
Born near Pleasant Hill Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Charles Kenneth Leith, from Trempealeau, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Winona Ryder, with articles in 101 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Pleasant Hill Township. 448 towns in Minnesota have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Pleasant Hill Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Pleasant Hill Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Tracy Caulkins
born 1963American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, Order of Australia recipient



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant Hill 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)
- Tracy Caulkins: Anefo / Antonisse, Marcel, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Carol Bartz: Yahoo! Blog from Sunnyvale, California, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Earle Fraser: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William D. Mitchell: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Kenneth Leith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conrad Selvig: Campaign postcard (detail), 1926-1932, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Konrad K. Solberg: St. Paul: State of Minnesota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons