15 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Pike Run Township
Closest of all is Viola Liuzzo, from California, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Coolio, with articles in 63 languages. Of the towns next door, California lists the most: 5, with Viola Liuzzo first. Not one famous person on record comes from West Pike Run Township yet.
What stands out about West Pike Run Township’s famous people
Famous people born near West Pike Run Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Philander C. Knox
1853–1921American lawyer, banker, and politician


Harold Hess
1895–1982American football player and coach, basketball coach
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is California’s, at 5 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Pike Run 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 (9)
- Coolio: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian B. Anfinsen: Hubbard, Edward A.; National Institutes of Health, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shirley Jones: ABC Television Network., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James G. Blaine: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Thomas: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig McCracken: Rfaust76, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philander C. Knox: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Anthony: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Morgan: Oil on canvas, Victor L’Allier, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

