34 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ashland
Closest of all is Lucy Hayward Barker, from Portage Lake, 11 mi away. The best known of them is Susan Collins, with articles in 48 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Ashland. Famous people are on record for 288 of the towns in Maine.
What stands out about Ashland’s famous people
Famous people born near Ashland
The 34 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

John Crowley
1942–2026American writer of speculative fiction

Seth Morgan
born 1978Ohio State Senator succeeding Jon Husted
Susan Collins
born 1952United States Senator from Maine since 1997



Samuel Collins
1923–2012American lawyer, jurist and politician from Maine







Norman Buckley
born 1955American television director and film editor


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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. 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 (14)
- Jessica Meir: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Crowley: John_Crowley_South_Street_Seaport.jpg: Houari Boumedienne derivative work: Lampak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Buckley: John Skalicky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford McIntire: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conrad K. Cyr: United States District Court for the District of Maine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Curless: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paryse Martin: Michel Boucher, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chandler C. Harvey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Collins Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Evan Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharon Carson: Tech. Sgt. Charles Johnston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank M. Hume: Hgartley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Sample: Nina Fuller, photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons