Famous people · Pleasant Hills
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pleasant Hills
John Boehner is the most widely known, written about in 50 languages. Closest of all is Elizabeth Nourse, from Mount Healthy, 1 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Pleasant Hills. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
John Boehner
Best known
John Boehner
in 50 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pleasant Hills’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pleasant Hills
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Livingston Waddell Houston
1891–1977American academic administrator
Mary Ainsworth
1913–1999American-Canadian psychologist & scholar
Bobby Martin
1930–2013American music producer, arranger and songwriter, closely associated with Philadelphia International Records and Philly soul
Carl Westmoreland
American community organizer, preservationist, and historian
John Boehner
born 194953rd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant Hills 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 (6)
- John Boehner: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Tyler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Nourse: Elizabeth Nourse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pee Wee Hunt: Rockwell-O'Keefe (management)-photo by Maurice (rest of name cut off), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Sophie Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Furman Hunt: Dickinson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons