#1Famous people · Pleasant Grove
C. J. Wilcox tops a list of 5 famous people born in Pleasant Grove
The best known is the American basketball player C. J. Wilcox, with articles in 11 languages. Second place goes to the American academic Howard R. Driggs, third to Amy B. Lyman. The largest group, 3, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
C. J. Wilcox
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Amy B. Lyman
Youngest
1990
C. J. Wilcox
Most common field
Sports
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What stands out about Pleasant Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Pleasant Grove’s famous people were born
The 1870s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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The best known
Born in Pleasant Grove
C. J. Wilcox leads with articles in 11 languages, ahead of Howard R. Driggs (4) and Amy B. Lyman (2).
#1#2#3Politics & Law
Amy B. Lyman
1872–1959Leader in the LDS Church and American politician
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2 more names, born between 1892 and 1985.
Lyman Knute Swenson
1892–1942United States Navy submarine commander and Navy Cross recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant Grove 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 (6)
- C. J. Wilcox: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard R. Driggs: Photographer not known., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy B. Lyman: Spafford, Belle S. and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Sharp, Marianne C., ed., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Knute Swenson: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Herzog: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Wayne Sermón: Tuomas Vitikainen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons