16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pleasant Township
Closest of all is Waldo Lee McAtee, from Jalapa, 1 mi away. The best known of them is James Dean, with articles in 112 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Pleasant Township. In Indiana, 403 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Pleasant Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Pleasant Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Willis Van Devanter
1859–1941Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court




John Harvey Baldwin
1851–1924American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1915-22 (District 63)
Thomas Francis, Jr.
1900–1969American physician, virologist, and epidemiologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is 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 (7)
- James Dean: In-house publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Randolph: eric molina, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derrick Norman Lehmer: Konrad Jacobs, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis Van Devanter: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte Towe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Wood: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Emrick: Centpacrr at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons