
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Paul Park
The nearest, Seann William Scott, was born in Cottage Grove, 4 mi away. F. Scott Fitzgerald is the most widely known, written about in 122 languages. Of the towns next door, Cottage Grove lists the most: 7, with Seann William Scott first. The list for St. Paul Park is empty for now.
What stands out about St. Paul Park’s famous people
Famous people born near St. Paul Park
Nobody born in St. Paul Park is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.







Randy Schekman
born 1948Nobel prize winning American cell biologist

Mark Steven Johnson
born 1964American film director and writer

George Ashley Campbell
1870–1954American electrical engineer


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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Cottage Grove’s, at 7 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Paul Park 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)
- 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
- Seann William Scott: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Stepan: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Fischbach: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Sexton: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Stassen: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Oliver: screen shots or promotional photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tre Jones: Keenan Hairston from Raleigh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Fehrman: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Busch: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Sieben: William Wesen Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons


