Famous people · Ashland
Born near Ashland: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Cliff Burton, from Castro Valley, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Dwayne Johnson, with articles in 112 languages. No entry yet names Ashland as a birthplace. Castro Valley’s list, next door, has 30 names, Cliff Burton first among them.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Dwayne Johnson
Best known
Dwayne Johnson
in 112 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ashland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ashland
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Rachel Maddow
born 1973American television news host and political commentator
Dwayne Johnson
born 1972American actor and professional wrestler
William E. Moerner
born 1953Nobel prize winning American chemical physicist
Chelsi Smith
1973–2018Actress, singer, Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Ashland.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ashland 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 (9)
- Mahershala Ali: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Schelling: Alvaro conde, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Lee: Obata family, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Burton: Distributed by Megaforce Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Brady: Congressman Charlie Crist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Moerner: Kevin Lowder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Tan: Robert Foothorap, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Cardellini: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Bridges: Tom Korman Assoc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons