26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Great Scott Township
Closest of all is David Peter Battaglia, from Buhl, 5 mi away. Hibbing, which borders it, has 38 on its list, the best known Kevin McHale. So far, no famous person on record was born in Great Scott Township. The best known of them is Kevin McHale, with articles in 38 languages.
What stands out about Great Scott Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Great Scott Township
Nobody born in Great Scott Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Daniel Berrigan
1921–2016American Catholic priest, peace activist, and poet









Vincent Bugliosi
1934–2015American lawyer and true crime writer


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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Hibbing has the most people on record, 38 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Great Scott Township 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.
Photo credits (15)
- Kevin McHale: thepanamerican, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Maris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Bugliosi: NoHoDamon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Berrigan: File:NLN Dan Berrigan 2008.jpg: Thomas Good derivative work: Innisfree987, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Pavelich: New York Rangers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Garmaker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Shuster: Al Pavangkanan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Cullen: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Robert Mondavi: Wildcat Dunny, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Oberstar: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gino Cappelletti: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hawkmano/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Anton Blatnik: Image courtesy of the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
