#1Science & Medicine
William E. Moerner
born 1953Nobel prize winning American chemical physicist
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Famous people · Pleasanton
17 famous people were born in Pleasanton, most of them between 1920 and 1969
William E. Moerner leads the list, covered in 58 languages. The next two names are Ellen Brown and Valerie Arioto. The first birth on record is Jim Amaral’s, in 1933, and the last Stuart Ritchie’s, in 2001. The list is still growing: 8 were born since 1970.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
William E. Moerner
in 58 Wikipedia languages
First
1933
Jim Amaral
Youngest
2001
Stuart Ritchie
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about Pleasanton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Pleasanton’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 4 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineBusinessFilm, TV & StageMusicPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Pleasanton
William E. Moerner has articles in 58 languages, Ellen Brown in 10 and Valerie Arioto in 9.
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#2Writing & Arts
Ellen Brown
born 1945American author, attorney, and public speaker
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Known for
What Pleasanton is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.5 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Pleasanton
14 more, 8 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Pleasanton home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 5 in all, led by Scott Adams.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasanton and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (12)
- William E. Moerner: Kevin Lowder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Brown: Wisconsota, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Piscotty: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Theodore: William Morris Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Janjigian: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Furtado: tammi_g from Colorado, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Hernandez: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Kwong: Andrew Scholt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Adams: Art of Charm, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abby Martin: RT, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carmine Gallo: Ken Cook, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Vanessa Ray: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons