4 famous people were born in St. Peters from 1886 to 1988
Kellie Suttle, the American athletics competitor, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Close behind are Alex Riggs and Manley Ottmer Hudson. The list comes to 0.7 for every 10,000 residents, below the 1.2 of the typical town in Missouri. Only 84 of the 402 towns in Missouri with anyone on record list more.
Born in St. Peters
Languages with an article: 9 for Kellie Suttle, 5 for Alex Riggs, 5 for Manley Ottmer Hudson.
#2
#3Manley Ottmer Hudson
1886–1960Lawyer for public international law
When St. Peters’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What St. Peters is known for
Share of St. Peters’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in St. Peters
1 more, best known first.
Also called St. Peters home
Born elsewhere, Phil Christofanelli lived here.

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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, St. Charles has the most on record, with 27.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Peters and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (5)
- Alex Riggs: The original uploader was Late1 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manley Ottmer Hudson: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Christofanelli: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanne Shaheen: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, John Klemmer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Sargent: حسین ظهروند, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

