#1Famous people · Eveleth
Of the 25 famous people born in Eveleth, an unusual share are athletes
The best known is the American ice hockey player Mark Pavelich, with articles in 17 languages. The American politician Nick Begich ranks second, ahead of Frank Brimsek. The largest group, 14, was born between 1920 and 1969. The oldest name on the list belongs to George Abramson, born in 1903, the newest to Matt Perushek, born in 1987.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Mark Pavelich
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
George Abramson
Youngest
1987
Matt Perushek
Most common field
Sports
15 people
What stands out about Eveleth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Eveleth is known for
Eveleth has 1.7× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Eveleth
The three are covered in 17, 15 and 13 languages: Mark Pavelich, Nick Begich and Frank Brimsek.
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Through the years
When Eveleth’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1910s come out on top, with 8 births.
SportsPolitics & LawNotableFaithWriting & ArtsMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Eveleth
Of the other 22, 13 are athletes.
Roy R. Coombe, Sr.
1924–2016American politician – Minnesota -House 1969-70 (District 62)
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Virginia lists the most people: 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eveleth and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Mark Pavelich: New York Rangers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Begich: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Ikola: Unidentified (Ensian published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mayasich: Eveleth High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Suomi: Publicity photo from the long long defunct Chicago Hornets, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myron H. Bright: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Abramson: University of Minnesota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. Tapp: USAAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Berrigan: File:NLN Dan Berrigan 2008.jpg: Thomas Good derivative work: Innisfree987, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons