Pike's birthday is a holiday.
According to Boimler... i'm not sure he's the most reliable source, or at the very least, it's likely most don't celebrate the holiday the way that someone like Boimler would...
For example, Nov 29th is Nellie Taylor Ross' Birthday celebration in Wyoming. It's a holiday. I have no idea who that is.
In all reality... looking at what we actually know, is Pike actually all that noteworthy? Yeah he's Captain of the Enterprise, for quite a long time. But what do we know that he's actually done of note that would garner him adoration of the general public? Sure, someone like Boimler, who is obsessed with the minutia of Starfleet would be all about it but in the grand scheme? Did Pike actually do much of anything of relevance?
I think there's alot of people who would be Starfleet famous. Someone like Scotty I feel like might be somewhat known just due to being on the Enterprise, but I doubt the general population knows much more than the name. Starfleet people revere Scotty as a miracle worker. The average Federation citizen? Maybe a good modern day comparison would be a like a Steve Wozniak? People know the name. Some people are very familiar with him. Most people probably only know a few vague details. For shits, I just asked a co-worker if they knew who Steve Wozniak was. I got the reply, "He did something for Apple, right?"
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