Famous people · St. Joseph
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Joseph
Johnny Depp is the most widely known, written about in 149 languages. Closest of all is Jimmie Logsdon, from Panther, 7 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in St. Joseph. 237 towns in Kentucky have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Johnny Depp
Best known
Johnny Depp
in 149 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about St. Joseph’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near St. Joseph
Nobody born in St. Joseph is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
John J. Becker
1886–1961American composer of contemporary classical music
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Joseph 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 (7)
- Nicky Hayden: Box Repsol, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Ewell: Friedman-Abeles, New York. Stamp is partial, but the photographer did many New York theater photos; we have quite a few here at Commons., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Husband E. Kimmel: US, Naval History and Heritage Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendell Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Hagan: Essex Meats, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Bardo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glover H. Cary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons