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Buck was recognizable by his deep, gravelly voice, penchant for sardonic irony, and his distinctive play-by-play calls. - Randy Orton
Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980), nicknamed The Legend Killer, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its "RAW" brand. Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather, Bob Orton, Sr., father, "Cowboy" Bob Orton, and uncle, Barry O, were all professional wrestlers. - Trent Green
Trenton Jason Green (born July 9 1970 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. A 13-year veteran, Green has six times thrown for 3,000-plus yards in a season and has three seasons of 4,000 or more yards. He has completed 2,143-of-3,527 passes for 26,963 yards, with 157 touchdown passes and 101 interceptions in 112 games, including 107 starts. Trent is married to Julie Green. - Mike Shannon
Mike Shannon (born July 15, 1939) is a former American Major League Baseball player and current radio sportscaster. Mike Shannon has become a beloved broadcaster among Cardinals fans, having been raised in St. Louis, having played with the Cardinals during some of its most successul years, operating an area restaurant and having broadcasted games over the radio for the entire lifetime of many young fans. - George Michael
George Michael (born March 24, 1939), is a sportscaster best known nationally for his long-running American sports highlights show called "The George Michael Sports Machine". Started as a local show in 1980 called "George Michael's Sports Final" and then nationally syndicated in 1984, the nationally broadcast show was distributed for syndication by NBC until it left the air following the March 25, 2007 airing. - Chris Koster
Chris Koster (born August 31, 1964) is an attorney and Republican member of the Missouri State Senate. He currently resides in Harrisonville, Missouri. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and went on to study at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he received both B.A. and J.D. degrees, and Washington University in St. Louis, where he received an M.B.A.. He has been an Assistant Attorney General for the Attorney General of Missouri (1991-1993), … - Marguerite Annie Johnson
Maya Angelou is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature and as a remarkable Renaissance woman. A poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director, Dr. Angelou continues to travel the world making appearances, spreading her legendary wisdom. A mesmerizing vision of grace, swaying and stirring when she moves, Dr. Angelou captivates her audiences lyrically with vigor, fire and perception. - Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 - April 12, 1975) was an American-born French entertainer, most noted for her singing career, while in her early career she was a celebrated dancer (she is often credited as a movie star, although she only starred in 3 films in her early career). She was given the nicknames "Black Venus" or "Black Pearl" and "Créole Goddess", while in France she was known in the old theatrical tradition as "La Baker". She became a citizen of France in 1937. - Cam Janssen
Cam Janssen (born April 15, 1984 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays right wing for the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils. He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He was the chosen 117th overall in the 4th round. Janssen led the Devils during the 2005-2006 season with 11 major penalties for fighting. - Bob Costas
Robert Quinlan Costas (born March 22, 1952) is an American sportscaster, on the air for the NBC network since the early 1980s. His mother was of Irish Catholic descent, and his father was of Greek descent. He was raised as a Roman Catholic. Bob's father, John Costas, was an electrical engineer, baseball fan, and gambler. - Harry Caray
Harry Caray (b. Harry Christopher Carabina, March 1, 1914, St. Louis, Missouri; d. February 18, 1998, Rancho Mirage, California) was a radio and TV broadcaster for four Major League Baseball teams, beginning with a long tenure doing the games of the St. Louis Cardinals and ending as the iconic announcer for the Chicago Cubs, both of the National League, … - Jeanette Mott Oxford
Jeanette Mott Oxford (born July 16, 1954) is an American activist and politician from the state of Missouri. She is a currently a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing a portion of St. Louis City. She is the first openly lesbian member of the Missouri Legislature. She is a Democrat. Oxford was born in Eldorado, Illinois and graduated from Cave-in-Rock High School in Cave-in-Rock, Illinois. - Henry Shaw
Henry Shaw was a botanist and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Henry Shaw, a successful St. Louis businessman, founded the Missouri Botanical Garden in 1859. Shaw was born on July 24, 1800 in Sheffield, England, which had been a center of iron and steel manufacturing for centuries. Henry’s father, Joseph Shaw, had moved to Sheffield as a young man to open his own iron factory, along with a partner. - Kellen Winslow
Kellen Boswell Winslow (born 1957 in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in East St. Louis, Illinois) is a former professional American football tight end with the University of Missouri and the San Diego Chargers. - Joe Buck
Joseph Francis Buck (born April 25, 1969) is an American sportscaster, and the son of the late Hall of Fame sportscaster Jack Buck. He has won numerous Sports Emmy Awards for his play-by-play work with Fox Sports television. - Dick Gephardt
Richard Andrew "Dick" Gephardt (born January 31, 1941) is senior counsel at the global law firm DLA Piper, an active consultant for Goldman Sachs, and a former prominent American politician of the Democratic Party. Gephardt served as a U.S. Representative from Missouri from January 3, 1977, until January 3, 2005, and Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. Previously, from 1989 to 1995 he was Majority Leader. - Joe Garagiola
Joseph Henry Garagiola, Sr. (born February 12, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American former catcher in Major League Baseball who later became an announcer and television host, "unpopular" (huh?) for his colorful personality. In 1991, he was honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame with the Ford Frick Award for outstanding broadcasting accomplishents.(sp) He has also been given his own star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame. - Russ Carnahan
John Russell "Russ" Carnahan (born July 10, 1958) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic party from the state of Missouri. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in November 2004 to represent (map) which is part of the greater St. Louis area. He took his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives at the start of the 109th United States Congress on January 4, 2005. He is a member of the New Democrat Coalition. - David Robertson
David Robertson (born 19 July 1958 in Santa Monica, California) is an American conductor, currently serving as the Music Director of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. - Thomas Allen
Thomas Allen (August 29, 1813-April 8, 1882) was a railroad builder and later a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri. Allen was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Jonathan and Eunice Larned Allen, and was grandson to Rev. Thomas Allen, a noted American revolutionary. He attended Pittsfield Academy and Berkshire Gymnasium, graduated from Union College in 1832, and was admitted to the New York bar in 1835. - Kenny Wallace
Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and Busch Series driver who currently drives the #78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet in Nextel Cup. He also works as an on-air personality for SPEED Channel, on shows such as NASCAR RaceDay and NASCAR Victory Lane. He was also featured on the show NASCAR Drivers: 360 on FX. He has two brothers who are also NASCAR drivers: Rusty Wallace and Mike Wallace, and a nephew Steve Wallace. - Maida Coleman
Maida Coleman (July 1, 1954 - present) is a Missouri politician. She currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born in Sikeston, Missouri, and is a graduate of Lincoln University (Missouri) with a degree in journalism. She has three children, named John, Alaina, and James. She was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2000, and to the Missouri State Senate in a special election in February, 2002, winning reelection in 2004. - Eugene Field
Eugene Field (September 2, 1850 - November 4, 1895) was an American writer, best known for poetry for children and for humorous essays. Field was born in St. Louis, Missouri. After the death of his mother he was raised by a cousin in Amherst, Massachusetts. Field attended Williams College in Massachusetts. Unfortunately, his father, Roswell Field, died when he was nineteen and he dropped out after eight months. - Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald (born February 12, 1952, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American R&B/soul singer (sometimes described as a "blue-eyed soul" singer), known for his striking blue eyes and his trademark husky baritone voice. - Paul O'Neill
Paul Henry O'Neill (born December 4, 1935) served as the 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury for part of President George W. Bush's first Administration. He resigned in December 2002 under pressure from the administration and became a harsh critic. O'Neill was chairman and CEO of Pittsburgh-based industrial giant Alcoa from 1987 to 1999, and retired as chairman at the end of 2000. In 1995, he was made chairman of the RAND Corporation. - Vincent Price
Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 - October 25, 1993) was an American film actor. He is well remembered for his distinctive voice and serio-comic attitude in a series of distinctive horror films, his tall 6' 4" (1.93 m) stature and polished urbane manner made him something of an American counterpart to the older Boris Karloff. - Kevin Kline
Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24, 1947) is an Academy Award- and Tony Award-winning American stage and film actor. - Joseph Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer (April 10, 1847 - October 29, 1911) was a Hungarian-American publisher best known for posthumously establishing the Pulitzer Prizes and (along with William Randolph Hearst) for originating yellow journalism. - Katherine Dunham
Katherine Mary Dunham (22 June 1909 - 21 May 2006) was an African-American dancer, choreographer, songwriter, author, educator and activist who was trained as an anthropologist Her father was an African-American Business man, and her mother a woman of mixed race, i.e. French-Canadian and Native American. She has been called the Matriarch and Queen Mother of Black Dance, and had one of the most successful dance careers in American and European theater of the 20th century.
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