
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pine Springs
The nearest, Moose Goheen, was born in White Bear Lake, 3 mi away. No entry yet names Pine Springs as a birthplace. F. Scott Fitzgerald is the most widely known, written about in 123 languages. Across the town line, Mahtomedi lists 2, Mike Baumann first.
What stands out about Pine Springs’ famous people
Famous people born near Pine Springs
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Denis McDonough
born 196911th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Thomas J. Abercrombie
1930–2006American photographer and writer




Randy Schekman
born 1948Nobel prize winning American cell biologist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pine Springs 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)
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: Nickolas Muray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin Calvin: "Photolab", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Schekman: Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Moose Goheen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Baumann: Jeffrey Hayes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Arnfelt: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

