Walter A. Shewhart
1891–1967American statistical quality control expert
Famous people · Pleasant Vale Township
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pleasant Vale Township
Walter A. Shewhart, born in New Canton, 2 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Pleasant Vale Township as a birthplace. 759 towns in Illinois have at least one famous person on record. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Walter A. Shewhart
Best known
Walter A. Shewhart
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pleasant Vale Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pleasant Vale Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Daniel Wafena Bell
1891–1971American civil servant & banker
Lloyd C. Stark
1886–1972Governor of Missouri from 1937 to 1941
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant Vale 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 (5)
- Walter A. Shewhart: http://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2009/09/01/waltershewhartsep09/, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Gillingwater: Johnson Briscoe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd Dell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd C. Stark: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Wafena Bell: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons