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Writing & Arts
Janet Asimov
1926–2019Author, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst
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Famous people · Ashland
8 famous people were born in Ashland, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Best known of all is Janet Asimov, written about in 21 languages. Emil Seidel, the American politician, comes second, with William J. Waltersheid third. The list runs from Emil Seidel, born in 1864, to Frank Bolick, born in 1966. More are athletes than anything else, 4 in all.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Janet Asimov
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Emil Seidel
Youngest
1966
Frank Bolick
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Ashland
By how many languages cover them, Janet Asimov comes first (21), then Emil Seidel (12) and William J. Waltersheid (9).
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Faith
William J. Waltersheid
born 1956Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Ashland’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1860s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ashland is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Another 5, the earliest born in 1865.
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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)
- Emil Seidel: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Bolick: Grand Slam Card Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Buckwalter Garner: "Philadelphia Inquirer" (Philadelphia, PA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Doolin: T206 (Ghosts, Miscuts & Oddities), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Hurst: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons