25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pleasant Run
The best known of them is Steve Morse, with articles in 41 languages. Closest of all is Daniel Wisler, from Fairfield, 3 mi away. The list for Pleasant Run is empty for now. Kerry Coombs is the one name listed next door in Colerain Township.
What stands out about Pleasant Run’s famous people
Famous people born near Pleasant Run
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Mary Ainsworth
1913–1999American-Canadian psychologist & scholar

Scott Walker
1943–2019British-American singer-songwriter, composer and record producer


Andrew R. Wheeler
born 196415th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency


Livingston Waddell Houston
1891–1977American academic administrator
Carl Westmoreland
American community organizer, preservationist, and historian
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Colerain Township’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant Run 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 (9)
- Albert Tyler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Lange: The Bui Brothers derivative work: CennoxX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew R. Wheeler: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Pollock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Nourse: Elizabeth Nourse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fannie Hurst: Kandeler Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Underwood Humphrey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pee Wee Hunt: Rockwell-O'Keefe (management)-photo by Maurice (rest of name cut off), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerry Coombs: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
