Nellie Star Boy Menard
1910–2001Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux] quiltmaker
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Closest of all is Nellie Star Boy Menard, from Rosebud, 20 mi away. The best known of them is James Abourezk, with articles in 24 languages. No entry yet names Blackpipe Township as a birthplace. 127 of the towns in South Dakota list at least one person.

Nobody born in Blackpipe Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux] quiltmaker

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blackpipe 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.