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			ST. LOUIS HAS BEEN DESTROYED BY THE WIKIPEDIA ARMY!
	'''Saint Louis''' (pronounced {{IPA\|/seɪntˈluːɪs/}} in ], {{IPA\|/sɛ̃ lwi/}} in ]) encompasses an ] in the American state of ] (the "City of Saint Louis") and its ] ("Greater Saint Louis"). The city, which is named after ] of ], borders, but is not a part of, ]. The Saint Louis metropolitan area, which includes counties in both Missouri and ], is the 18th largest in the ], with a total population of 2,603,607 as of the ].
	While the population of the metropolitan area has been increasing, the population of the City of Saint Louis (348,189) has been declining since the ], as many have moved to the many suburbs in Saint Louis County, or to other parts of the metropolitan area.

	'''Nickname:''' the "Gateway City" ("Gateway to the West")<br>
	'''Former Nickname:''' "Mound City"<br>
	'''Unoffical Nicknames:''' "The Lou", "The STL", "STLMO", "Saint Louie", Baseball City USA

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	== History ==
	The settlement that would become the city of Saint Louis was founded by French explorers in ].

	European exploration of the area had begun nearly a century earlier. ] and ], both French, traveled through the ] valley in ], and five years later, ] claimed the entire valley for France. He called it "Louisiana" after King ]; the French also called their region "]". In 1699, a settlement was established across the river from what is now Saint Louis, at ]. Other early settlements were downriver at ], Prairie du Pont, ], and ]. In 1703, Catholic priests established a small mission at what is now St. Louis. The mission was later moved across the Mississippi, but the small river at the site (now a channelized drainage ditch near the southern boundary of the City of Saint Louis) still bears the name ''River Des Peres'' (River of the Fathers).

	In 1763, ], his 13-year-old stepson ], and a small band of men traveled up the Mississippi from ]. In November, they landed a few miles downstream of the river's confluence with the ] at a site where wooded limestone bluffs rose 40 feet above the river. The men returned to Fort de Chartres for the winter, but in February, Laclede sent Chouteau and 30 men to begin construction. The settlement was established on ], 1764.

	The settlement began to grow quickly after word arrived that the 1763 ] had given England all the land east of the Mississippi. Frenchmen who had settled to the river's east moved across the water to "Laclede's Village". Other early settlements were established nearby at ], Carondelet (now a part of the city of Saint Louis), Saint Ferdinand (now ]), and ].

	From 1766 to 1768, St. Louis was governed by the French lieutenant governor, Louis Saint Ange de Bellerive. After 1768, St. Louis was governed by a series of Spanish governors, whose administration continued even after Louisiana was secretly returned to France in 1800 by the ]. The town's population was then about a thousand.

	Saint Louis was acquired from France by the ] under ] ] in ], as part of the ]. The transfer of power from Spain was made official in a ceremony called "Three Flags Day". On March 8, 1804, the Spanish flag was lowered and the French one raised. On March 10, the French flag was replaced by the United States flag.

	The ] left the Saint Louis area in May 1804, reached the ] in the summer of 1805, and returned on Sept. 23, 1806. Many other explorers, settlers, and trappers (such as ]) would later take a similar route to the West.

	The steamboat era began in Saint Louis on July 27, 1817, with the arrival of the '']''. Rapids north of the city made Saint Louis the northernmost navigable port for many large boats, and ''Pike'' and her sisters soon transformed St. Louis into a bustling boomtown, commercial center, and inland port. By the 1850s, Saint Louis had become the largest U.S. city west of Pittsburgh, and the second-largest port in the country, with a commercial tonnage exceeded only by New York.

	Missouri became a state in 1820. Saint Louis was incorporated as a city on December 9, 1822. A U.S. arsenal was constructed at Saint Louis in 1827.

	Immigrants flooded into Saint Louis after 1840, particularly from ],] and ], the latter driven by an Old World ]. The population of Saint Louis grew from fewer than 20,000 in 1840, to 77,860 in 1850, to just over 160,000 by 1860.

	Two disasters occurred in 1849: a cholera epidemic killed nearly one-tenth of the population, and a fire destroyed numerous steamboats and a large portion of the city.

	In the first half of the 19th century, a second channel developed in the Mississippi River at Saint Louis. An island ("Bloody Island") formed between the two channels, and a smaller island ("Duncan's Island") developed below Saint Louis. It was feared that the levee at St. Louis might be left high and dry, and federal assistance was sought and obtained. Under the supervision of ], levees were constructed on the Illinois side to direct water toward the Missouri side and eliminate the second channel. Bloody Island was joined to the land on the Illinois side, and Duncan's Island was washed away.

	Militarily, the ] (1861-1865) barely touched St. Louis; the area saw only a few skirmishes in which ] forces prevailed. But the war shut down trade with the South, devastating the city's economy. Missouri was nominally a slave state, but its economy did not depend on slavery, and it never ] from the Union. The arsenal at Saint Louis was used during the war to construct ironclad ships for the Union.

	On July 4, ] the City of Saint Louis voted to remove itself from ] and become Saint Louis City and Saint Louis County. At that time the County was primarily rural and sparsely populated, and the fast-growing City did not want to spend their tax dollars on infastructure and services for the inefficent county. This descision would gravely come back to haunt the City as ] with suburban development and population migration outside the City limits would cost the City millions of lost tax dollars and contribute to the City's deterioration.

	Saint Louis is one of several cities that claims to have the world's first ]. The Wainwright Building, an 11-story structure designed by ] and built in ], still stands at Chestnut and Seventh Streets and is used by the State of ] as a government office building.

	] made the first public demonstration of radio communication here in ]. Addressing the ] in ] and the ], he described and demonstrated in detail the principles of ] ]. The apparatus that he used contained all the elements that were incorporated into radio systems before the development of the ].

	In ], the city hosted the ] and the ], making the ] the first ]-speaking country to host the ].

	The ] used in the ] to build the first ] was refined in Saint Louis by ] Co., starting in 1942.

	The ] ], built in 1955 and demolished in 1972, is one of the most infamous failures of ]. (The buildings were the first major work by ], who later designed the ].)

	During the last half century, the city of Saint Louis, whose boundaries have been constrained since 1876, has suffered from population decline:

	*] - 856,796
	*] - 750,026
	*] - 622,236
	*] - 453,085
	*] - 396,685
	*] - 348,189
	*] - 338,353 (estimate)

	== Geography ==
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	The city of Saint Louis extends along the western banks of the ], just south of the ]-Mississippi confluence. Much of the area is a gently rolling prairie with low hills and broad, shallow valleys. Both the Mississippi River and the Missouri River have cut large valleys with wide flood plains. Limestone underlies much of the area and there are some sinkholes and caves, although most of the caves have been sealed shut.

	The western and northern boundaries of Saint Louis County are defined by the Missouri River. Near the southern boundary of Saint Louis County is the ].

	At the southern boundary of the city of Saint Louis (separating it from the county) is the ], virtually the only river or stream within the city limits that is not entirely underground. Most of River des Peres was either channelized or put underground in the 1920s and early 1930s. The lower section is an open channel with a sewer at the bottom. Because of poor water quality, the River des Peres has acquired some uncomplimentary local ]s, such the "River de Pew" and "River Despair". The lower section of the river was the site of some of the worst flooding of the ].

	Near the central, western boundary of the city is ], site of the 1904 ], the ] of ] or, as it is commonly known, the ], and the ], the first ] held in North America. At the time, Saint Louis was the fourth most populous city in the United States.

	According to the ], the city has a total area of 171.3 ] (66.2 ]). 160.4 km² (61.9 mi²) of it is land and 11.0 km² (4.2 mi² or 6.39%) of it is water.

	== The Saint Louis, MO, IL MSA ==
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	The '''Saint Louis ]''', the 18th largest in the United States (population: 2,603,607), includes ] (1,016,315), the independent City of Saint Louis (348,189), the ] of ] (283,883), ] (198,099), ] (93,807), ] (38,944) and ] (24,525), and the ] of ] (258,941), ] (256,082), ] (35,535), ] (27,619) and ] (21,668).

	Cities in the Saint Louis MO-IL MSA include numerous municipalities (suburbs) in Saint Louis County, as well as ] (population: 60,321) and ] (51,381) in Missouri, and ] (30,496), ] (31,301), ] (31,542) and ] (41,410) in Illinois.

	== Demographics ==
	As of the ]{{GR\|2}} of ], there are 348,189 people, 147,076 households, and 76,920 families residing in the city. The ] is 2,171.1/km² (5,622.9/mi²). There are 176,354 housing units at an average density of 1,099.7/km² (2,847.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 51.20% ], 43.85% ], 1.98% ], 0.27% ], 0.03% ], 0.80% from ], and 1.88% from two or more races. 2.02% of the population are ] or ] of any race. Historically, North Saint Louis City has been primarily African American while South Saint Louis City has been primarily White. This has changed in recent years as large portions of North Saint Louis City have been depopulated, with African-American residents moving either south or to surrounding counties.

	There are 147,076 households, out of which 25.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.2% are ] living together, 21.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 47.7% are non-families. 40.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.30 and the average family size is 3.19.

	In the city the population is spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.2 males.

	The median income for a household in the city is $27,156, and the median income for a family is $32,585. Males have a median income of $30,106 versus $24,987 for females. The ] for the city is $16,108. 24.6% of the population and 20.8% of families are below the ]. Out of the total population, 36.4% of those under the age of 18 and 17.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

	== Neighborhoods ==

	The City of St. Louis is divided into 81 neighborhoods--79 officially. These divisions have no legal standing, although some neighborhood associations administer grants or hold veto power over historic-district development. Nevertheless, the social and political influence of neighborhood identity is profound. Some hold avenues of massive stone edifices built as palaces for heads of state visiting the 1904 World's Fair. Others offer tidy working-class bungalows, hip loft districts, or areas hard-hit by social problems and unemployment. Many of them have retained--quite consciously and deliberately--a camaraderie that is missing from many American towns today.

	Among the best-known, architecturally significant, or well-visited neighborhoods are:

	*Benton Park, placed on the National Register of Historic Places as Missouri's largest Federal Register District in 1985
	*Carondelet
	*Central West End
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	*Downtown
	*], St. Louis' world-renowned Little Italy
	*Lafayette Square
	*Midtown
	*Shaw, home to the ] and named after the Garden's founder, ]
	*Soulard, home of the second-largest Mardi Gras festival in the nation
	*Tower Grove East, named for nearby ]
	*Tower Grove South
	*Wydown/Skinker

	=== Neighborhoods outside the city limits ===
	*University City, whose popular "Loop" business district borders St. Louis

	== Economy ==
	Saint Louis punches above its weight as a center for corporate headquarters. Beer commercials have made the city well known as the home of ] Breweries. Two local brokerages, ] and ], have grown into dominant players on America's financial landscape. It is also the site for the headquarters of ], the battery company. Neighboring suburbs host ], formerly a chemical company and now a leader in ] ], and ], the former Monsanto chemical division that was spun off as a separate company in ]. ] is headquartered in ].

	However, in recent years, many longtime corporate pillars have left St. Louis. Saint Louis was the corporate headquarters of ] prior to its 1997 merger with ]. Upon the merger, the area became the headquarters for Boeing's $27 billion-per-year Integrated Defense Systems division and its company-wide Phantom Works R&D operation. Locally, Boeing manufactures the ] Super Hornet and ] smart bombs, and has developed — at times secretly — several unmanned combat air vehicles (]s). However, when Boeing relocated its corporate headquarters from ] in ], it moved to ] — Saint Louis was not one of the final candidates.

	From ] until its acquisition in ] by ], another chemical company, Mallinckrodt, was headquartered in Saint Louis County. Many of the former Mallinckrodt facilities are still in operation by Tyco in the Saint Louis suburb of ].

