17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sunfish Lake
The nearest, Ann Bancroft, was born in Mendota Heights, 2 mi away. The best known of them is F. Scott Fitzgerald, with articles in 122 languages. Next door, the list for West St. Paul holds 8, Harold Stassen first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Sunfish Lake.
What stands out about Sunfish Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Sunfish Lake
Nobody born in Sunfish Lake is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Randy Schekman
born 1948Nobel prize winning American cell biologist


Terry Gilliam
born 1940American born-British filmmaker, comedian, and actor


J. Paul Getty
1892–1976American industrialist and art collector

Pete Docter
born 1968American animator and film director
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is West St. Paul, at 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sunfish Lake 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 (10)
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: Nickolas Muray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Prince: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Gilliam: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin Calvin: "Photolab", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Vaughn: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Paul Getty: Publication:Los Angeles Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Hegseth: U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Schekman: Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Stassen: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Busch: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

