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==Notable people== [[File:Giantsanta.JPG|thumb|right|The [[Santa Claus House]] is a local landmark.]] * [[Daryn Colledge]] (born 1982), [[National Football League|NFL]] [[Guard (American football)|guard]], was raised in North Pole and graduated from North Pole High School<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000629258/article/packers-daryn-colledge-returns-to-north-pole-high |title=Packers' Daryn Colledge returns to North Pole High - NFL.com |website=[[NFL.com]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129084619/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000629258/article/packers-daryn-colledge-returns-to-north-pole-high |archive-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref> * [[Pheonix Copley]] (born 1992), goaltender for the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and formerly the [[Washington Capitals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=129834|title=Pheonix Copley Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com|website=www.hockeydb.com}}</ref> * [[Terry Miller (politician)|Terry Miller]] (1942β1989), entered politics at age 20, serving on the first [[Fairbanks North Star Borough]] Assembly. He eventually became president of the [[Alaska Senate]] as well as [[Lieutenant Governor of Alaska]] from 1978 to 1982 under [[Governor of Alaska|Governor]] [[Jay Hammond]] * [[Mike W. Miller]] (born 1951), brother of Terry Miller, was also involved in politics, serving for 18 years in the [[Alaska Legislature]] and also serving as Alaska's Commissioner of Administration under [[List of governors of Alaska|Governor]] [[Frank Murkowski]] * [[Bob Ross]] (1942β1995), TV painter, stated numerous times during his show that he lived in North Pole for over a decade and that the scenery surrounding the town was of great inspiration for his work<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kristoff |first1=Anne |title=The Pop Traveler: 11 reasons to visit Fairbanks, Alaska |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/popcandy/2012/09/24/pop-traveler-fairbanks-alaska/1589887/ |access-date=March 9, 2019 |newspaper=USA Today |date=September 24, 2012}}</ref> * [[Lee Shaner]] (born 1981), better known by his stage name Intuition, American rapper * [[Gene Therriault]] (born 1960), Mike Miller's successor in both the [[Alaska House of Representatives]] and the [[Alaska Senate]], Therriault and Miller both served as president of the Alaska Senate<ref>{{cite web |title=Gene Therriault |url=http://100years.akleg.gov/bio.php?id=863 |website=100 Years of Alaska's Legislature |access-date=March 9, 2019}}</ref> * [[Santa Claus (Alaskan politician)|Santa Claus]] (born Thomas Patrick O'Connor, 1947), current [[Mayor Pro-Tem|mayor pro tem]] and [[2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election|former congressional candidate]], known for his likeness and imitation of the [[Santa Claus|legendary figure]]
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