21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pike Township
The nearest, Dora M. Sweeney, was born in Biwabik, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Francine York, with articles in 19 languages. No famous person’s birth in Pike Township is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 410 of the towns in Minnesota.
What stands out about Pike Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Pike Township
Nobody born in Pike 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





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pike 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 (7)
- Francine York: ABC Television, Public domain, 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
- 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