Famous people · Pleasant Valley
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pleasant Valley
Across the town line, Kansas City lists 36, Ed Asner first. Closest of all is Craig Stevens, from Liberty, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Ed Asner, with articles in 80 languages. In Missouri, 403 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Ed Asner
Best known
Ed Asner
in 80 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pleasant Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pleasant Valley
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bess Truman
1885–1982First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953
Arliss Howard
born 1954American actor, screenwriter and film director
Margaret Truman
1924–2008American author of murder mysteries; daughter of 33rd President of the United States Harry S. Truman
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Close by, the fullest list is Kansas City’s, at 36 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant Valley 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 (10)
- Ed Asner: Terry Ballard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ginger Rogers: Studio publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Harlow: studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Altman: Associate Press Newsfeatures (see first upload of this image), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dianne Wiest: MC1 Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bess Truman: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Weis: Yoggysot, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Butcher: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Truman: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Stevens: Doherty, Clifford, Strauss and Shenfield-public relations, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons