Famous people · Fort Ashby
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fort Ashby
Edward J. Mason, born in Cresaptown, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Eddie Deezen, with articles in 37 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Fort Ashby. 166 of the towns in West Virginia list at least one person.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Eddie Deezen
Best known
Eddie Deezen
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fort Ashby’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fort Ashby
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
born 1950American literary critic, professor and historian
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Ashby 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 (7)
- Eddie Deezen: HerbertMMarx, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Hankinson: TheHellraiser, original Mshake., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Carleton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. O. C. Ord: The original uploader was AlexPlank at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lefty Grove: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George L. Wellington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Glenn Beall Jr.: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons