
Born near Ludlow: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Nettie Stevens, was born in Cavendish, 5 mi away. Donald J. Cram is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages. No famous person on record lists Ludlow as their birthplace yet. Of the towns next door, Cavendish lists the most: 10, with Nettie Stevens first.
What stands out about Ludlow’s famous people
Famous people born near Ludlow
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Dudley C. Haskell
1842–1883American politician and merchant


Andrew Ellicott Douglass
1867–1962American astronomer and dendrochronologist



John Cotton Dana
1856–1929American librarian and museum director



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Famous people from the towns next door
Cavendish leads the towns around it, with 10 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ludlow 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 (15)
- 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
- Albert Gutterson: 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
- Ernest W. Gibson: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron H. Cragin: "McClees' Gallery of Photographic Portraits of the Senators, Representatives & Delegates of the Thirty-Fifth Congress". McClees & Beck (Washington, DC), publisher. Julian Vannerson (b. 1827), photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cotton Dana: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin Edson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaleb Tarczewski: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dudley C. Haskell: Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Barrett: George Grantham Bain Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Stickney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Cook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons



