Born near Woodside East: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Harry Hoch, from Woodside, 2 mi away. Annie Jump Cannon is the most widely known, written about in 68 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Woodside East. 46 of the towns in Delaware list at least one person.
What stands out about Woodside East’s famous people
Famous people born near Woodside East
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








Ruth Ann Minner
1935–2021American politician and businesswoman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodside East 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 (8)
- Annie Jump Cannon: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Teri Polo: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Hutchison: Sickahick, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madison Brengle: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Ann Minner: United States government consulate in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caesar Augustus Rodney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Caleb Boogs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Sykes: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons