Pelican Township has yet to put a famous person on the list
Of the bordering towns, Watertown has the longest list: 25, with Kristi Noem at the top. No town in South Dakota lists more than Sioux Falls, with 54. After Sioux Falls, the next longest list in South Dakota is Rapid City’s, with 46. 128 towns in South Dakota have at least one famous person on record.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Pelican Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Pelican Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Pelican Township
Watertown leads the towns around it, with 25 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pelican Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Kristi Noem: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons