Researching Bob Pike
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8707 people with the Pike surname? In that year Pike was ranked number 468 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Bob means "Form of ROBERT - Bright fame" and is of German origin.
Records of Bob Pike on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bob Pike and the Pike Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 10786 people with the Pike surname in the UK? Pike is now ranked number 533 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 33421 people with the Pike surname in the USA? Pike is ranked number 146 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Bob Pike
Bob Pike (surfer)
Bob Pike (1940 – 20 May 1999), full name Robert Hughes Pike, was an Australian surfer who specialized in big wave surfing. One of four sons born to a former surf champion in Sydney, he was taught the fundamentals by his father and entered his first competition in 1958. Developing a passion for big waves, he became one of Australia's most famous surfers and travelled to Hawaii in pursuit of the best and biggest surf. However, he disliked the professional competition that increasingly took over the sport after the 1960s and withdrew from the public eye. He continued to surf until an injury in 1997 left him unable to stand on a board. He committed suicide in 1999.
Source: Bob Pike (surfer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Bob Pike (politician)
Robert Gerald Pike (17 December 1933 – 26 April 1994) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Collie to master butcher John Francis Pike and Ruby Doris Kathleen Wood. After attending local schools, he served in the Royal Australian Air Force in 1954 and from 1956 to 1960, subsequently working in Collie as a master butcher. From 1957 to 1970 he served on Collie Shire Council, as president from 1962. A Liberal, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council in 1977 representing North Metropolitan; he was Minister for Cultural Affairs and Recreation from 1982 to 1983. He lost his seat in 1983, but returned to the Council in 1989 for North Metropolitan region. He was Shadow Minister for Federal Affairs from 1992 to 1993 and Parliamentary Secretary for Electoral and Federal Affairs from 1993 to 1994, when he died at Nedlands.
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