Born near Pleasanton: 11 famous people within 35 miles
George Strait, born in Poteet, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Joan Crawford, with articles in 103 languages. No entry yet names Pleasanton as a birthplace. In all of Texas, the famous people on record come from 635 towns.
What stands out about Pleasanton’s famous people
Famous people born near Pleasanton
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







Megan Thee Stallion
born 1995American rapper, singer and songwriter

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasanton 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)
- Joan Crawford: George Hurrell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Rodriguez: Michelle_Rodriguez_2010.jpg: Gage Skidmore at https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore derivative work: Yanguas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Rodriguez: pinguino k from North Hollywood, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Thee Stallion: ADWEEK, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Riordan: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Connally: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelley Sekula-Gibbs: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reies Tijerina: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons