Famous people · Ashley
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ashley
Closest of all is George E. Coghill, from Beaucoup Township, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Roland Burris, with articles in 24 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Ashley yet. Alton has the most of any town in Illinois: 65.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Roland Burris
Best known
Roland Burris
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ashley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ashley
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Harry Blackmun
1908–1999US Supreme Court justice from 1970 to 1994
William Neville
1843–1909American Populist politician from Nebraska
James Brady
1940–2014White House Press Secretary under Ronald Reagan
Dwight Eddleman
1922–2001American basketball player and high jumper
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ashley 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 (11)
- Roland Burris: U.S. Senate Photo/Jeff McEvoy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Blackmun: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Brady: White House Photo Collection Galleries / Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Blackwell: George Bergman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ava Cherry: swimfinfan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Sherman Jennings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirk Rueter: User BurmaShaver on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Neville: Thomas Fleming, author. Nutshell Publishing Co. (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Logan H. Roots: Samuel Hart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royce Newman: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- June C. Smith: Illinois Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons