17 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Martin
Eric Roberts leads the 46 names listed next door in Biloxi. The best known of them is Eric Roberts, with articles in 54 languages. Closest of all is Chase Sherman, from D'Iberville, 2 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in St. Martin.
What stands out about St. Martin’s famous people
Famous people born near St. Martin
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Mary Ann Mobley
1937–2014American actress, television personality, and Miss America 1959



Tavis Smiley
born 1964Talk show host, author, entrepreneur, advocate, philanthropist


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Famous people from the towns next door
Biloxi leads the towns around it, with 46 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Martin 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 (8)
- Eric Roberts: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Buffett: Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael W. Pendergrass, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Haise: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Favre: Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric Durie, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Israel Broussard: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Arnold: Lunchbox LP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jai Johanny Johanson: Jonathan Bayer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

