Born near Pike Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Dave Barham, from Bell City, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Jacqueline Scott, with articles in 16 languages. No famous person on record lists Pike Township as their birthplace yet. Across Missouri, 389 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Pike Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Pike Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Neal E. Boyd
1975–2018American opera singer, winner of Season 3 of America's Got Talent





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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)
- Jacqueline Scott: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal E. Boyd: Adjacent101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Hulshof: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew J. Hinshaw: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Crow: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Hurley: Joel Dinda aka mwlguide on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max West: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons