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Famous people · Pike

Born near Pike: 14 famous people within 35 miles

Closest of all is Tully Marshall, from Nevada City, 12 mi away. The best known of them is Joanna Newsom, with articles in 38 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Pike. Across California, 561 towns list someone born there.

#1 best knownJoanna NewsomMusic · born 1982
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Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Joanna Newsom
Best known
Joanna Newsom
in 38 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Pike’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Pike

The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miGrass Valley · 5Nevada City · 4La Porte · 1Sierra City · 1Colfax · 1Berry Creek · 1Pike
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pike 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.

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