#1Famous people · Ashland
The 4 famous people born in Ashland, led by Bob Riley
At the top of the list is the American politician Bob Riley, covered in 24 languages. Second and third on the list are Hiram Wesley Evans and Howard Ballard. The oldest name on the list belongs to Hiram Wesley Evans, born in 1881, the newest to Howard Ballard, born in 1963. The longest list of any town in Alabama belongs to Selma, with 70.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Bob Riley
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1881
Hiram Wesley Evans
Youngest
1963
Howard Ballard
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Ashland
Counted by languages, Bob Riley is ahead of Hiram Wesley Evans and Howard Ballard: 24, 8 and 4.
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#2Notable
Hiram Wesley Evans
1881–1966Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
HB#3
Through the years
When Ashland’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 1.
Politics & LawNotableSportsMilitary
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What Ashland is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 1.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ashland 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 (3)
- Bob Riley: Mary, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hiram Wesley Evans: Hiram_Wesley_Evans,_Imperial_Wizard_27471u_Crisco_edit.jpg: *Hiram_Wesley_Evans,_Imperial_Wizard_27471u_original.jpg: National Photo Company derivative work: Crisco 1492 derivative work: Crisco 1492, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack L. Treadwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons