Famous people · Pleasant Plains
31 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pleasant Plains
Closest of all is Robert Neill, from Desha, 13 mi away. The best known of them is Mary Steenburgen, with articles in 57 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Pleasant Plains yet. Famous people are on record for 244 of the towns in Arkansas.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Mary Steenburgen
Best known
Mary Steenburgen
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pleasant Plains’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pleasant Plains
The 31 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Read Miller
1823–1887American politician, Arkansas
Leslie Rutledge
born 1976Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas since 2023
Georgia Holt
1926–2022American singer-songwriter, actress, and model; mother of singer/actress Cher
Zach Bonner
born 1997American philanthropist and founder of the non-profit charity Little Red Wagon Foundation
Mary Steenburgen
born 1953American actress, singer and songwriter
Alice Walton
born 1949American heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
John T. Walton
1946–2005American war veteran; son of Walmart founder Sam Walton
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant Plains 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 (15)
- Mary Steenburgen: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Walton: Stephen Ironside, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Walton: Walmart, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Reaves: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Martin: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaneaster Hodges Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Read Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur Daigh Mills: Boris B. Gordon, 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
- Rick Monday: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Brundidge, Jr.: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett G. Burkhalter: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Neill: Edgar L. Murlin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Bonner: Jayme O'Rourke, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons