St Louis Magazine / January 2012 / My Hometown: Stories of Famous Actors, Musicians, Authors, Athletes, and More Growing Up in St. Louis

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My Hometown: Stories of Famous Actors, Musicians, Authors, Athletes, and More Growing Up in St. Louis

Stories of growing up, but never forgetting where you're from

• John Goodman, Actor, Affton

• David Freese, Third Baseman, St. Louis Cardinals, Wildwood

• Ryan Howard, First Baseman, Philadelphia Phillies, Wildwood

• Mike Peters, Cartoonist, Dogtown

• Blaine Gabbert, Quarterback, Jacksonville Jaguars, Ballwin

• Jeremy Maclin, Wide Receiver, Philadelphia Eages, Kirkwood

• Marilyn Vos Savant, Columnist/Author, Soulard

• Yogi Berra, Baseball Hall of Famer, The Hill

• Joe Garagiola, Former Cards Catcher, The Hill

• John Danforth, Former U.S. Senator, Clayton

• Kevin Kline, Actor, Clayton

• Cornell Haynes Jr., A.K.A. Nelly, Rapper, University City

• Jack Dorsey, Co-Founder, Twitter and Square, Downtown

• Scott Bakula, Actor, Kirkwood

• Jane Smiley, Novelist, Webster Groves

• Stan Musial, Baseball Hall of Famer, Ladue

• Oliver Lake, Jazz Musician, The Ville

• Phyllis Smith, Actress, Lemay

• A.E. Hotchner, Writer, University City

• Chuck Berry, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, The Ville

• Jonathan Franzen, Novelist, Webster Groves

• Jason and Randy Sklar, Comedians, Creve Coeur

• Ellie and Carrie Kemper, Actress/Writers, Ladue

• Jenna Fischer, Actress, Manchester

• Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Olympic Gold-Medalist, East St. Louis

• Joe Buck, Sportscaster, Richmond Heights

• Jon Hamm, Actor, Creve Coeur