John Litel
1892–19721892–1972; American film and television actor
Famous people · Mount Pleasant
Born near Mount Pleasant: 23 famous people within 35 miles
John Litel, born in Albany, 6 mi away, is the closest. Next door, the list for Monticello holds 2, Lester P. Barlow first. No famous person’s birth in Mount Pleasant is on record yet. The best known of them is Robert M. La Follette, with articles in 32 languages.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Robert M. La Follette
Best known
Robert M. La Follette
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mount Pleasant’s famous people
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Famous people born near Mount Pleasant
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Walter Schindler
1897–1991Highly-decorated career officer in the United States Navy, who ultimately achieved the rank of Vice Admiral.
Theodore G. Streissguth
1855–1915American politician – Minnesota -- "T." Senate 1891-94 (District 18)
Robert M. La Follette
1855–1925American progressive politician from Wisconsin
Lyman F. Anderson
1926–2005Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
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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. 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 (9)
- Robert M. La Follette: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Litel: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Farragut Twining: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Bingham Copeland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Jones: Alexander Nilssen from Tromsø, Norway, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- M. Stanley Livingston: Archive creator: Department of Energy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert N. Haugen: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul John Kvale: International News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cal Broughton: Old Judge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons