22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Arden Hills
Closest of all is Pat Proft, from Columbia Heights, 4 mi away. Next door, the list for Shoreview holds 11, Billy Turner first. The best known of them is F. Scott Fitzgerald, with articles in 122 languages. No famous person’s birth in Arden Hills is on record yet.
What stands out about Arden Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near Arden Hills
Nobody born in Arden Hills is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






Terry Gilliam
born 1940American born-British filmmaker, comedian, and actor





Randy Schekman
born 1948Nobel prize winning American cell biologist


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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Arden Hills.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arden Hills 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 (15)
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: Nickolas Muray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Prince: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Gilliam: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin Calvin: "Photolab", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Vaughn: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Paul Getty: Publication:Los Angeles Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Hegseth: SECWAR, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Schekman: Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Dean Anderson: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Hennig: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooke Elliott: Valder Beebe, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Bochenski: [email protected], CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Hendricks: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Turner: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Karth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

