17 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Johns
Brady Ellison, born in Glendale, 16 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Chester Bennington, with articles in 98 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from St. Johns yet. In Arizona, 97 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about St. Johns’ famous people
Famous people born near St. Johns
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Barry Goldwater
1909–1998American politician and military officer





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Johns and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (12)
- Stevie Nicks: Larry Richman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordin Sparks: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Goldwater: Trikosko, Marion S., photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawn Michaels: David Seto from Brooksville, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Robbins: AMD Inc.-management, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Hayden: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marvin Bagley III: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon McDonald: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Fitzpatrick: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Rallison: Tessa Bury, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Johnson: Beaverbasketball, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gavin Edwards: Shuhei S from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons