
Born near Pleasant Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Paul Lynde, from Mount Vernon, 5 mi away. Of the towns next door, Mount Vernon lists the most: 33, with Paul Lynde first. The Ohio lists hold names for 748 towns. No famous person’s birth in Pleasant Township is on record yet.
What stands out about Pleasant Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Pleasant Township
Nobody born in Pleasant Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.








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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Mount Vernon has the most people on record, 33 of them.
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 (8)
- Paul Lynde: ABC Television Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Dill: The original uploader was CongressRecords at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Sheldon Norton: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Emmett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles F. West: Collection of the U.S. House of Representative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myers Y. Cooper: Charles Frederic Goss, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lansford Hastings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Fletcher Sapp: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
