
Born near Pokegama Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Rube Walberg, was born in Pine City, 4 mi away. Over the border in Pine City, 5 names are on record, led by Rube Walberg. The best known of them is Ruth Duccini, with articles in 11 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Pokegama Township yet.
What stands out about Pokegama Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Pokegama Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Gus Johnson
born 1995American YouTube comedian and podcast host
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Pine City lists the most people: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pokegama 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)
- Gladys Nordenstrom: SilasFlannery, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Noah Dahlman: OpstinaAerodrom, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rube Walberg: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo Chenal: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gus Johnson: Cold Ones Clips, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Rarick: Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlene Johnson: State of Minnesota, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
