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    • Businesses >
      • History of 412 Jones Street
      • Dick's Diner
      • Holiday Inn
      • Park Hotel
      • Greek Merchants
    • Churches
    • City Hall
    • The Eveleth Auditorium
    • Hockey
    • Lost Eveleth >
      • Eveleth's First Building
      • Fabiola Hospital
      • More Hospital
      • Adams Hill
      • Masonic Temple
      • Old Water Tower
      • Memorial Park
    • National Register of Historic Places
    • Old Town and Moving Eveleth
    • Schools >
      • Fayal School (1901)
      • Adams and Fayal Kindergartens
      • Eveleth High School (1905)
      • Adams/Lincoln Annex School
      • Eveleth High School (1909)
      • Fayal School (1912)
      • Lincoln School
      • Eveleth Senior High School
      • Benjamin Franklin School
      • School board and faculty
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      • Village Presidents & Mayors
      • Eveleth Notable Residents
      • Eveleth Clown Band
      • Joe Bogdanich
      • Veteran parents
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    • Photo Galleries >
      • Eveleth in the '80s
      • Sports >
        • Baseball
        • Basketball
        • Football
        • Hockey
        • Swimming
        • Track
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      • 1998 Historic Resources Inventory
    • Diamond Jubilee Souvenir Booklet
    • Centennial Souvenir Booklet
    • 1960s Brochure
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​Over the years, Eveleth has had many notable residents. These individuals have become Hall of Fame enshrinees in sports and broadcasting, authors, politicians, musicians, inventors, and more. Here are just a few of our Eveleth Notable Residents.

​Authors

​Mary Ellen Mancina-Batinich – Italian Voices, Making Minnesota Our Home
Brenda (Warren) Brown Elliott – Courage Times Three: A Novel
George Erickson – True North, Back to the Barrens, Time Traveling with Science and Saints, Eyes Wide Open
Russell Hill – Mesabi Pioneers
Mary Lou Nemanic – One Day for Democracy: Independence Day and the Americanization of Iron Range Immigrants
Kay Nolte Smith – The Watcher, Catching Fire, Mindspell, Elegy for a Soprano, Country of the Heart, A Tale of the Wind, Venetian Song

​Hockey

​Rudy Ahlin – NHL, Chicago Black Hawks
Frank Brimsek – NHL, “Mr. Zero” of the Boston Bruins
Andre Gambucci – Silver Medal 1952 Olympics
Willard Ikola – Silver Medal 1956 Olympics
Pete LoPresti – NHL, goalie for Minnesota North Stars and Edmonton Oilers
Sam LoPresti – NHL, goalie for Chicago Black Hawks
John Mariucci – NHL player, 1956 Olympic coach,  University of Minnesota coach
John Matchefts – Silver Medal 1956 Olympics
John Mayasich – Silver Medal 1956 Olympics, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics
Doug Palazzari – NHL, St. Louis Blues
Joe Papike – NHL, Chicago Black Hawks
Mark Pavelich – Gold Medal 1980 Olympics
Paul Schaefer – NHL, Chicago Black Hawks
Al Suomi – NHL, Chicago Black Hawks
Tom Yurkovich – Competed at 1964 Olympics
Mike Karakas – NHL, Chicago Black Hawks; the NHL's first American-born, trained goaltender

​Other Sports

​Tony Storti – Head Coach of Montana State Bobcats football team
George Abramson – NFL football player
Phil Drobnick – 2010 U.S. Olympic Curling Team Coach
Jack Ferrazzi – State Record Holder in both Swimming and Track & Field
Elmer A. Lampe – College football player and coach
Matt Perushek – World Junior Championship Curler
Gerard, Randy and David Karpik – Snowmobile racers, innovators, and manufacturers; members of the Snowmobile Hall of Fame at St. Germain, Wisconsin.

​Politics

​Fred Agnich –Texas House of Representatives, 1971-1987
Joseph Begich – Minnesota House of Representatives 1975-1992
Nick Begich -U.S. Representative (Alaska) 1971-1972
John T. Bernard – U.S. Representatives (Minnesota) 1937-1939
Myron H. Bright – Federal judge 1968-1985
Arthur Cirilli – Wisconsin Senate 1967-1972
William R. Ojala – Minnesota House of Representatives 1971-1974

​Performers

​Eveleth Clown Band
John Berquist – Performer and Songwriter
Ed Chenette – Songwriter and Music Publisher
Craig Ebel – 2012 International Polka Association Hall-Of-Fame Inductee
James Greco – Principal trumpet for Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Luke Gulbranson – Model/Actor
Mark P. Malkovich, III – Artistic Director of the Newport Music Festival for 35 years
Rich Mattson – Rich Mattson & the Northstars
Rev. Frank Perkovich – Polka Mass
Sharra Wagner – Clarinetist

​Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame Inductees

​Carl “Cully” Bloomquist – Owner/Founder of WEVE radio station
Steve Cannon – WCCO radio personality
John Mayasich – President, Hubbard Broadcasting

​Other Notables

​The Five Fitzgerald Brothers – Founded Range Rapid Transit (later sold to Greyhound)
Edward J. Bonach – CEO of CNO Financial Group
W. J. Byron – Patent holder for locomotive lubricating system (Oliver Iron Mining Co. 1917)
Harold Cannon – Radio personality in Seattle
Willard Harvey – Served under General Patton
Julia Jerome – Secretary to actor William Holden
Verner E. Suomi – Educator, Inventor, Scientist, and noted “Father of Satellite Meteorology”
Major James B. Tapp – First American pilot to become an ace over Japan
Major General Gary M. Batinich – Mobilization Assistant (MA) to the Chief of Air Force Reserve, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (as of April 2022)
Bishop Peter Muhich – Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota

    ​Eveleth Notable Nomination

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