
Born near Pleasant Hill: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Julie Ann Emery, born in Crossville, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is JJ Redick, with articles in 31 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Pleasant Hill. The longest list of any town in Tennessee belongs to Chattanooga, with 56.
What stands out about Pleasant Hill’s famous people
Famous people born near Pleasant Hill
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Christian H. Cooper
born 1976American derivatives trader and author

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant Hill 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 (7)
- JJ Redick: Verse Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Ann Emery: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger K. Crouch: Original uploader was Theon at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie Weaver: Macfadden Publications, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. Frazier: Lloyd Branson (painter), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas T. Handy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eldridge Odom: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons