Famous people · St. Paul
30 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Paul
Josh Sargent, born in O'Fallon, 5 mi away, is the closest. Next door, O'Fallon lists 12, led by Josh Sargent. The best known of them is Reinhold Niebuhr, with articles in 47 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from St. Paul yet.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Reinhold Niebuhr
Best known
Reinhold Niebuhr
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about St. Paul’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near St. Paul
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Manley Ottmer Hudson
1886–1960Lawyer for public international law
Jeanne Shaheen
born 1947United States Senator from New Hampshire
Danielle Nierenberg
born 1978American activist, author, and journalist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is O'Fallon, at 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Paul 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)
- Reinhold Niebuhr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanne Shaheen: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, John Klemmer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Sargent: حسین ظهروند, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Davis: wjarrettc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DeAnna Price: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Harrellson: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Buehrle: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Kunin: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jincy Roese: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Henry Norton: A. J. D. Stewart, author. Legal Publishing Company (St. Louis, MO), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson McCoy: Bandar 20, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Riggs: The original uploader was Late1 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manley Ottmer Hudson: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons