Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota ranks 242nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Beirut, Guadalajara, and Phoenix, Arizona. Memorable people born in Saint Paul, Minnesota include F. Scott Fitzgerald, Melvin Calvin, and George Papandreou. Memorable people who died in Saint Paul, Minnesota include James Cronin, Vince Flynn, and Dave Arneson. Saint Paul, Minnesota has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and physicists. Saint Paul, Minnesota is located in United States.
Saint Paul is the capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 311,527, making it Minnesota's second-most populous city and the 63rd-most populous in the United States. Saint Paul and neighboring Minneapolis form the core of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, the third most populous in the Midwest with around 3.7 million residents. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1884 and 2003, Saint Paul, Minnesota was the birth place of 52 globally memorable people, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Melvin Calvin, and George Papandreou. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Saint Paul, Minnesota including James Cronin, Vince Flynn, and Dave Arneson.
People Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Go to all RankingsF. Scott Fitzgerald
WRITER
1896 - 1940
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 38
Melvin Calvin
CHEMIST
1911 - 1997
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 32
George Papandreou
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 51
Randy Schekman
PHYSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 11
Richard Dix
ACTOR
1893 - 1949
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 37
Wendell R. Anderson
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2016
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 41
Kate Millett
WRITER
1934 - 2017
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 29
Chad Smith
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 3
Josh Hartnett
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 5
Syd Mead
DESIGNER
1933 - 2019
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 42
Frank Waller
ATHLETE
1884 - 1941
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 36
Frank Loomis
ATHLETE
1896 - 1971
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 40
People Deceased in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Go to all RankingsJames Cronin
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2016
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Rank: 1
Vince Flynn
WRITER
1966 - 2013
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 2
Dave Arneson
GAME DESIGNER
1947 - 2009
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Rank: 3
Frank B. Kellogg
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1937
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Rank: 4
Francis Preserved Leavenworth
ASTRONOMER
1858 - 1928
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Rank: 5
Alexander Ramsey
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1903
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Rank: 6
Wendell R. Anderson
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2016
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Go to all RankingsJames Cronin
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2016
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Rank: 1
Dave Arneson
GAME DESIGNER
1947 - 2009
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Rank: 3
Frank B. Kellogg
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1937
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Rank: 4
Francis Preserved Leavenworth
ASTRONOMER
1858 - 1928
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Rank: 5
Alexander Ramsey
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1903
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Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Saint Paul, Minnesota were actors (15), politicians (6), athletes (5), writers (4), and skiers (2), while most who died were politicians (3), physicists (1), writers (1), game designers (1), and astronomers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, including Josh Hartnett, Louie Anderson, and Loni Anderson. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Saint Paul, Minnesota, including Richard Dix, Josh Hartnett, and Louie Anderson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 24 globally memorable people born in Saint Paul, Minnesota since 1700.