JM#1
Film, TV & Stage
Jonathan Mostow
born 1961American film director, writer and producer
17 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Woodbridge
6 famous people were born in Woodbridge from 1791 to 1974
Jonathan Mostow is the best known, with articles in 17 languages. The next two names are Peter Ecklund and Charles Edward Clark. The list comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.9 in the typical town in Connecticut. 3 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Jonathan Mostow
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1791
Walter Booth
Youngest
1974
Tarek Saleh
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Woodbridge
By how many languages cover them, Jonathan Mostow comes first (17), then Peter Ecklund (6) and Charles Edward Clark (5).
#2
#3Politics & Law
Charles Edward Clark
1889–1963United States federal judge
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Woodbridge’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 1 births.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Woodbridge is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Woodbridge
Here are 3 more, born from 1791 to 1974.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is New Haven’s, at 39 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodbridge 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 (9)
- Peter Ecklund: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Edward Clark: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nehemiah D. Sperry: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tarek Saleh: Wisconsin Athletics, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Booth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Willard Gibbs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Borgnine: Milburn McCarty Public Relations. It was not uncommon for a network, program sponsor or studio to distribute publicity information through either an ad or publicity agency., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John William De Forest: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Frank Sperry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons