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Famous people · Ashland
13 famous people call Ashland their birthplace
John Szarkowski, the American curator, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. Second and third on the list are Jennifer Ouellette and Robin Greenfield. Born in 1891, Ray Callahan is the first name on record, and Robin Greenfield, born in 1986, the most recent. The biggest group are athletes: 6.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
John Szarkowski
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Ray Callahan
Youngest
1986
Robin Greenfield
Most common field
Sports
6 people
The best known
Born in Ashland
John Szarkowski has articles in 15 languages, Jennifer Ouellette in 11 and Robin Greenfield in 8.
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#3Politics & Law
Robin Greenfield
born 1986American activist and adventurer
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Ashland’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1910s come out on top, with 4 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsNotablePolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Ashland is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.3 times.
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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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.
Photo credits (2)
- Jennifer Ouellette: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Greenfield: Sean Aranda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons