Famous people · Pleasant Prairie
Born near Pleasant Prairie: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Orson Welles, from Kenosha, 4 mi away. Kenosha’s list, next door, has 49 names, Orson Welles first among them. No entry yet names Pleasant Prairie as a birthplace. In all of Wisconsin, the famous people on record come from 674 towns.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Orson Welles
Best known
Orson Welles
in 113 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pleasant Prairie’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pleasant Prairie
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Of the towns nearby, Kenosha lists the most people: 49.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant Prairie 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 (4)
- Orson Welles: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Ruffalo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Coleman: Daniel McConnell at https://www.flickr.com/photos/trojandan/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Ameche: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons