Famous people · Ascutney
Born near Ascutney: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Barbara Cochran, born in Claremont, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Claremont lists the most: 17, with Barbara Cochran first. The best known of them is Donald J. Cram, with articles in 51 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Ascutney.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Donald J. Cram
Best known
Donald J. Cram
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ascutney’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ascutney
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Andrew Ellicott Douglass
1867–1962American astronomer and dendrochronologist
Eugene Odum
1913–2002Mathematician, ecologist, natural philosopher, and systems ecologist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Claremont’s, with 17.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ascutney and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Nettie Stevens: Carnegie Institution of Washington (according to the back of the photograph, visible at the download page) Restored by Adam Cuerden., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Salmon P. Chase: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Josepha Hale: painted by James Reid Lambdin (1807-1889), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Cochran: UPI Photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Ellicott Douglass: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Perkins Marsh: The original uploader was Brian0918 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Constance Fenimore Woolson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Billings: Photo by White, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons