#1Science & Medicine
George Whipple
1878–1976American physician and biomedical researcher
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Famous people · Ashland
The 3 famous people born in Ashland, led by George Whipple
The best known is the American physician and biomedical researcher George Whipple, with articles in 53 languages. Second and third on the list are Person Colby Cheney and Jerome Pierce Webster. Plymouth, which borders it, has 8 on its list, the best known Eliza Coupe. The first birth on record is Person Colby Cheney’s, in 1828, and the last Jerome Pierce Webster’s, in 1888.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
George Whipple
in 53 Wikipedia languages
First
1828
Person Colby Cheney
Youngest
1888
Jerome Pierce Webster
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
What stands out about Ashland’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Ashland
Scientists and doctors take two of the three places.
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Science & Medicine
Jerome Pierce Webster
1888–1974American plastic surgeon
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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 (5)
- George Whipple: The Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Person Colby Cheney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Coupe: Greg Hernandez from California, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adoniram Judson Gordon: Ernest B. Gordon, Adoniram Judson Gordon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oren B. Cheney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons