#1Film, TV & Stage
Rodney Jerkins
born 1977American record producer and rapper
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Famous people · Pleasantville
Rodney Jerkins tops a list of 5 famous people born in Pleasantville
The best known is the American record producer and rapper Rodney Jerkins, with articles in 22 languages. Second and third on the list are Simon Lake and Ralph Peterson, Jr.. Athletes make up the largest group, 2 of them. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Rodney Jerkins
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Simon Lake
Youngest
1997
Sa'eed Nelson
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about Pleasantville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Pleasantville’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Pleasantville
First, Rodney Jerkins (22 languages), then Simon Lake (11) and Ralph Peterson, Jr. (5).
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Known for
What Pleasantville is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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Of the other 2, 2 are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasantville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Rodney Jerkins: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Lake: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sa'eed Nelson: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleon Throckmorton: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons