13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pleasant Township
Closest of all is Jim Glass, from Ossian, 6 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Pleasant Township. Carole Lombard is the most widely known, written about in 64 languages. 384 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Pleasant Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Pleasant Township
Nobody born in Pleasant Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Bruce Nauman
born 1941American sculptor and performance artist

Dick York
1928–1992American radio, stage, film, and television actor

Lucy Fitch Perkins
1865–1937American children's book illustrator and writer

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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)
- Carole Lombard: Metro-Goldwy-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenna Fischer: TDKR Chicago 101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DaMarcus Beasley: Hefebreo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelley Long: TwinsofSedona, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick York: McDermott Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Fitch Perkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bubbles Hargrave: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons