12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pleasant View Township
Jim Hendricks, born in Atkinson, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Harry Owens, with articles in 10 languages. No famous person on record lists Pleasant View Township as their birthplace yet. Across Nebraska, the lists cover 236 towns.
What stands out about Pleasant View Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Pleasant View Township
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant View 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 (5)
- James A. Donohoe: United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis C. Whelan: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Leahy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney L. Johnson: United States Federal Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Hoffman: United States Government Work, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons