Famous people · Mount Pleasant Township
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mount Pleasant Township
The nearest, Robert Andrews Millikan, was born in Morrison, 3 mi away. No entry yet names Mount Pleasant Township as a birthplace. The Illinois lists hold names for 753 towns. Alton has the most of any town in Illinois: 65.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Robert Andrews Millikan
Best known
Robert Andrews Millikan
in 105 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mount Pleasant Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mount Pleasant Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Vesta Stoudt
1891–1966American factory worker (1891–1966) and inventor of Duct tape
Roy Clements
1877–1948American film director and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Pleasant Township 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 (10)
- Robert Andrews Millikan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Flory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Brooks: Joe Peacock, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louie Bellson: Wojciech Soporek, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Lynch Williams: Hall's Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lafe McKee: Willis Kent, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Clements: James and Bushnell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Cameron: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Stanton: Monogram Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zelma O'Neal: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons