Famous people · Pleasant View
Born near Pleasant View: 26 famous people within 35 miles
John Browning is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages. The nearest, Bill Orton, was born in North Ogden, 2 mi away. Of the bordering towns, North Ogden has the longest list: 3, with Bill Orton at the top. No famous person on record lists Pleasant View as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
John Browning
Best known
John Browning
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pleasant View’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pleasant View
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Donny Osmond
born 1957American singer, dancer, actor, and television host
Brent Scowcroft
1925–20209th & 17th United States National Security Advisor
David O. McKay
1873–1970President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Boyd K. Packer
1924–2015Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
William Adams Dawson
1903–1981United States Congressman from Utah
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Of the towns around it, North Ogden has the most on record: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant View 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)
- John Browning: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nolan Bushnell: Tech Cocktail, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donny Osmond: Michael Schamis from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brent Scowcroft: Nixon presidential Library archive, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Scott: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Osmond: Sgt. Amber I. Smith, U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Collins: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Booth: Carlo Bruil Fotografie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David O. McKay: David O. McKay, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Willard Marriott: USGov-DOL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Orton: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Patch: Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Howell: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Adams Dawson: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Lowell Jensen: United States District Court for the Northern District of California., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons