Born near Pleasant Hills: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Don Asmonga, from West Mifflin, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Jeff Goldblum, with articles in 75 languages. Jefferson Hills, which borders it, has 2 on its list, the best known Chase Winovich. So far, no famous person on record was born in Pleasant Hills.
What stands out about Pleasant Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near Pleasant Hills
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Tom Ridge
born 194543rd Governor of Pennsylvania, first United States Secretary of Homeland Security


Orrin Hatch
1934–2022American politician (1934–2022) – Former United States Senator and Former President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate









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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Jefferson Hills, with 2.
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 (15)
- Jeff Goldblum: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orrin Hatch: United States Senate Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Hines: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aline MacMahon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Connelly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Ridge: Department of Homeland Security, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Swin Cash: US Embassy London, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamara Tunie: Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duane Michals: Rochester Institute of Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabby Barrett: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Janis: S. Hurok (Sol Hurok) Presents-concert promotion, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank McHugh: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxine Sullivan: CBS Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Winovich: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Wannstedt: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

