
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pleasant Township
The nearest, Kory Lichtensteiger, was born in Van Wert, 3 mi away. Next door, Van Wert lists 17, led by Kory Lichtensteiger. Earl Wilson is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Pleasant Township yet.
What stands out about Pleasant Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Pleasant Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Van Wert’s, with 17.
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 (5)
- Earl Wilson: Ford Motor Company (Allen's radio sponsor). Ford used its advertising agency, J. Walter Thompson, to distribute this publicity material., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kory Lichtensteiger: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Randolph Spears: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Hinton: US passport application, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Lambert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
