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Famous people · Pleasanton

3 famous people come from Pleasanton, Burt McKinnie the best known

The best known is the amateur golfer Burt McKinnie, with articles in 12 languages. Enoch J. Mills and Helen Brewster Owens follow. The list runs from Enoch J. Mills, born in 1878, to Helen Brewster Owens, born in 1881. 308 of the towns in Kansas list at least one person.

#2 best knownEnoch J. MillsSports · 1878–1935
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Burt McKinnie
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1878
Enoch J. Mills
Youngest
1881
Helen Brewster Owens
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Pleasanton

Three names lead: Burt McKinnie (12 languages), Enoch J. Mills (4) and Helen Brewster Owens (4).

BM#1
Sports

Burt McKinnie

1879–1946

Amateur golfer

12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Enoch J. Mills#2
Sports

Enoch J. Mills

1878–1935

American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
HO#3
Science & Medicine

Helen Brewster Owens

1881–1968

American suffragette

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasanton 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.

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