
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Cloud
George Hearst, born in Sullivan, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jack Wagner, with articles in 23 languages. No famous person’s birth in St. Cloud is on record yet. The longest list in Missouri is St. Joseph’s, with 57 names.
What stands out about St. Cloud’s famous people
Famous people born near St. Cloud
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Bruce Woodcock
born 1970American computer and video game industry analyst




Phoebe Hearst
1842–1919American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist

Peter Clark MacFarlane
1871–1924American actor and writer







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Cloud 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 (14)
- Jack Wagner: Westerberg1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Hearst: Edouart & Cobb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoebe Hearst: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward M. Irwin: Illinois Secretary of State's Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Spalding: Republic Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul J. Mueller: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Lee Reeves, Jr.: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde Smith: St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Clark MacFarlane: Not mentioned, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Choate: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Firmin V. Desloge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Lankford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Woodcock: Scott Jennings, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Nicholson III: USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons