Reference · Originally published by Josh Liljenquist. KitGlade presents this as reference material.
Source-backed city-origin directory
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Suni Lee, Joe Mauer, Josh Hartnett and Roy Wilkins are among the notable people with documented Saint Paul origins in this source-reviewed directory.
Direct definition
A person qualifies only when a source documents birth, upbringing, a hometown/native relationship, or substantial formative history inside the municipality. Twin Cities work, a current metro address, a team affiliation, a visit, or a suburban connection alone does not qualify.
City-specific evidence
The statewide dataset is the source of identity and ordering. This city layer adds a verified municipality-level relationship and never silently relabels a suburb or metro connection as Saint Paul.
Unranked directory
Names use the statewide directory's deterministic family/stage-name sequence. Numbering is technical browsing order only.
Television actor known for WKRP in Cincinnati.
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Minnesota Star TribuneIndependent · 2025 · verified 2026-09-20The Star Tribune reports her Saint Paul birth and Roseville upbringing.
Comedian, actor and television host.
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Axios Twin CitiesIndependent · 2025 · verified 2026-09-20Axios identifies Anderson as a Saint Paul native.
Polar explorer, educator and nonprofit founder.
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MPR News ArchiveIndependent · 2019-03-11 · verified 2026-09-20The interview record states that Bancroft was born in Mendota Heights and raised in Saint Paul.
Former chief justice of the United States.
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Supreme Court Historical SocietyOfficial Institution · Undated · verified 2026-09-20The Society records Burger's birth near Saint Paul and upbringing in a local working-class neighborhood.
Novelist and short-story writer.
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MNopedia / Minnesota Historical SocietyOfficial Institution · Undated · verified 2026-09-20MNopedia records Fitzgerald's Saint Paul birth and explains the city's influence on his upbringing and writing.
Film and television actor.
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TV InsiderIndependent · Undated · verified 2026-09-20The profile describes Hartnett as born and raised in Saint Paul.
Olympic champion gymnast.
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Team USAOfficial Sports Organization · Undated · verified 2026-09-20Team USA lists Saint Paul as Lee's hometown.
Baseball Hall of Fame catcher and first baseman.
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National Baseball Hall of FameOfficial Sports Institution · 2024 · verified 2026-09-20The Hall of Fame identifies Mauer as one of four Hall of Famers born in Saint Paul.
Baseball Hall of Fame player and manager.
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National Baseball Hall of FameOfficial Sports Institution · 2024 · verified 2026-09-20The Hall of Fame identifies Molitor as born in Saint Paul.
Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher.
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National Baseball Hall of FameOfficial Sports Institution · Undated · verified 2026-09-20The Hall of Fame profile records Saint Paul as Morris's birthplace.
Cartoonist and creator of Peanuts.
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Charles M. Schulz MuseumOfficial Museum · Undated · verified 2026-09-20The museum timeline records his Minneapolis birth and Saint Paul upbringing.
Olympic champion alpine skier.
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State of MinnesotaOfficial Government · Undated · verified 2026-09-20The state records Vonn's Saint Paul birth, Burnsville upbringing and Buck Hill training.
Civil-rights leader and longtime NAACP executive secretary.
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Library of CongressOfficial Institution · 2014-05 · verified 2026-09-20The Library of Congress distinguishes Wilkins's Missouri birth from his Saint Paul upbringing beginning at age five.
Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder.
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National Baseball Hall of FameOfficial Sports Institution · Undated · verified 2026-09-20The Hall of Fame identifies Winfield as a Saint Paul native and documents his local schooling.
Hmong American writer, poet and memoirist.
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National Endowment for the ArtsOfficial Government · Undated · verified 2026-09-20The NEA biography states that Yang moved from a Thai refugee camp to Saint Paul at age six.
Method and limits
Every person comes from the unchanged, 64-person verified Minnesota-origin dataset. No one was added for city-page length.
The retained source must support the named city itself. Nearby suburbs, current work and school attendance without formative context do not pass.
Cards, dataset rows and ItemList entries use the same deterministic sequence and do not rank fame, importance or preference.
Last source review: September 20, 2026. Download the derived city dataset. The complete statewide record remains the canonical source layer.
Related Minnesota records
These links keep city origin separate from statewide origin, current residence and professional connections.