Family name Pleasants (Pleasants 
) , in the entire world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Pleasants is characteristic of Isle of Man, where it is quite a rare surname, the United States, where it is a rare surname, and the United Kingdom. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
| john cocke pleasants (1713-1776) (b. 1712) |
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james pleasants Governor of Virginia, 1822-1825, US (b. 1769) |
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| robert pleasants American educator (b. 1723) |
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| thomas pleasants irish merchant (b. 1729) |
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| samuel pleasants 1737-1807 (b. 1737) |
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john hampden pleasants American journalist and businessman (1797-1846), US (b. 1797) |
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| elizabeth randolph pleasants (1765-1791) (b. 1765) |
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| samuel pleasants printer and bookseller Richmond Virginia 1770-1814 (b. 1770) |
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| israel pleasants (b. 1764) |
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| charles pleasants (b. 1772) |
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| benjamin f. pleasants American lawyer (b. 1795) |
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| james j. pleasants American politician (b. 1797) |
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| charles e. pleasants (b. 1808) |
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| elizabeth moale poultney pleasants 1829-1915 (b. 1829) |
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| henry pleasants Union United States Army general (1833-1880), AR (b. 1833) |
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