9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Stockton
Closest of all is Winona Ryder, from Winona, 5 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Stockton. Famous people are on record for 441 of the towns in Minnesota. Duluth has the most of any town in Minnesota: 50.
What stands out about Stockton’s famous people
Famous people born near Stockton
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Tracy Caulkins
born 1963American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, Order of Australia recipient





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stockton 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 (6)
- Tracy Caulkins: Anefo / Antonisse, Marcel, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Carol Bartz: Yahoo! Blog from Sunnyvale, California, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Earle Fraser: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William D. Mitchell: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin W. Lord: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Carisch: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons