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Writing & Arts
Martha Dodd
1908–1990American journalist, novelist and spy for the Soviet Union
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7 famous people were born in Ashland from 1794 to 1977
Martha Dodd is the best known, with articles in 12 languages. 3 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 9 on the list, well above the typical Virginia town’s 0.1. Fewer than a quarter of the 270 towns in Virginia with famous people list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Martha Dodd
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1794
Emily Harvie Thomas Tubman
Youngest
1977
Erron Kinney
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Ashland
By how many languages cover them, Martha Dodd comes first (12), then Christian Compton (3) and Johnny Davis (3).
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Through the years
When Ashland’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1900s, with 1 people born in that decade.
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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.