#1Famous people · Pleasant Springs
A single famous person was born in Pleasant Springs: Halvor Steenerson
In 1852, the American politician Halvor Steenerson was born. That places their birth in the early republic. 7 languages have an article about them. Stoughton’s list, next door, has 13 names, William P. Murphy first among them.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Halvor Steenerson
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1852
Halvor Steenerson
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Pleasant Springs
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pleasant Springs 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 (5)
- Halvor Steenerson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Murphy: The Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conrad Elvehjem: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ella Giles Ruddy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Vetter: _becaro_, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons