JA#1
Science & Medicine
James A. Van Allen
1914–2006American astrophysicist
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Famous people · Mount Pleasant
Writers and artists stand out among the 22 famous people born in Mount Pleasant
At the top of the list is the American astrophysicist James A. Van Allen, covered in 51 languages. Behind the leader come Jerry Winholtz and Samuel M. Shortridge. In the age of mills and railroads, 7 were born, the most of any period. 3 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
James A. Van Allen
in 51 Wikipedia languages
First
1844
Susan F. Ferree
Youngest
1995
Garrett Gobble
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Mount Pleasant’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Mount Pleasant is known for
Mount Pleasant has 2.3× the usual share of scientists and doctors.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Mount Pleasant
Ranked by languages covered: James A. Van Allen with 51, then Jerry Winholtz with 12 and Samuel M. Shortridge with 11.
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#3Through the years
When Mount Pleasant’s famous people were born
The 1850s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Mount Pleasant
Still to come: 19 more, from 1844 to 1995.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Mount Pleasant home
Born elsewhere, Rod White lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Pleasant 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 (10)
- Samuel M. Shortridge: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Phillips: Nirvanafanatic619 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Wilson Manning: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvester C. Smith: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Newton C. Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christie Vilsack: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Parsons Smith: Arthur Cooper Wakeley, author. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Truck: Lrtruck, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan F. Ferree: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Krieger-Coble: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons