#1Famous people · Asbury
The American pioneer Wilson Price Hunt is the one famous person from Asbury
Wilson Price Hunt, the American pioneer, was born in 1783. That places their birth in the early republic. Readers can find them written up in 10 languages. Next door, the list for Bethlehem Township holds 2, Johnston Cornish first.

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notable people
Best known
Wilson Price Hunt
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1783
Wilson Price Hunt
The best known
Born in Asbury
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Asbury 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 (2)
- Wilson Price Hunt: Joseph Gaston, George H. Himes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnston Cornish: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
