Famous people · Mount Pleasant
Born near Mount Pleasant: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Clyde Bernhardt, from Gold Hill, 10 mi away. Over the border in Concord, 37 names are on record, led by Israel Pickens. The best known of them is George Clinton, with articles in 40 languages. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
George Clinton
Best known
George Clinton
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mount Pleasant’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mount Pleasant
Nobody born in Mount Pleasant is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
George Clinton
born 1941American funk musician, singer, songwriter and music producer
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Of the towns nearby, Concord lists the most people: 37.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Pleasant 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 (14)
- George Clinton: Joe Loong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Dole: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zion Williamson: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Earnhardt: Camera Operator: TSGT JACK BRADEN, USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kellie Pickler: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Donaldson: Todd Van Hoosear, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Blackmer: The original uploader was Givememoney17 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Israel Pickens: Elizabeth Tinker Elmore (1874 - 1933), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Britt Nicole: Lunchbox LP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elvia Allman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl B. Ruth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Slater Overman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Evans: It is unclear as to whether the press materials were distributed by Evans' personal publicity agency or if they were distributed by CBS, the network which aired the television series All in the Family and its spin-off series The Jeffersons (Evans ap…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons