Famous people · New Ashford
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of New Ashford
Closest of all is Susan B. Anthony, from Adams, 5 mi away. Susan B. Anthony leads the 13 names listed next door in Adams. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in New Ashford. The longest list of any town in Massachusetts belongs to Lawrence, with 63.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Susan B. Anthony
Best known
Susan B. Anthony
in 93 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about New Ashford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near New Ashford
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Will Durant
1885–1981American historian, philosopher and writer
John Henry Schwarz
born 1941American theoretical physicist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Adams lists the most people: 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Ashford 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)
- Susan B. Anthony: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Perry: Valerie Jarrett / @vj44 via X (Twitter), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Banks: Empire Movies, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Durant: Bill Murphy, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Vincent: Rob DiCaterino, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Miller: John H. Bufford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Pasdar: Ewen Roberts, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Bascom: Camera Craft Studios, Minneapolis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Billings: Sarony, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin I. Townsend: George Baker Anderson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons