
Born near Lake St. Croix Beach: 25 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Bjørn Selander, was born in Hudson, 3 mi away. Seann William Scott is the most widely known, written about in 49 languages. No famous person on record lists Lake St. Croix Beach as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Minnesota belongs to Duluth, with 50.
What stands out about Lake St. Croix Beach’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake St. Croix Beach
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.









Denis McDonough
born 196911th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Olive Ann Alcorn
1900–1975American actor, model and dancer
Thomas J. Abercrombie
1930–2006American photographer and writer



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake St. Croix Beach 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 (13)
- Seann William Scott: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denis McDonough: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Fischbach: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Dodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Ann Alcorn: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bjørn Selander: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren P. Knowles: Photo by B. Artin Haig of Milwaukee, Wisconsin., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kassey Kallman: RonJonMan from Tallahassee, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Davis Drewiske: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Frear: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Gramenz: Longbomb, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Sieben: William Wesen Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Pitera: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons