of Freedom and National Medal of Arts Fannie Hurst: Author Fred Koenig: Major League Baseball player, manager, coach Frederick Kreismann: 31st Mayor of St. Louis Breckinridge Long: U.S. Ambassador to Italy Julius B. Maller (1901–1959), educator and sociologist Agnes Moorehead: Film actress, winner of the Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award Ben Moreell: U.S. Navy admiral, founder of the Seabees Sam Muchnick: Professional wrestling promoter Charles Nagel: Founder of the United States Chamber of Commerce and Secretary of Commerce and Labor David Merrick: Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Edgar Monsanto Queeny: Industrialist and chairman of Monsanto Siegfried Reinhardt: Painter and stained glass artist Larry Whisenton: Major League Baseball player Ryan Koenig: Musician, recording artist, songwriter, and producer Angela Walton Mosley: MO State Senator, District 13 References External links Partial alumni listings for Central High School Photographs of Central High School building on Garrison Avenue High schools in St. Louis Magnet schools in St. Louis Educational institutions established in 1853 Public high schools in Missouri 1853 establishments in Missouri Buildings and structures in St. Louis