#1Famous people · Ashland
15 famous people come from Ashland, Peter Hollens the best known
Peter Hollens, the American singer, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. The American actor and artist Don Barclay ranks second, ahead of Gordon Fee. Since 1970, 7 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 7.1, while at least half the towns in Oregon list nobody born there.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Peter Hollens
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Elmer Ivan Applegate
Youngest
1997
Collin Malcolm
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about Ashland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ashland’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ashland
Three names lead: Peter Hollens (15 languages), Don Barclay (11) and Gordon Fee (10).
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Known for
What Ashland is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 4 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ashland
12 more, 4 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Ashland home
5 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Vladimir Nabokov the best known.
Vladimir Nabokov
1899–1977Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor
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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 (9)
- Peter Hollens: Scott Jarvie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Barclay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Gaviglio: Kansas City District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Leslie: California State Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angelique Ashby: Sacramento, CA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Micah Sumrall: Neelix at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Parent: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vladimir Nabokov: Walter Mori (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Valerie Harper: photograph: Maggie from Palm Springs, United States derivative work: Wildhartlivie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons