12 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. George
Michael Dante DiMartino, born in Shelburne, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John Dewey, with articles in 110 languages. Of the towns next door, Hinesburg lists the most: 10, with Ossian Ray first. So far, no famous person on record was born in St. George.
#1 best knownJohn DeweyScience & Medicine · 1859–1952+8more
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. George 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.