	Saint Louis has also been corporate headquarters for animal feed and human-food maker ] (split up and acquired by out-of-town interests), ] (acquired by ], which then dismantled TWA's St. Louis ]), ] company ] (moved to ]), and ] contractor ] (moved to ]). All major St. Louis ] have been purchased by out-of-town banks. The city retains a ] Bank.

	Saint Louis remains home to railway car plants; two ] plants in the nearby suburb of ], where ] and ] are built; a ] plant in suburban ]; and a ] plant in ], where ]s are built.

	The region has built up a formidable health care industry. This is dominated by ], which operates ] and ], plus more than a dozen others. BJC benefits from a ] relationship with ]'s School of Medicine, which is a major center of medical research. Other major players include ], ], and the ] chain.

	Although local housing costs have risen in recent years, they are still significantly below the national average, and are a revelation to new arrivals from the coasts. From the mid-1990s onward, the City of St. Louis itself has seen a major surge in housing rehabilitation as well as new construction on cleared sites. As a rule, other costs of living also are at or below the national average. Wages tend to reflect these facts, likewise being at or slightly below the average.

	== Major attractions ==
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	*], located on the western edge of the central corridor of the City of St. Louis, is one of the largest urban parks in the world. It offers many of Saint Louis' most popular attractions: the free ]; the Municipal Theatre ("The Muny"), the largest and oldest outdoor musical theatre in the United States; the Saint Louis Science Center and Observatory, with its architecturally distinctive McDonnell ]; the ] (also free); the ]; and, of course, plenty of lakes and scenic, open areas. Forest Park completed a multimillion dollar renovation in 2004 for the centennial of the ].
	*The ], also known as "Shaw's Garden", is one of the world's leading ] centers. It possesses a beautiful collection of flowery plants, shrubs, and ]s: It includes the Japanese Garden, which features a lake filled with ] and lovely gravel designs; the woodsy English Garden; the Chinese Garden; the Home Gardening Center; a rose garden; the climate-controlled dome Climatron; and other scenic gardens. Immediately south of the Missouri Botanical Garden is ], a gift to the City by ].
	*The Gateway Arch, officially named the ], is located near the riverfront in downtown Saint Louis. It was designed by noted ] ]. The Arch is the centerpiece of a national park that also includes the nearby Old Courthouse, where the famous ] was tried.
	*The ], the New Cathedral is a large ] ] designed in the ] and ] styles. The interior is decorated with lovely ]s, the largest mosaic collection in the world.
	*The ] (1834), also known as the "Old Cathedral", is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral west of the ]. The Old Cathedral is located adjacent to the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.
	*The Fox Theatre, originally one of many movie theatres along Grand Boulevard, is now a newly restored theatre featuring ] decor. The Fox Theatre presents a Broadway Series in addition to concerts.
	*] is a historically Italian neighborhood where many of the area's best Italian restaurants can be found. The Hill was the home of ] and many other noted baseball players.
	*], located directly north of Downtown and by the Mississippi River, is popular for its restaurants and clubs.
	*The International ] ] and ] is located by Busch Stadium in downtown Saint Louis.
	*The ] House, located in downtown Saint Louis, is a museum dedicated to the distinguished children's author.
	*The offers a variety of fun exhibits. It serves as a meeting point for Saint Louis' young arts scene.
	*The ] plays at Powell Symphony Hall. ] is one of the former conductors.

	Saint Louis also possesses several extant examples of 18th and 19th century architecture, such as the Soulard Market district (1779-1842), the Chatillon-de Menil House (1848), the Bellefontaine Cemetery (1850), the Robert G. Campbell House (1852), the Old Courthouse (1845-62), the original Anheuser-Busch Brewery (1860), and the Wainwright Building (1890-1), one of ]'s early skyscrapers.

	=== Nearby attractions ===
	* The ], located in ] just west of the Saint Louis city line, is a popular entertainment, cultural and restaurant district.
	* The Butterfly House is located in western ].
	* The Museum of Transportation is located in ], a suburb in southwestern ].
	* ] - Saint Louis, known as "Six Flags over Mid-America" when it opened in ], is an ] located in ], in the far west of ].
	* ], ] of ] and first capital of the state of ], is the location from which the ] began. It also has a downtown historic district with many small craft shops.
	* ], located near ], ], holds the ruins of a city of the ancient ] aboriginal culture. Similar mounds within Saint Louis, used as construction fill in the 1800s, gave the city one of its nicknames.

	== Sports ==
	Enthusiastic and knowledgable fans give the city a reputation as "a good sports town" or even "Baseball City USA." In 2000 - 2001, ] rated St. Louis the nation's "Best Sports City." Although the city has or had professional football, hockey, basketball teams, it is baseball that is arguably the epicenter of the city's sporting life. The ], one of the oldest franchises in ], have accumulated nine ] titles since 1892, second only to the ]. (The 2005 baseball season will be the last played at historic ]; a new Busch Stadium is to be built, with views of the ] skyline and the ].)

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	== Cuisine ==
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	== Colleges and universities ==
	Saint Louis is the home of several major universities, colleges, and higher education facilities:
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	== Medicine ==
	Because of its colleges, hospitals, and companies like ], Saint Louis is respected as a center of medicine and biotechnology. Barnes-Jewish hospital, in junction with ]'s School of Medicine, is the fifth largest in the world, while WashU's Medicial School consistently ranks in the top 5 nationally.

	== Journalism ==
	The '']'' is the only major newspaper in the area. It was founded by ] in the 1800s. ] also owns the Suburban Journals, a collection of local newspapers. Other alternative weeklies include the Saint Louis American (the oldest African-American newspaper in America), The Saint Louis Argus (another respected African-American paper), The Evening Whirl (flamboyant and sensational) and the <i></i>,though its coverage is more focused on political and social commentary, and local entertainment than news. Several other neighborhood and suburban journals cover local news. A variety of glossy monthlies caters largely to social and lifestyle concerns. St. Louis had a second major newspaper, the ], which acted as an evening counterpart to the Post-Dispatch's morning edition until it folded in the mid-]'s

	Radio station KMOX (1120 AM) pioneered the call-in talk radio format in the 1960s. With its clear-channel signal, sports lineup, and unusually active newsroom operation, it is influential. St. Louis also has the usual lineup of local network-affiliate television stations, of which KTVI-2 (]), KMOV-4 (]), KSDK-5 (]) and KPLR-11 (]) have news operations. ] station KWMU (90.7 FM) and ] station KETC-9 have extensive locally-produced programming on social issues, politics, and entertainment. In the City of St. Louis proper, the government-operated cable channel City 10 offers public affairs programming.

	Saint Louis is also home to the last remaining metropolitan journalism review, the , based at ] in the suburb of ].

	==Music==

	Saint Louis has long been associated with ], ] and ]. More recently, the rise of ], ], ], ], and other musicians have made it one of the centers of ] and ], often mentioned side-by-side with ], ], ], and ].

	== Transportation ==
	Like most American cities, the main method of transportation is the automobile. Use of the automobile is supported by the existence of many limited-access ]s (], ], ], ], I-255, I-170, and I-270), as well as numerous state and county highways. Also, located as an enclave in northern Saint Louis County, near the ], is the ], which is administered by the city of Saint Louis.

	Mass transit is provided in two forms, both of which are controlled by one agency: the city bus system and ], a ] train system that mainly connects the airport to downtown and, recently, parts of the Metro East (extending as far east as ] near ]). Metrolink is currently being expanded southward to Clayton, the county seat for ], and to south Saint Louis County. Passenger train service is also available through a "temporary" (since ]) train station set up near downtown by ]; smaller, yet permanent, train stations exist in the suburb of Kirkwood and nearby ].

	St. Louis once had a moderately extensive streetcar system, but service began to erode in the 1950s and ended for good in 1966. The Metrolink expansion mirrors the original pathways. A movement is afoot to reinstate limited trolley service.

	Saint Louis was also the largest city between ] and ] on famous ].

	== Social issues ==
	Historically, Saint Louis has been a ''de facto'' segregated city. The City's ] population has been concentrated in North St. Louis. While some North St. Louis neighborhoods such as Baden, Penrose, and O'Fallon are stable and have a large number of middle-class residents, many northside neighborhoods suffer from poverty, unemployment, crime and dilapidated housing. Most white Saint Louisans, especially white males, who tend to hold the better jobs in the region and enjoy higher pay scales than women and minorities, have moved their families into the better-off suburbs. In an attempt to counter this problem, Saint Louis has implemented a school ] program: some inner city African-American students are bused into Saint Louis County schools, and, in exchange, some County students are bused into City magnet schools.

	These historic patterns of segregation are starting to break down. For the past 25 years, St. Louis has a number of successful integrated neighborhoods in the "central corridor" stretching from Soulard and Lafayette Square near the Mississippi River to the Central West End near ]. More recently, a number of near southside neighborhoods, especially around ], have also successfully integrated. These areas have seen an influx of African-American residents, as well as Vietnamese residents and other immigrant groups. There has been a recent growth in the Bosnian population in South St. Louis. Many of the suburbs in North St. Louis County became more integrated during the 1990's. Indeed, the 2000 Census revealed that more African-Americans live in St. Louis County than live in St. Louis City. Of the African-American residents in the City, less than half live north of Delmar Boulevard, the traditional boundary for "North St. Louis."

	The city of Saint Louis has one of the highest per-capita crime rates in the United States, with 111 murders and 7,059 burglaries in 2002, reported by . However, statistical data for the city of Saint Louis is often skewed by its fixed boundary and status as an independent city.

	The whole Saint Louis area has been trying to fix its ] problem. Missouri requires gasoline stations in the metro area to serve a special, reformulated gasoline. Most cars owned by residents of Saint Louis and the counties of Saint Louis, Saint Charles, Jefferson, and Franklin must pass an automobile pollution test every other year.

	==Famous Residents, Past and Present==
	''Note: Dates in parentheses indicate lifespan, not necessarily residence. Inclusion in this list is a function of fame only; it does not represent an endorsement of the views or actions of any member by the contributors''

	'''A'''
	*] (1928-present): Poet/author, actor
	*] (?-?): Businessman
	*] (1912-1988): Athlete

	'''B'''
	*] (1906-1975): Entertainer, maquillard (]), ] activist
	* ] (1954-present): Actor
	*] (1940-present): Musician
	*] (1903-1991): Athlete
	*] (1925-present): Athlete, folk wit
	*] (1926-present): Musician
	*] (1843-?): Educator
	*] (1734-1820): Explorer, soldier, politician, government administrator
	*] (1939-present): Athlete
	*]: Athlete
	*]: Writer, broadcaster, politician
	*] (1924-2002): Broadcaster
	*]: Athlete
	*] (1839-1913): Businessman
	*] (1865-1934): Businessman
	*] (1899-1989): Businessman, civic leader, philanthropist
	*] (1937-present): Businessman, civic leader
	*] (1937-present): Classical singer
	*] (1914-1997): Author

	'''C'''
	*] (1953-present): Actor
	*] (1914-1998): Broadcaster
	*] (1948-2003): Singer, actor
	*]: Rapper
	*] (1851-1904): Author
	*] (1749-?): Urban planner (co-founder of ]), businessman, civic leader
	*] (1770-1838): Explorer, government administrator
	*] (1917-present): Virologist/cytologist, environmentalist
	*] (1892-1962): Physicist (])
	*] (1952-present): Athlete
	*] (1896-1984) & ] (1896-1957): Biochemists (joint ])
	*] (1952-present): Broadcaster
	*]: Athlete

	'''D'''
	*] (1936-present): Statesman, diplomat. attorney, civic leader
	*] (1879-?): Athlete, government administrator
	*] (1926-1991): Musician
	*] (1910-1974): Athlete, broadcaster
	*] (1949-present): Athlete, broadcaster
	*] (1917-present): Comedian, author, classical musician (seriously)
	*] (1909-present): Dancer

	'''E'''
	*] (1820-1887): Engineer
	*] (1929-present): Statesman, attorney, civic leader
	*] (1907-1978): Designer, filmmaker
	*] (1908-2003): Actor
	*]: Athlete
	*] (1888-1965): Poet (], ]), critic
	*Rev. ] (1811-1887): Educator, medical reformer, ] activist, grandfather of ]
	*] (1930-1995): Author
	*] (1952-present): Artist
	*] (1903-1975): Photographer

	'''F'''
	*]: Athlete
	*] (1850-1895): Author
	*] (1951-present): Singer, actress
	*] (1922-1991): Comedian, actor

	'''G'''
	*] (1926-present): Athlete, broadcaster
	*] (1922-1969): Actress, singer
	*] (1913-1982): Broadcaster
	*] (1924-present): Author, critic
	*] (1935-present): Athlete
	*] (1952-present): Actor
	*] (1916-1973): Actress
	*] (1822-1885): Soldier (commander, ]), politician (])
	*]: Athlete
	*] (1932-present): Comedian, ] activist
	*] (1927-present): Actor (], ])

	'''H'''
	*]: Author
	*] (1937-2001): Musician (])
	*] (1938-1995): Jazz saxophonist, composer
	*] (1903-2003): Artist
	*]: Athlete
	*] (1896-1963): Athlete
	*] (1920-present): Author, editor, philanthropist

	'''I'''
	*] (1913-1973): Author (])

	'''J'''
	*]: Musician
	*]: Songwriter (]), musician
	*]: Athlete, educator

	'''K'''
	*]: Musician
	*]: Actor

	'''L'''
	*] (1942-) : Jazz saxophonist, composer
	*]: Baseball ]
	*]: Urban planner (co-founder of ]), businessman, government administrator, civic leader
	*]: Adventurer, pilot, soldier, author
	*]: Architect
	*]: ] activist, publisher, cleric

	'''M'''
	*]: Athlete
	*]: Actress
	*]: Medical researchers and therapists, authors
	*]: Artist (])
	*]: Actor
	*]: Singer (])
	*]: Classical singer, father of ]
	*]: Athlete
	*]: Theatrical producer (])
	*]: Athlete
	*]: Poet (]), essayist, translator
	*]: Actor
	*]: Athlete

	'''N'''
	*]: Singer
	*]: Poet (], ]), author, critic

	'''O'''
	*]: Architect

	'''P'''
	*]: Musician
	*]: Broadcaster (]), academic administrator
	*]: Artist (])
	*]: Actor
	*]: Athlete
	*]: Publisher, philanthropist, creator of ]

	'''R'''
	*]: Author, director, actor
	*]: Botanist, academic administrator, civic leader
	*]: Cleric, academic administrator, author, educational reformer, civic leader
	*]: Business executive
	*]: Athlete
	*]: Author
	*]: Artist, storyteller

	'''S'''
	*]: Musician (])
	*]: Athlete
	*] & Harriet Scott: ] activists
	*]: Philanthropist, businessman, author
	*]: Soldier (commander, ])
	*]: Conductor (])
	*]: Athlete
	*]: Athlete
	*]: Athlete
	*]: Singer

	'''T'''
	*]: Poet (])
	*]: Musician
	*]: Singer, songwriter, author
	*]: Musician
	*]: Classical and popular singer
	*]: Artist
	*]: Singer, musician, music industry administrator (influential talent scout)
	*]: Singer (]), actor
	*]: Author

	'''V'''
	*]: Poet (], ]), editor

	'''W'''
	*]: Athlete
	*] (1929-2005): Athlete
	*]: Actor
	*]: Author (])
	*]: Actress (], ])
	*]: Politician

	An excellent source of information on famous St. Louisans is the St. Louis Walk of Fame's .

	==Sister cities==
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	==See also==
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	== External links ==
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	** - has historical documents and links to other sites.
	** - a database of St. Louis history.
	** - the 29 neighborhood identified by the city.
	*** - written in the 1970s.
	* - To create and promote an environment in the City of St. Louis that attracts and retains young people.
	* - a site hosted by USGenNet

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