#1Famous people · Mount Pleasant
6 famous people from Mount Pleasant, many of them leaders
With articles in 24 languages, Spencer Cox is the most widely known. Close behind are Leonard B. Jordan and Mike Lookinland. In the age of mills and railroads, 3 were born, the most of any period. Over 86 years of births, the list goes from J. Berkeley Larsen (1889) to Spencer Cox (1975).
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6
notable people
Best known
Spencer Cox
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
J. Berkeley Larsen
Youngest
1975
Spencer Cox
Most common field
Politics & Law
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What Mount Pleasant is known for
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Through the years
When Mount Pleasant’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1890s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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The best known
Born in Mount Pleasant
Spencer Cox has articles in 24 languages, Leonard B. Jordan in 12 and Mike Lookinland in 9.
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#2Politics & Law
Leonard B. Jordan
1899–1983Governor of Idaho and United States Senator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Pleasant and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Spencer Cox: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard B. Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons