Founded by Frenchies Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau in 1763. Named for King Louis IX of France. Home of the Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame John Goodman, star of the classic film The Big Lewbowski, is from St. Louis The very first ice cream cone appeared in St. Louis at the 1904 World's Fair. The St. Louis encephalitis is a serious viral disease that is spread by infected mosquitoes. Other famous people from St. Louis: Jimmy Connors, Miles Davis, T.S. Eliot, Redd Foxx, Scott Joplin, Maya Angelou and Shelly Winters.