#1Famous people · Woodside
3 famous people come from Woodside, Karl Cook the best known
The best known is the American equestrian Karl Cook, with articles in 13 languages. Zachary Test, the American rugby union footballer, comes second, with Kate Paye third. Next door, Redwood City lists 45, led by Linda Cardellini. Over 16 years of births, the list goes from Kate Paye (1974) to Karl Cook (1990).
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Karl Cook
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1974
Kate Paye
Youngest
1990
Karl Cook
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
9
notable residents
What stands out about Woodside’s famous people
The best known
Born in Woodside
Karl Cook leads with articles in 13 languages, ahead of Zachary Test (8) and Kate Paye (5).
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodside 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 (13)
- Karl Cook: Tsaag Valren, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachary Test: US Embassy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Ellison: Oracle PR Hartmann Studios, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Woodman: cellanr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Valentine: Steve Jurvetson from Menlo Park, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Breyer: Bkahvedzic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Siebel: C3 Energy, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. J. Rodgers: ja84752, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Cook: nrkbeta, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Cardellini: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Cowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhett Ellison: Adrian_Peterson_tackled_2012-12-30.jpg: Joe Bielawa derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Fuller: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons