Pleasanton, California
Pleasanton, California ranks 11,373rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dublin, California, Livermore, California, and Newark, California. Memorable people born in Pleasanton, California include William E. Moerner. Memorable people who died in Pleasanton, California include John Madden, Edwin Hawkins, and Phoebe Hearst. Pleasanton, California has been the birth place of many chemists and the death place of many coaches, and musicians. Pleasanton, California is located in United States.
Pleasanton is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. Located in the Amador Valley, it is a suburb in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 79,871 at the 2020 census. In 2005 and 2007, Pleasanton was ranked the wealthiest middle-sized city in the United States by the Census Bureau. Pleasanton is home to the headquarters of Safeway, Workday, Ellie Mae, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, Blackhawk Network Holdings, Veeva Systems, and Simpson Manufacturing Company. Other major employers include Kaiser Permanente, Oracle and Macy's. Although Oakland is the Alameda County seat, a few county offices are located in Pleasanton. The Alameda County Fairgrounds are located in Pleasanton, where the county fair is held during the last week of June and the first week of July. Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park is located on the west side of town. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1953, Pleasanton, California was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including William E. Moerner. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Pleasanton, California including John Madden, Edwin Hawkins, and Phoebe Hearst. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Pleasanton, California than were born there.
People Born in Pleasanton, California
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Go to all RankingsJohn Madden
COACH
1936 - 2021
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 1
Edwin Hawkins
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2018
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 2
Phoebe Hearst
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1842 - 1919
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Pleasanton, California
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Most individuals born in present day Pleasanton, California were chemists (1), while most who died were coaches (1), musicians (1), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, chemists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pleasanton, California, including William E. Moerner. Whereas, throughout history, chemists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pleasanton, California, including William E. Moerner.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Pleasanton, California since 1700.