Born near Pleasant Valley: 7 famous people within 35 miles
Pheonix Copley, born in North Pole, 16 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Bill Walker, with articles in 25 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Pleasant Valley. 47 towns in Alaska have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Pleasant Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Pleasant Valley
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant Valley and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Bill Walker: Senior Airman Valerie Halbert, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vivica Genaux: Mrug, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Coghill: skew-t, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons