Famous people · Pleasant Hills
Born near Pleasant Hills: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Chase Kalisz, from Bel Air, 4 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Pleasant Hills is on record yet. Michael D. Griffin is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. Next door, Kingsville lists one, Charles Stanley Blair.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Michael D. Griffin
Best known
Michael D. Griffin
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pleasant Hills’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pleasant Hills
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Chris Robinson
born 2000American film director and music video director
Michael D. Griffin
born 1949American physicist and aerospace engineer
Luigi Mangione
born 1998American who killed Brian Thompson
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant Hills 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 (9)
- Michael D. Griffin: Monica King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimmie Meissner: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bosley Crowther: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luigi Mangione: Surveillance camera in a subway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Kalisz: Oleg Bkhambri (Voltmetro), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Booth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnathon Schaech: Heroes & Villains, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Paca: United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Stanley Blair: United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons