Famous people · Pleasant Township
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pleasant Township
The nearest, William P. Wolf, was born in Harrisburg, 4 mi away. The best known of them is John W. Bricker, with articles in 19 languages. Next door, Columbus lists 26, led by Simone Biles. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 753 towns.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
John W. Bricker
Best known
John W. Bricker
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pleasant Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pleasant Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edward Merritt Hughes
1850–1903Officer in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Columbus, at 26.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant 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 (10)
- John W. Bricker: Baker (Columbus, Ohio), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Swanson: Jay eyem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Wolf: Kenyon Printing (Des Moines, IA), publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Merritt Hughes: Unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Price: Dr Diab, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas F. Tipton: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Mayers: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie Dawson: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simone Biles: Ocoudis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emil Kiesewetter: Baker's Art Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons