The St Louis Walk of Fame was founded in 1989 to acknowledge and memorialize the best, brightest and most influential citizens of St. Louis, Missouri. It honors well-known St. Louisans who have made great national contributions to the cultural heritage of St. Louis. Located on Delmar Avenue in the University City area of St Louis, the walk currently includes 128 inductees who were either born in the greater St. Louis area or it is where they spent many of their influential years making a difference. The inductees range in dates of birth from as early as 1739 to 1931, showing St. Louis’ historical and cultural heritage in ways that can only make locals of St Louis proud of their hometown. Each inductee has a gold star and an accompanying bronze plaque giving a brief biography of each star holder. Below you will find a list of the inductees and links to sites where you can learn more about each of these influential St Louis citizens. Perhaps you have come across one of these great St. Louisans during your family tree research?
Cedric “The Entertainer” Kyles
A. E. Hotchner
William Inge
William B. Ittner
Johnnie Johnson
Scott Joplin
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Albert King
Kevin Kline
Pierre Laclede
Charles Lindbergh
Theodore Link
Elijah Lovejoy
Ed Macauley
Marsha Mason
Masters and Johnson
Bill Mauldin
Virginia Mayo
Michael McDonald
Robert McFerrin, Sr.
David Merrick
Archie Moore
Marianne Moore
Agnes Moorehead
Stan Musial
Nelly
Howard Nemerov
Gyo Obata
Marlin Perkins
Mike Peters
Bob Pettit
Vincent Price
Joseph Pulitzer
Harold Ramis
Peter Raven
Paul C. Reinert, S. J.
Branch Rickey
The Rockettes
Irma Rombauer
Charles M. Russell
David Sanborn
Red Schoendienst
Dred & Harriet Scott
Ntozake Shange
Henry Shaw
William T. Sherman
George Sisler
Leonard Slatkin
Jackie Smith
Ozzie Smith
Willie Mae Ford Smith
Max Starkloff
Sara Teasdale
Clark Terry
Kay Thompson
Henry Townsend
Helen Traubel
Ernest Trova
Ike Turner
Tina Turner
Mona Van Duyn
Dick Weber
Mary Wickes
Tennessee Williams
Shelley Winters
Harriett Woods
