Famous people · St. Paul
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Paul
The best known of them is Caleb Landry Jones, with articles in 35 languages. Over the border in Wylie, 10 names are on record, led by Herbert M. Shelton. Of the famous people on record, none was born in St. Paul. The nearest, Matt Barr, was born in Allen, 8 mi away.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Caleb Landry Jones
Best known
Caleb Landry Jones
in 35 Wikipedia languages
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★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near St. Paul
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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The longest list nearby is Wylie’s, with 10.
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 (7)
- Caleb Landry Jones: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin McHale: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenton Duty: Mary Spencer - WATTOonline, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herb Ellis: vernon.hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Nguyen: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marsai Martin: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert M. Shelton: Doris Kanter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons