
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Marys Point
Bjørn Selander, born in Hudson, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Seann William Scott, with articles in 49 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in St. Marys Point. Across Minnesota, the lists cover 451 towns.
What stands out about St. Marys Point’s famous people
Famous people born near St. Marys Point
They were born in 8 towns 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 St. Marys Point 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