Famous people · Pleasant Grove
Born near Pleasant Grove: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Paul K. Calaway, born in Bethesda, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Dick Powell, with articles in 38 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Pleasant Grove. Famous people are on record for 257 of the towns in Arkansas.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Dick Powell
Best known
Dick Powell
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pleasant Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pleasant Grove
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Read Miller
1823–1887American politician, Arkansas
Leslie Rutledge
born 1976Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas since 2023
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant Grove 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 (8)
- Dick Powell: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Martin: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Read Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leslie Rutledge: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Mallett: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glen D. Johnson: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Monday: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Neill: Edgar L. Murlin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons