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Famous people · Ashaway

Ashaway has one famous person on record

Arthur Montrose Cottrell was born in 1885. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. One language has an article about them so far. The nearest list is next door in Westerly: 34 names, starting with Ruth Buzzi.

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notable people
Best known
Arthur Montrose Cottrell
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Arthur Montrose Cottrell
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in Ashaway

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Sports

Arthur Montrose Cottrell

1885–1918

American football coach and World War I veteran

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ashaway 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.

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