22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Forest Lake
The nearest, Phoebe Snetsinger, was born in Lake Zurich, 2 mi away. Hawthorn Woods’ list, next door, has one name: Martin Redlicki. The best known of them is Jo Jorgensen, with articles in 36 languages. No famous person on record lists Forest Lake as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Forest Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Forest Lake
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Jo Jorgensen
born 1957American politician, 2020 Libertarian Party presidential candidate




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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forest Lake 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 (8)
- Phillipa Soo: Amanda Lucidon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Moore: ISAF Regional Command (South), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Novak: scott mecum, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felice Herrig: MMAnytt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Walsh: United States Federal Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirk Cousins: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Cameron: Patty.Nigri.Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Redlicki: robbiesaurus from Smithtown, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
