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Famous people · Point Pleasant

Point Pleasant, birthplace of Kirsten Dunst and 15 more famous people

Kirsten Dunst, the American actress, has articles in 102 languages. Close behind are Diamond Dallas Page and Soraya. The largest group, 8, was born between 1920 and 1969. 7 were born in 1970 or later.

#2 best knownDiamond Dallas PageSports · born 1956
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Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Kirsten Dunst
in 102 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Fred J. Cook
Youngest
1996
Jimmy Pinchak
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents

What stands out about Point Pleasant’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Point Pleasant

Languages with an article: 102 for Kirsten Dunst, 30 for Diamond Dallas Page, 17 for Soraya.

KD#1
Film, TV & Stage

Kirsten Dunst

born 1982

American actress

102 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Diamond Dallas Page#2
Sports

Diamond Dallas Page

born 1956

American professional wrestler and actor

30 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
S#3
Music

Soraya

1969–2006

Colombian-American singer-songwriter

17 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Point Pleasant’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 3 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Diamond Dallas PageFred J. Cook
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Point Pleasant is known for

The field with the most names is Sports: 6.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Point Pleasant

Another 13, 5 of them athletes.

Todd Frazier

Todd Frazier

born 1986

Baseball player from the United States

Jimmy Pinchak

Jimmy Pinchak

born 1996

American actor

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Caroline Casagrande

born 1976

American politician and attorney

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Fred J. Cook

Fred J. Cook

1911–2003

American journalist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Kurt Pellegrino

Kurt Pellegrino

born 1979

Mixed martial arts fighter

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"Irish" Teddy Mann

born 1951

Middleweight boxing pro

Michael J. Doherty

Michael J. Doherty

born 1963

American politician (born 1963) from New Jersey

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Nancy Chard

1933–2010

American politician

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VH

Virginia E. Haines

born 1946

American politician

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A chosen home

Also called Point Pleasant home

Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Point Pleasant, though born elsewhere.

Alexander Crummell

Alexander Crummell

1819–1898

American minister, academic and African nationalist

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2 towns around it have someone on record.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Point Pleasant 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.

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