Edith Jones Woodward
1914–2002American astronomer and college professor
Famous people · St. Paul
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Paul
Closest of all is Edith Jones Woodward, from Waldron, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Rose McConnell Long, with articles in 18 languages. No famous person’s birth in St. Paul is on record yet. 406 towns across Indiana can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Rose McConnell Long
Best known
Rose McConnell Long
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about St. Paul’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near St. Paul
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Roger Slifer
1954–2015American comic book writer, screenwriter, and television producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Paul 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)
- Rose McConnell Long: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur Shaw: El Gráfico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl G. Fisher: Bain News Service, N.Y.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Meyer: Scott U on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryant McIntosh: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Hogan: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry F. Lawrence: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leroy Edgar Burney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons