#1Famous people · Ashley
9 famous people were born in Ashley, most of them between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the athletics competitor Walter Tewksbury, with articles in 30 languages. The American television and film actor Russell David Johnson ranks second, ahead of Eusebius J. Beltran. Walter Tewksbury (1876) and George Alusik (1935) mark the two ends of the list. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 34.6 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Walter Tewksbury
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Walter Tewksbury
Youngest
1935
George Alusik
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
The best known
Born in Ashley
Walter Tewksbury leads with articles in 30 languages, ahead of Russell David Johnson (24) and Eusebius J. Beltran (11).
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Russell David Johnson
1924–2014American television and film actor
24 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Through the years
When Ashley’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1930s, with 3 people born in that decade.
Film, TV & StageSportsPolitics & LawNotableFaithMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ashley is known for
Performers are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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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Everyone else born in Ashley
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ashley 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 (3)
- Walter Tewksbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell David Johnson: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Barnes Wells: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons